Here's a hugely attractive set of new books from Quarto / Walter Foster Jr Publishing, allowing little ones to get busy exploring shapes, numbers and letters.

"Chalkboard Concepts" illustrated by Stephen Barker offers a set of awesome wipe-clean chalkable pages inside each book, letting children practice drawing and colouring to complete each shape, letter or number.

Making learning fun, the books are really durable and attractive (and even have space to store your chalks!)


Each book features fun and friendly animal characters and a minimal (but fun) set of words and instructions to help little ones get the most from the books.


Brilliantly colourful and sure to be a huge hit with tinies, catch the Quarto / Walter Foster Jr "Chalkboard Concepts" range at good book stockists. 

(kindly supplied for review)

With the Dorling Kindersley brand, you know that you're going to get a fantastic packed-to-the-very-gills book of amazing animal knowledge and facts...

There's a lot to be said for being small. Being able to hide in tiny spaces, or scurry under people's feet largely unnoticed is wonderful for little mouse. But what if you need to reach up high?

They're crazy, they're cute, they absorb youngsters for hour after hour - what's not to love about the "Star Paws" sticker book range from Macmillan Books? We've previously taken a look at "Superheroes" and "Party Time" books in the range on our blog, now the range has been extended with four new books for your little ones.

• Star Paws "Shopping"
• Star Paws "Christmas"
• Star Paws "Knights"
• Star Paws "Amazing Jobs"

Star Paws "Amazing Jobs"

Star Paws "Christmas"

Star Paws "Knights"

Star Paws "Shopping"

Charlotte's best bit: Percil the very cute little guy in 'Shopping' and all the cute outfits in the "Amazing Jobs" book

Daddy's Favourite bit: No fuss stickers, no over-complicated shapes, well cut sheets, and minimum of parental supervision required - followed by hour after hour of involvement and engagement while kids sticker themselves into a frenzy. Perfect!

(Kindly sent to us for review by Pan Macmillan)

 Mr McGee and the Big Bag of Bread

Written and illustrated by Pamela Allen

Amazon Link: £12.99 (import)










A cautionary (and sometimes quite gory) tale of a happy go lucky man and an eventful trip to the zoo. Mr McGee takes a big bag of bread with him to visit the animals - and pays no heed to the notice boards. What bounces this book along is the fantastic flow of the verses, and the clear and superbly illustrated panels that seem to stretch from one end of the book to the other in one continuous image.