3 of my favourite new picture books

I regularly receive review copies of children’s books and here are some of my recent favourites:

Between Tick and Tock by Louise Greig (Egmont, £6.99)
The first time I read the new Between Tick and Tock I had earlier in the day been talking to friends about slowing down our sometimes terribly busy family lives. It struck me that this second picture book from the duo behind the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize shortlisted book The Night Box (Egmont, £6.99) was pretty fitting. The lyrical book, written by Aberdeen-based poet Louise Greig and featuring warm and harmonious illustrations by Ashling Lindsay, is about kindness and taking time to appreciate the world around us. It tells the story of a girl who makes the city stop for a moment and while everything around her has reached a standstill, she helps fix the little things that have gone wrong, giving the city a kind and helping hand to get back on track.

Am I Yours? by Alex Latimer (Oxford University Press, £6.99)
For a sweet introduction to different dinosaur species, we’ve come to adore Am I Yours? by Alex Latimer–a new release for June–and I’ve started to recommend this book to friends with little ones who may take interest in the topic. With rhythmic, rhyming text, it tells the story about a lost dinosaur egg and five different dinosaurs trying to help to find out who the egg belongs to. I like that the book teaches young children about key characteristics of different dinosaur species, and in addition, I think it’s a charming story about family and where you belong.

I Really Want The Cake by Simon Philip (Templar Books, £6.99)
A book that is sure to put a smile on the children’s faces is I Really Want the Cake by Simon Philip, which was released in August and shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2018. This funny, rhyming story is about a girl who wants to eat a chocolate cake but also tries to be strong and follow her mum’s instructions of not to do so. The book features bold, colourful and hilarious illustrations by Lucia Gaggiotti, and in addition to enjoying the text and pictures, I think it appeals to children who understand how tempting it can be to have a taste of a beautiful-looking chocolate cake. A humorous story not only about delicious cake but also about making bad choices.

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