Still in social isolation? You need a book that's all about sharing a living space with cool folk, but also talks up our need for fresh clean air and green spaces in the fabulous "Number 7 Evergreen Street" by Julia Patton.

Young Penelope - known as Pea - lives in a flat at Number 7 Evergreen Street.

It's a grey building in a grey street, in a grey city. Inside the building, however, it's not grey at all. Pea and her parents have lots of amazing, colourful neighbours and they love nothing better than chatting to each other to solve their problems, or come up with fresh and exciting new ideas.

But there's a dark shadow on the horizon. Evergreen street is slowly being sold off to developers, and the haughty Mayor of the town wants the whole place completely levelled to put up stark grey housing - yes, even Number 7!

It simply will not do, so the residents come up with a plan. They put up a wall and wait for the inevitable. But when the wall comes down there may be quite a surprise in store for the mayor, the developers and the new residents in Evergreen Street as it finally lives up to its name.

A really lovely little book this, full of inventive storytelling and nice little details so let's have a look inside!




Sum this book up in a sentence: A fab book about living together, communities and preserving and celebrating our green spaces with awesome storytelling and gorgeous illustrations from Julia. 

Glorious rhymes, groovy illustrations and a crazy but cool lady scientist? Oh I think we're going to like this one a lot...

Today, Charlotte (and Mummy) take over the reins for a review of a very special book in aid of Children in Need. So take it away, Charlotte (with a bit of help from Mummy!)