Children’s books
Follow the smiley green chap as he passes through the rough bulrushes, crosses over the stone bridge, and gets back to his soft lily pad. Apart from the satisfying, tactile features, the simplicity and bold shapes of the illustrations make this a perfect book for little fingers to explore.
Also for the very young, , by Marni McGee and Cee Biscoe (Little Tiger; €7.10 HB), is a book of chaotic mess, as little bear goes about his day. Each spread illustrates what a toddler can do to turn the house into disorder. The rhyming verses — ‘Messy milk and messy tray. My messy breakfast starts the day!’ — bounce joyfully through each jumbly spread. The padded cover is an added bedtime bonus.
