“The rhyming couplets demand enthusiastic participation, and the illustrations are as light and fluffy as a good sponge … slips down a treat.”
— The Times
“The flowing rhyming text is beautifully complemented by Steven Lenton’s gorgeous illustrations … a delight to read aloud.”
— Parents in Touch
“They are the Steven Spielberg of apps”
— USA Today
“Little Red Riding Hood is rather marvellous: a children’s book-app that impresses with its technical chops, but more importantly with its firm focus on storytelling and reading skills”
— The Guardian
“O’Byrne’s crocodile is a personable antihero—she underscores his disruptive nature by drawing him in a brash, aggressive style that contrasts mischievously with her soft, storybook duckling—and her integration of typography and action is consistently ingenious.”
—Publisher’s Weekly
“A gripping story, with strongly presented characters and a wonderful use of language, which has you guessing right until the end.”
— Parents in Touch
“This refreshingly original story unravels an intriguing mystery surrounding a girl’s father.”
— LoveReading4Kids
“Edge’s story has hansom cab-drivers, telegrams, half-moon spectacles and ghosts in a quirky historical novel for children that captures an eerie Victorian atmosphere … A serious (and playful) intelligent historical thriller”
— The Telegraph
“Children with an interest in the world around them (and its wildlife) will love this delightful book-app from Nosy Crow.”
— The Guardian
“The graphics are first rate and I defy anyone not to feel a warm, seasonal glow as the chick hatches and stumbles about in the snow.”
— The Literary Platform
“A characterful mix of storytelling, play and excellent illustrations.”
— The Guardian
“This app is stellar, while simple, and an overall easy one for me to highly recommend!”
— Digital Storytime
“Anyone who likes a Christmas with bling in quantity will enjoy Snow Bunny’s Christmas Wish. You will strike silver here: the ice shimmers, the puddles are glitzy mirrors, the stars twinkle. And the story is short and sweet … A cheery, comforting, sparkling winter’s tale.”
— The Observer
“Their adventures are as unsavoury as they are entertaining, as Axel Scheffler’s illustrations wittily show.”
— The Guardian
“Axel Scheffler’s illustrations impart a quirky comic charm to Ardagh’s daft and comic story”
CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK
— The Sunday Times
“This book is hilarious!”
— Harry Hill
“I totally loved My Best Friend and Other Enemies – brilliantly funny and painfully true.”
— Jenny Colgan
Tracey Corderoy – author of Hubble Bubble, Granny Trouble and Whizz Pop, Granny Stop – will be at the Hay Festival on Wednesday, May 29 at 11.30am, sharing the adventures of the little girl and her granny who (whisper it) may well be a witch, in a lively, fun-packed session. You can find out more and book tickets here.
Lyn Gardner, author of the Olivia series will be at the Hay Festival on Thursday, May 30 at 4.00pm to introduce the sixth volume in the series, Olivia and the Great Escape. Tickets cost £5.50 and you can find out more here.
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