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Best Picture Books for Children
Fine Art Picture Books
'Grandad, let's go for a walk' by Anthony & Wendy Kimberley, picture book
In this picture book Grandad is relaxing when the family arrives, and gets talked into going for their ‘special walk’ with a horse, some chickens and Reggie the overweight dog
Diversity Picture Book
Erin & the Mouse Ed2 – Clare Latham, Foreword by Lee Ridley, picture books
Foreword by Lee Ridley Lost Voice Guy, to a story of a young girl with cerebral palsy unable to walk, talk or use her hands. With a SpecialEffect speaking aid she found friends just like real-life Erin. A fine example of diversity in picture books
Biodiversity, Nature, Wildlife, Animals in Picture Books
Tulsi the Tiger by Dr Chet Trivedy - saving wild animals, tigers
An elderly tiger befriends young Poppy, and through his eyes we encounter charismatic creatures living in the jungles of India. Profits from this book go to saving wild animals, specifically tigers
Spoddle the Frog by Martyn Tillier – animal picture book
An animal picture book with a lesson. Small frog Spoddle’s pond life is upset by the arrival of 3 unpleasant goldfish. Except, as in this case, bullying and taunting do not win in the end
Picture Book with Recipe
Pink Biscuit Zoo - Derek E Pearson, illustrated by DE Pearson, childhood picture book
When Grandy suggests to little Ariana that they spend the day making biscuit animals they have a wonderful time creating a yummy biscuit zoo - but things go wrong when Ariana is left alone with the icing. It’s a lovely twist with this childhood picture book
Animal Adventures (not a picture book)
The Adventures of Doogie by Sharif Islam, good animal fiction book series
Doogie and his band of Rollers, their dung stolen by the thuggish Dwellers, set off to find a magical land but face fierce crocodiles, lions and eagles in this really good animal fiction book series
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