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‘An inspirational true story about the remarkable women who helped to make a space dream come true’ Lancashire Evening Post celebrates The Spacesuit!

Pam Norfolk at The Lancashire Evening Post has published a super-charged review for The Spacesuit by Alison Donald: ‘It didn’t just take rocket science to put man on the Moon… there was also a team of talented, tireless seamstresses! Author Alison Donald and illustrator Ariel Landy have the history of the spacesuit all sewn up in an enchanting picture book which celebrates the real-life people who won a race against… Read More »‘An inspirational true story about the remarkable women who helped to make a space dream come true’ Lancashire Evening Post celebrates The Spacesuit!

‘A smashing book for children – of all ages!’ Linda’s Book Bag is over the moon about The Spacesuit!

Linda at Linda’s Book Bag has posted such a terrific review for The Spacesuit by Alison Donald that we just had to quote most of it in full!: ‘What a wonderful, timely book The Spacesuit is. It might be designed for children but it brought back so many memories from 50 years ago for me and introduced me to a whole new aspect of the moon landings I’d never considered before. Just… Read More »‘A smashing book for children – of all ages!’ Linda’s Book Bag is over the moon about The Spacesuit!

‘Instant child appeal’ Parents in Touch reviews some recent fiction and non-fiction Early Readers!

Parents in Touch has posted a review of some of our May and June fiction and non-fiction Early Readers: Jim’s Junk and Fix It by Jenny Jinks (pink band) ‘The lively illustrations give the book plenty of appeal.’ Nuts! and Is that My Ball? by Jenny Jinks (red band) ‘Lost and found is the theme of the two stories in this book – I like the way there is a… Read More »‘Instant child appeal’ Parents in Touch reviews some recent fiction and non-fiction Early Readers!

‘4 brilliant, high-quality picture books’ The Merry Bookworm checks out Maverick’s latest!

Lorraine at The Merry Bookworm recently test drove our 4 latest picture books with her young children and here is what they thought: I, Pod by Rebecca Lisle with illustrations by Richard Watson ‘Rebecca and Richard definitely have another hit on their hands with this third book in the ‘Stone Age Stories’ series. Hugo loved this story in particular, laughing his head off when Nim kept getting Pod’s name wrong… Read More »‘4 brilliant, high-quality picture books’ The Merry Bookworm checks out Maverick’s latest!

‘One of a very few moon-related books I’ve seen this past few months that has chosen to put the spotlight on women’ Red Reading Hub on The Spacesuit

Jill at Red Reading Hub has posted a magnificent review for The Spacesuit by Alison Donald with illustrations by Ariel Landy: ‘Over the last week many of us have been enthralled to watch the first moon landing in 1969 relived on our televisions screens for its 50th anniversary; but how many of us thought about what went into the designing and making of the protective spacesuits worn by the three… Read More »‘One of a very few moon-related books I’ve seen this past few months that has chosen to put the spotlight on women’ Red Reading Hub on The Spacesuit

Parents in Touch delights in four new picture books!

Parents in Touch has generously reviewed four of our latest picture books and here’s what they had to say: The MOOsic Makers by Heather Pindar with illustrations by Barbara Bakos Order here ‘This book, as you might guess from the title, is packed with puns, which are guaranteed to appeal to children – and which will elicit a few amused groans from parents! With bright lively illustrations from Barbara Bakos,… Read More »Parents in Touch delights in four new picture books!

‘Will add a positive additional dimension to any school reading scheme’ Chez L’Abeille checks out the new non-fiction Early Readers!

Cathy at Chez L’Abeille posted a great review for our new non-fiction Early Readers published at the end of May: ‘These books have a similar format to the fiction readers. They are the same size and have a new spread for each item. There is also the established quiz at the end. However, the contents page, introduction and index/glossary will enable young readers to use their reference skills to locate… Read More »‘Will add a positive additional dimension to any school reading scheme’ Chez L’Abeille checks out the new non-fiction Early Readers!

Accessible and interesting book which puts women in the spotlight for a change: Randomly Reading reviews The Spacesuit!

US book review site Randomly Reading has published a cracking review just in time for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing on the 20th July for The Spacesuit by Alison Donald with illustrations by Ariel Landy:   ‘The Spacesuit offers young readers an accessible, friendly, and interesting look at one of the things that happens behind the headlines of a historical event, and also manages to put a woman in… Read More »Accessible and interesting book which puts women in the spotlight for a change: Randomly Reading reviews The Spacesuit!

‘One of the best endings I’ve read in a picture book for a long time’ Madge Eekal reviews I, Pod!

Zoe at Madge Eekal Reviews has just reviewed new picture book by Rebecca Lisle with illustrations by Richard Watson, I, Pod: ‘An exciting picture book adventure set in a prehistoric world, I can fully understand why the first two books in this series both won awards. I loved the mixture of prehistoric and modern, including Nim’s baby rattle made with a bone. I also enjoyed the pacing of the story… Read More »‘One of the best endings I’ve read in a picture book for a long time’ Madge Eekal reviews I, Pod!

‘Very funny story, plenty of action’ The Ish Mother reviews I,Pod

Bec at The Ish Mother has just posted a terrific review for picture book I,Pod by Rebecca Lisle with illustrations by Richard Watson: ‘This is a very funny story, bound to be enjoyed by loves of the prehistoric era. It has plenty of action to keep little ones interested and the illustrations are bright, bold and fun. Look out for the little prehistoric bugs in some of the illustrations, great… Read More »‘Very funny story, plenty of action’ The Ish Mother reviews I,Pod