Happy reminiscences, told in rhyme, by a grandfather to his children. Excellent illustrations, treasure maps, whales waving their tails, adventure, swash-and-buckle... Ages 3-6.
A child moves from the country to the city; her imagination in this unfamiliar world is fired by a comet, and through her imagination comes reconciliation. Aspects evoke Howl's Moving Castle... read more
Aztec, Viking, Japanese, Olympian, Cretan, possibly even the West Country sport of cheese-rolling but, equally, perhaps not. Volant has done several other good books of non-fiction for child... read more