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‘Lovely book thatâ€™s a fab family read’ Book Monster Ally enjoys reading Froggy Day to eager library listeners!

Ally at Book Monsters posted a wonderful review today following a reading of Froggy Day by Heather Pindar with illustrations by Barbara Bakos to a group of children in her library: ‘My one concern with reading this to pre-schoolers was whether they would really understand the play on words, but a quick explanation before we started reading the story and the children seemed to understand the concept quite well, and… Read More »‘Lovely book thatâ€™s a fab family read’ Book Monster Ally enjoys reading Froggy Day to eager library listeners!

‘I loved it, Iâ€™m dying to read it to our story-timers and share it with our library visitors’ Book Monsters rave review for The Wondrous Dinosaurium!

Ally at Book Monsters recently posted a rave review for picture book The Wondrous Dinosaurium by John Condon with illustrations by Steve Brown: ‘John Condon has cleverly given this story a slight non-fiction twist by incorporating some dinosaur facts in, which I liked a lot and is perfectly pitched to pique the interest of very young children. It is a great starter for children, and can easily then lead to… Read More »‘I loved it, Iâ€™m dying to read it to our story-timers and share it with our library visitors’ Book Monsters rave review for The Wondrous Dinosaurium!

Rave review for Bonkers About Beetroot from Book Monsters!

Book Monster Ally posted a rave review for Bonkers About Beetroot by Cath Jones and illustrated by Chris Jevons recently as part of her Advent calendar: ‘Bonkers about Beetroot has plenty to offer. It shows the process needed to grow plants (something we are often asked for as part of school projects) and teaches children not to give up, to fight for what they believe in and not be put… Read More »Rave review for Bonkers About Beetroot from Book Monsters!

‘I was incredibly impressed by the quality of these books’ Book Monster Ally loves our Early Readers!

Sheffield children’s librarian Ally at Book Monsters recently gave what may well be the best Early Readers review we’ve ever had! Ally praised the quality of the writing and the illustrations and said: ‘I must applaud all of the authors and illustrators involved in these books for their brilliant and perfectly pitched work here. Itâ€™s a tricky level to target, but all involved have done a superb job. Younger reader… Read More »‘I was incredibly impressed by the quality of these books’ Book Monster Ally loves our Early Readers!

‘An absolute pleasure to read out loud’ Book Monsters sinks its teeth into Fum!

Book Monsters went wild for Fum by Karl Newson and illustrated by Lucy Fleming! ‘This is a really very gorgeously sweet book ideal for young children. Karl Newson is the master of rhyme. Iâ€™ve been following his ditties on Twitter for quite some time, and Iâ€™ve come across few writers able to play with rhyme quite so effectively. The words flow beautifully, making his poetry and books an absolute pleasure… Read More »‘An absolute pleasure to read out loud’ Book Monsters sinks its teeth into Fum!

‘My new favourite!’ Book Monsters goes wild for Mine Mine Mine! Said the Porcupine

A wonderful review for Mine Mine Mine! Said the Porcupine (also on the book list for the Summer Reading Challenge 2017!) by Alex English and illustrated by Emma Levey ‘The writing by Alex English reads so wonderfully. Itâ€™s in rhyme and flows like a real classic picture book which almost anyone can confidently read out loud. Full of expression and fun, but with few words so the important message being… Read More »‘My new favourite!’ Book Monsters goes wild for Mine Mine Mine! Said the Porcupine

‘A pleasure to read out loud’ says Book Monsters about As Nice as Pie

Another great review of As Nice as Pie by Gary Sheppard and illustrated by Tim Budgen, this time from Book Monsters ‘Every page brought a big smile to my face.’ Read the full review here Buy a copy of the book here