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‘This lesson in manners is sure to have your audiences in fits’ Great review for Gnu from Jill at Red Reading Hub!

Red Reading Hub loved the humour in How do you do, Mr Gnu? by Billy Coughlan and illustrated by Maddie Frost! ‘They’ll love joining Gnu in trying out the other exquisitely mannered expositions and actions of the other animals so amusingly portrayed in Maddie Frost’s hilarious scenes too. Prepare yourself for a noisy story session when you share this beauty.’ Read the full review here. Buy a copy of the… Read More »‘This lesson in manners is sure to have your audiences in fits’ Great review for Gnu from Jill at Red Reading Hub!

‘A fun rhyming adventure’ Great review from Story Snug for Fum!

Story Snug loved Fum by Karl Newson and illustrated by Lucy Fleming ‘Fum would be a great book to include in a classroom fairytale topic. Children could add their favourite fairytale characters to a class book as well as suggest other hiding places for Fum. In a numeracy lesson the story could also be used to stimulate discussion about size and reinforce the use of big / small vocabulary. There is also lots of potential… Read More »‘A fun rhyming adventure’ Great review from Story Snug for Fum!

‘The reaction from the children was amazing’ Fantastic review from Booklover Jo for Fum!

When Booklover Jo took Fum by Karl Newson and illustrated by Lucy Fleming to the school library …. ‘The reaction from the children was amazing, they took huge delight in shouting out where ‘Fum’ was hiding,  believing me when I said that, just like the Crumb family I couldn’t see him anywhere. I have never heard so much noise and laughter in the library it was a real joy to… Read More »‘The reaction from the children was amazing’ Fantastic review from Booklover Jo for Fum!

‘A fun & enjoyable story’ Great review from Rae Reads for Gnu!

Rae Reads had nothing but praise for How do you do, Mr Gnu? by Billy Coughlan and illustrated by Maddie Frost ‘As we had been to London last year this was the perfect book to capture their attention and imagination. As I read we talked about the various places in the book that we had visited and about Mr Gnu himself. The story is a good length and kept both… Read More »‘A fun & enjoyable story’ Great review from Rae Reads for Gnu!

‘I really liked the rhymes in this story’ Beauties and the Bibs recommends Fum!

Beauties and the Bibs gave a big thumbs up for Fum by Karl Newson and illustrated by Lucy Fleming ‘The illustrations are beautiful. I really liked the rhymes in this story. As I teach children in the Early years I know that this is an important skill they need to learn. So I cannot wait to take it to work to read it with them.’ Read the full review here… Read More »‘I really liked the rhymes in this story’ Beauties and the Bibs recommends Fum!

‘Perfect for igniting your child’s imagination’ Lovely words for Fum from Naptime Natter

Naptime Natter enjoyed Fum by Karl Newson and illustrated by Lucy Fleming ‘FUM is a fun modern fairy tale with sprinklings of the old favourites added to create an exciting new story that, at the same time, feels like one of the classics. Leo loves FUM, we read it most days and it is often pulled down from the bookcase at bedtime too. If you have a child who loves… Read More »‘Perfect for igniting your child’s imagination’ Lovely words for Fum from Naptime Natter

‘You can almost hear the family of giants thundering across the countryside’ Wonderful review of Fum from The Letterpress Project

We’ve just had a great review of Fum by Karl Newson and illustrated by Lucy Fleming on The Letterpress Project ‘I really like the energy of the vivid, colourful  illustrations whereby you can almost hear the family of giants thundering across the countryside … I think that this picture book would be very popular with young children because of the rhyming and repetition and could also be used with older… Read More »‘You can almost hear the family of giants thundering across the countryside’ Wonderful review of Fum from The Letterpress Project

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