I promise I'm reading long fiction books as well as all these picture books! There Is No Dragon In This Story was another one that I used for my assignment and I'm so happy I chose it. It's a super cute little story about a dragon that wants to find which story he fits into. We go through the three little pigs, red riding hood, jack and the…
Another picture book? I know. I've been reading more of the recently for my Children's Lit class and honestly really enjoying my time reading them. I picked up Zog to help with one of my assignments and it's just such a cute story. I can't remember being read any Julia Donaldson when I was younger but they're still popular and continue to sell today. Zog is one of…
It's rather strange for me to pick up a picture book considering I lack any tiny humans in my family. However, I'm taking an Introduction to Children's Literature class this year at University and we needed to read and bring in a picture book. I went for Franklin's Flying Bookshop because I love Jen Campbell. I watch her videos and plan to get my hands on her bookshop…
Firstly a huge thank you to Piccadilly Press for sending over a copy of Hotel Flamingo*, it was the perfect read just after an exam. This book is quite simply adorable. I loved the blend of illustrations and story, as well as the colour palette chosen. I hope each book in the series follows this pattern. I've always enjoyed stories with humans and animals talking together, even from…
I remember reading this when I was in high school for one of our classes and I've lost count of the amount of times I've seen the film. This time I had to reread this for one of my degree modules. It was just as heartbreaking, possibly more so as you knew what the ending was going to bring. The little phrases about Bruno and Shmuel planning to…