Children’s books
Baby polar bears slither about on the slippery snow, little penguins are sheltered from the raging blizzard by their protective parents, baby seal is cuddled by his mother. Each sweeping spread is breathtaking and the animals are delightfully depicted. A beautiful winter book-to-share for age three and upwards.
Mairi Hedderwick’s Katie Morag stories have delighted children for many years. In Katie Morag and the Birthdays (Red Fox; €7.07), the family are celebrating baby Flora’s January birthday. But when will it be Katie’s birthday? Month by month, the individual stories focus on the island folks’ birthday celebrations. With Hedderwick’s wonderful, credible characters, superbly detailed pictures of the windswept Isle of Struay and the cosy, untidy interiors of the houses, this is a timeless treasure. Age six and upwards.
