Illustrated by James Willliamson, Carolyn Sloan's Welcome to the Symphony A Musical Exploration of the Orchestra Using Beethoven's Symphony No 5 introduces children from four to eight years old to the world of classical music. Anne Coates got five and a half-year-old Harriet's reactions.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is one of the most famous Christmas stories. Here one of the most popular children's illustrators brings the story to life – a perfect partnership for Anne Coates who reviews Quentin Blake's A Christmas Carol.
A new gift edition of Stick Man by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler has been published by Scholastic to coincide with the animated film to be shown on BBC One Christmas 2015.
Dan and Mo Hanning were really impressed with Thames & Hudson publication – Dinosaurs: My Beastly Activity Book by Victor Escandell as you will see from their review.
Barefoot Books' Oxford Studio is closing in December and as a thank you for the support they have received during the past five years are offering books at a 30 to 50 per cent and more if you shop online. Plus there's ten per cent extra discount for our readers.
With Teapot and the Dragon, Nick Jordan has created a fantastical and quirky new world, in which friendship, learning to grow with self-confidence and becoming your own person are the central, heartfelt themes. Reviewed by Dan and Mo Hanning.
Switch I.T. Off! Josie Lloyd & Emlyn Rees is the cheapest "smartphone" you'll find – made with paper and full of facts and fun to keep you screen free and connected to people in real life, writes Anne Coates.
Best Maths Book Ever from Dorling Kindersley is in fact a book of games designed to to encourage and stimulate numeracy in five to eight year olds. Harriet and Anne Coates enjoyed the experiences.
A beautiful and imaginative book, It Must Have Been You by Zanib Mian and illustrated by Fatima Mian, will resonate with parents and children alike, writes Anne Coates.
