"What I like Most" by Mary Murphy and Zhu Cheng-Liang (Walker Books)

Walker Books once again build on their stunning reputation for producing gorgeous, artistic and fabulous picture books with this ode to childhood, seen through the eyes of an ordinary little girl who feels that her world is anything BUT ordinary.

Celebrate the simple enjoyable things in life with "What I Like Most" by Mary Murphy and Zhu Cheng-Liang.

The little girl in the story wants to share all her favourite things with us, from her light-up shoes, to hot, steamy chips, to her red pencil. 

But the girl knows that, even as her feet grow, her plate empties, and her pencil shortens, there's something she will always love - or someone. Her wonderful mum. As the story unfolds and it's soon revealed the little girl is to become an older sister to a new baby, the love between mother and child is unwavering and doesn't change, even though their lives will once the new baby arrives. 

This is a poignant, thought provoking and interesting book that's setting itself up early for being a perfect mother's day present, written in a lilting singsong style with truly gorgeous illustrations. 

Sum this book up in a sentence: A really lovely little read-aloud book written from a child's perspective and describing all the things they love about their life, and the very special person they feel the strongest bond with - their mum.

"What I like Most" by Mary Murphy and Zhu Cheng-Liang is out now, published by Walker Books (kindly supplied for review).