Our Children’s Book of the Month for December is The Little Prince Pop-Up Book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and Louise Greig, Illustrated by Sarah Massini.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s tender and magical classic fable, adapted as a brand-new pop-up book.
Continue reading Children’s Book of the Month: The Little Prince: Pop-Up BookLast night we hosted the award winning author and illustrator Chloe Savage for the launch of her new book The Search For Carmella published by Walker Books.
Dr Rose dreams of finding a great, mysterious beast. Legends say it has enormous crimson tentacles and roams the deepest, darkest oceans. They call it… Carmella.
A perfect blend of science and magic this is abeautifully detailed book about wonder, bravery, and the freedom to pursue your curiosity. With an iconic female lead, we love the underlying message of mindfulness and relishing in the journey. Watch out for those crabs!
Our Children’s Book of the Month is This Is Our World- Welcome Home! [9781035019120] by Valerie Wilding, illustrated by Asa Gilland.
This Is Our World – Welcome Home! is a vibrant and colourful celebration of our planet’s diversity – an unforgettable journey that invites young readers into 20 different homes around the world. Our guides are children who tell us about their unique homes and surrounding environments.
Continue reading Children’s Book of the Month: This Is Our World- Welcome Home!Our “Children’s” Book of the Month for March is Epic Journeys by Sam G. C. and Raquel Martín.
Notice how we have put the word “children’s” in quotations. When we saw this book we fell in love immediately because we get so many customers coming to Stanfords planning adventures on these very routes. We think it’s also wonderful for adults to get an overview of so many great trails, voyages, and journeys throughout history in one beautifully illustrated book.
Continue reading Children’s Book of the Month: Epic JourneysOur Children’s Book of the Month for February is Green: The Story of Plant Life on Our Planet by Nicola Davies illustrated by Emily Sutton
This tree doesn’t look like it’s doing very much: it just stands there in the sunlight, big and green. But this tree is busy…
Starting with the secret workings of a tree, this book transports readers billions of years into the past; back to the moment when plant life first appeared on our planet. Covering its evolution, the steady emergence of fossil fuels and the extraordinary communities of plants around the world today, Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton combine essential biology with a powerful message, calling on readers to celebrate and cherish the most precious colour on Earth: green.
Continue reading Children’s Book of the Month: GreenOur January Children’s Book of the Month is Lost by the award-winning illustrator Mariajo Illustrajo.
Lost is a visually stunning story showing that there is love, friendship and help to be found even in the loneliest of places.
A powerful story of friendship, with a gentle environmental undertone of taking care of animals in need.
Continue reading Children’s Book of the Month: LostOur Children’s Book of the Month for November 2022 is The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish written and illustrated by Chloe Savage.
A moving tale of grit, endurance and self-belief to inspire young explorers and dreamers.
Our Children’s Book of the Month for October 2022 is Incredible India by Jasbinder Bilan, illustrated by Nina Chakrabarti.
Journey across the diverse regions of India in this beautifully illustrated introduction to the culture and history of this incredible country and its people.
The first work of non-fiction by multi-award-winning author Jasbinder Bilan, brought to life by artist Nina Chakrabarti, is a joyful celebration of India and its people, places and wildlife.
Watch elephants bathing from a houseboat in Kerala, marvel at ancient cave paintings in Bhimbetka, wander through Delhi’s bustling streets, and ride a train through the snow-capped peaks of the Himalaya.
Continue reading Children’s Book of the Month: Incredible IndiaOur Children’s Book of the Month for July 2022 is The Moon of Kyiv by Gianni Rodari, illustrated by Beatrice Alemagna.
100% of the net profit from the sale of this book will be donated to Save the Children fund for supporting children impacted by the conflict in Ukraine.
In 1955, beloved Italian poet Gianni Rodari penned a nursery rhyme called “The Moon of Kyiv”. It was a poem about our shared humanity – the poem reminding us that, no matter where we’re from, or where we live, we all exist under the same moon.
Our Children’s Book of the Month for June 2022 is Martha Maps It Out by Leigh Hodgkinson.
Martha LOVES drawing maps. She creates maps of everything-even her thoughts and dreams! Let Martha be your guide as she welcomes you to her world. Starting in outer space, we zoom in page by page, to our planet, Martha’s community, and beyond to her dreams of a future where ANYTHING is possible. Full of quirky details and fun non-fiction labels that children will love poring over-they will discover cool new facts with every reading. Each map is imbued with an irresistible sense of excitement about the world and optimism for the future.
