Wow, it's getting closer! Here's Day 22 on our Booky Advent calendar - and a delicious little book that describes one of the best things about the run-up to Christmas...

In "Pick a Pine Tree" by Patricia Toht, with illustrations by mega-talented illustrator Jarvis, every single atmospheric page spread is sizzling with the joys of Christmas, and in particular the grand tradition of decorating the centrepiece of any Christmas celebrations - the Christmas Tree itself.

With gentle and very clever rhymes, and the most beautiful colourful and characterful pictures, this one is as inviting and absorbing as a deep-filled mince pie covered in whipped cream. YUM!

Kids will absolutely adore the clever lilting way the story trips off the tongue, as well as all the tiny little details Jarvis has worked into each page spread.

It's a true christmas treat!

"Pick a Pine Tree" by Patricia Toht and Jarvis is out now, published by Walker Books (kindly supplied for review). 

Time for more fun under the ocean courtesy of awesome storyteller Jarvis...

Out today, and already making us hungry. Who's the coolest hot-dog in the bun?

I once spent 10 minutes frantically waving at someone I thought was my mum from the other side of the road - only to find it was actually a man...

Get ready for the craziest collection of kids you're ever going to meet in this fizzingly energetic and fabulous book!

Meet Alan. He's big, he's scary, he's green and he has a huge sharp-toothed grin. But Alan has a terrible, terrible secret. Dare you discover it in "Alan's Big Scary Teeth" by Jarvis...?