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Shortlisted Picture Book Of The Year 2012: Opposites by Patrick George
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 13:34:08
Enjoy bold colours, appealing graphics and visual trickery in this stunning book that's the opposite of boring!
Big and small, hit and miss, up and down, hot and cold – discovering the world of opposing elements is one of the stock-in-trades for young children. This vibrant book takes a tried-and-tested topic and skillfully transforms it into a stunning work
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Highly Commended Picture Book Of The Year 2012: Colours by Orla Kiely
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 13:09:45
The Queen of Pattern, designer Orla Kiely, has turned her artistic eye to a sumptuous series of first picturebooks for babies and toddlers
Whoever said that baby books need to be in bright primary colours obviously has never come across the gentler design aesthetics of Orla Kiely. The strong graphic design of this uber-tasteful tome features Kiely’s instantly recognised signature style
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Highly Commended Most Promising New Talent 2012: A Zeal Of Zebras by Woop Studios
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 12:10:45
A poetic collection of creatures, playfully presented in words and pictures
graphic appeal that perfectly complements the playful tones.A Zeal Of Zebras by Woop Studios (Chronicle, £11.99)Who won Best Emerging Talent 2012 in the Junior Design Awards?
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Most Promising New Talent Winner 2012 - Hans & Matilda by Yokococo
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 12:00:00
Meet the winner of our prestigious award for emerging talent, Yokococo
Yokococo’s story is a tale of not one, but two, cats: Matilda and Hans. Matilda is the archetypal paragon of virtue, a goody-two-shoes who sits quietly reading her book or diligently watering her plants, or generally doing good deeds, while Hans
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Birdsong - tweet all about it!
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 30/05/2011 20:22:17
Feathers fly in riotously raucous picture book Birdsong by Ellie Sandall
, but it was not a conscious decision. I think a lot of books and rhymes follow this kind of rhythm, and it is one that children are familiar with and enjoy.What do you think would appeal to a child about the repetition of all the different sounds?I think it
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What should you do if you think your baby sister is an alien?
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 30/05/2011 21:02:53
Send her off into space, of course! At least, that's according to young Alfie, the hero of Rachel Bright's My Sister Is An Alien
stand up on the back of your neck or make you laugh out loud – or both! Usually these masters of language and pictures create works as poignant for adults as they are fun for children. Two books like this which I LOVE are Harold And The Purple Crayon
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