"Small World" by Ishta Mercurio and Jen Corace (Abrams Books for Young Readers)

Oooh we like this one. A delicious exploration of the way a child sees their world, and how that world slowly begins to expand until it stretches past the horizon.

In "Small World" by Ishta Mercurio and Jen Corace, meet curious little girl Nanda.

When Nanda is born, the whole of her world is the circle of her mother’s arms. Safe, comfortable and warm.

As Nanda grows, her world grows too and begins to expand outwards. It begins with her family, then friends, the city and then out into the countryside - and Nanda's curiousity and interest grows with it. Nanda notices all the small details, the subtle nuances, colours, smells, tastes and sensations of that world as it continues to grow and grow.

Eventually Nanda is destined to break the boundaries of the world entirely - as she becomes an astronaut her view of the world - as the small blue thing in an inky cosmos - changes forever.

Sum this book up in a sentence: This is beautiful stuff, poetic, beautifully illustrated and a lilting tale to read before bed, thrumming with all the potential kids carry inside themselves as they begin to take their very own place in the world - and perhaps beyond!

"Small World" by Ishta Mercurio and Jen Corace is out now, published by Abrams Books for Young Readers