The last in the Alice theme- The best illustrative book

Finally concluding my Alice themed posts (however I’m sure there will be more posts in the near future) this is another favourite of mine, and one of many books published in this theme by Walker ( Illustrated Classics). In fact one customer I served loved this series so much he cleared the whole shelf out. Helen […]

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Give an Alice in Wonderland gift- a gift to treasure

Treasury books and story anthologies are always popular gifts for children and there are so many to choose from. A hardback edition of Alice in Wonderland is no exception as the classic illustrations instill nostalgia from the original Lewis Carroll tale. There’s something so haunting yet beautiful in this edition. Ingpen gives Alice such a delicate, untouchable […]

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Book of the film- Alice in Wonderland (new release)

If you’ve already seen the film at the cinemas and want to maintain that feeling of whimsy and escapism then read the book of the film paperback release. It is a magical re-do of the original tale in typical Burtonian style. The kids will definitely appreciate this if they enjoyed the film. Just don’t let […]

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HAPPY MONDAY. Coming this week: More Alice, More Anthony Browne and Mr Nobody

This week I am continuing the Alice trend. As we’ve seen from blogs such as http://aliceintheinternet.wordpress.com there is so much to be explored still and as always, i’ll be looking at the editions designed for children. I’ll be taking a more in depth look at Anthony Browne’s book and exploring the important illustration design within […]

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Alice in the internet

Oh my goodness, I almost got to bed then I discovered the most wonderful blog site, ahh the powers of the search engine. It’s just so much more than Disney, look at Alice gushing This blog seems very new, only in the last few months but already it seems to have been met with great […]

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Alice got hold of some hair dye!

The first book recommendation in a week of ‘Alice’ themed books is Emma Chichester-Clark’s adaptation of the classic tale into a picture book. Emma now has a cult following thanks to the success of the wonderful Blue Kangaroo series. Anyone who doesn’t fall in love with her books must have a heart of stone. The […]

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This week…Alice

With the release of Tim Burton’s take on Alice in Wonderland imminent it might be nice to re-visit some fantastic editions of the Lewis Carroll tale. According to the Liberty London Girl blog regarding the Alice Temperley showing of the film, we should ‘suspend prior knowledge of the tale’ as Burton keeps his eye on […]

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Christmas Book Advent – The High Street

The High Street is a charming hardback picture book which takes the reader on a fantastic lift-the-flap journey of all the shops on the high street. The little girl who takes us on the trip; Sally, has a list of ten things which she needs to buy. She goes everywhere from the pet shop to […]

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‘The Queen Must Die’ book blog tour

  Today, it’s my turn to host the lovely K.A.S. Quinn on her book blog tour promoting her new book ‘The Queen Must Die’ published by Atlantic Books this June. In this feature, the author blogs exclusively about her writing style, who inspired her characters and few interesting facts on the historical basis of the […]

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The Queen Must Die by K.A.S. Quinn

To accompany the book blog tour which is stopping at mine tomorrow, I have written a review for ‘The Queen Must Die’. Now since writing the post for the blog tour, I have felt a bit uneasy about writing The Queen Must Die. It doesn’t sound very patriotic does it? But all became clear after […]

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