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The Iridescence of Birds (or: Painting with eye-shadow)
If you were an author, writing more than half a century after the death of your muse, living thousands of miles away in a different time and place, and you wanted to understand what inspired your hero,...
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A dotty delight: Spots by Helen Ward
Packed with perky Dr Seuss-esque rhyme, Spots by Helen Ward (Spots in a Box in the US) is a very funny exploration of one guinea fowl’s quest for his missing spots. His plumage is not like the others...
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Azizi and the Little Blue Bird
With all the ingredients of an enduring fairy tale, Azizi and the Little Blue Bird is a charming and beautiful tale of freedom over oppression and hope over fear, with the intriguing twist that it is...
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The Lion and The Bird
Intensely tender and bold, The Lion and the Bird by Marianne Dubuc, translated by Sarah Ardizzone is the tale of a blossoming friendship between a lion and the injured bird he discovers in his garden...
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Seabirds and Scotland
When my kids were in infant school they were both (at different times) in the class known as “Puffins”, and so I’ve a soft spot for these exotically-beaked sea birds, which feature in a trio of lovely...
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Dave Pigeon
Dave Pigeon by Swapna Haddow Dave Pigeon, typed on Swapna Haddow‘s (@SwapnaHaddow‘s) old typewriter by Skipper Pigeon, illustrated by honorary pigeon Sheena Dempsey (@SheenaDempsey) is an outrageous...
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The Story of the Seagull and the Cat who taught her to fly
When faced with an apparently impossible challenge Zorba doesn’t give up, but instead calls on his friends to help, ultimately finding wings with the aid of poetry in this short but punchy, serious but...
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Max and Bird
Some say there are only seven stories to be told in all the books in all the libraries in all the world. Sometimes I think there are an infinite number. Not least when two books fall into my lap with...
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Pandora
Pandora lives alone in a desolate land of broken things. She does her best to build a warm and wonderful home out of recycled objects, but she remains lonely. Everything changes on the day a stranger...
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Some Birds – Flapping good fun!
A rhyming fly-by through an introduction to birds, Some Birds by Matt Spink is a delightful example of a picture book for the very youngest where illustrations, design, layout and text come together...
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Sky Dancer by Gill Lewis
Cover art by Gelrev OngbicoAn emotionally rich and convincing story of loyalty, change, challenge and community, Sky Dancer by Gill Lewis is about the struggle (and rewards) of nurturing hope when the...
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Izzy Gizmo
Izzy Gizmo written by Pip Jones and illustrated by Sara Ogilvie The incredible inventions of Izzy Gizmo are a wonder to behold, welding imagination and exuberance together with all sorts of recycled...
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