Books for children

My Dad by Steve Smallman, illustrated by Sean Julian (Little Tiger; €13.03 HB) is narrated in fun rhyming couplets by a small bear who lists the wonderful things that other fathers can do — cooking, reading a book, putting up a tent — all of which defeat his dad.

But great skills are not necessarily what make a great dad. A treat for children age two and up — and their dads.

Azzi In Between by Sarah Garland (Frances Lincoln; €15.40 HB). Little Azzi’s happy life with her parents and grandma is changed when the street is filled with marching soldiers and loud planes fly over the house. Late one night the family flee the horrors of war to join other refugees in a cramped boat to sail to England. Azzi finds it hard to settle in school, where she doesn’t understand the language. But most of all she misses Grandma, who insists on staying in the old country. With stirring illustrations and beautiful ending, this is an inspiring book for readers eight-plus.