Children's books: The Crow’s Tale, The Barrel Burglary, The 50 States

The Crow’s Tale by Naomi Howarth (Frances Lincoln €17.60)

In the dark depths of winter, far, far away, snow started falling. The bears, bedraggled birds and many other creatures are freezing and very hungry — something must be done or they will all die of hunger. Who will venture on the long journey up to the sky to meet the Sun and plead with him to melt the ice. Colourful, Courageous Rainbow Crow takes on this task, but will Mister Sun take pity on the starving creatures below on the earth?

This is one of those timeless, irresistible books that will be passed on to entertain generations of children. The beautiful illustrations complement this imaginative story. Suitable for age six and upwards.