Children’s books
Let’s hear the true story from the sheep themselves in the Nursery Rhymes Crimes version of Little Bo Peep by Priscilla Lamont (Frances Lincoln; €13.03 HB). Minding sheep can be very boring, so Bo Peep suggests a game of hide-and-seek. The search involves the angry farmer, his wife and a long-legged policeman. This wittily illustrated, rhyming version of the old nursery rhyme is laugh-aloud fun for age three and upwards.
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Bunny by Steve Smallman, illustrated by Caroline Pedler (Little Tiger; €13.03 HB) is a tale of come-uppance. When eldest bunny goes to fetch carrots for the family, a big bully bunny insults and robs him. As each other member of the family takes on the bully, each of them goes home emotionally hurt and empty-handed. But when it comes to baby Betty, it all ends well — except for the bully. Very satisfying for age four and upwards.
