Studio Press produces some really brilliant activity books for kids, and their latest "Be" range is full of amazing ideas.

At the start of the year we really hoped we'd see lots and lots of books about saving the planet, being more ecologically minded, or even going green so the first title we looked at in the new "Be" range is "Be Green" by Mandy Archer and Katie Abey.

With zany eye-catching journal-like artwork, "Be Green" encourages kids to do their bit for the environment with some simple activities that can make a huge difference.

Perfect to dip into on your own, or perhaps rally friends and your classmates into some of the more involved activities, this really is completely timely for what's going on with the younger generation who are taking a stand against environmental damage, climate change and our changing world's reliance on single-use plastic and fossil fuels.

We've only got one of these, let's look after it better!

With attractive illustrations and tons and tons of facts and exercises to dig into, this is brilliant stuff.

"Be Green" by Mandy Archer and Katie Abey is out now, published by Studio Press.

There's also "Be Kind" by Stephanie Clarkson and Katie Abey...

This time the emphasis is around caring for others, celebrating our differences, but also celebrating what makes us unique.

Again, this one's full of brilliant ideas and activities that can be enjoyed alone or with friends or in class, taking a look at how we can all do our bit to look after others and be more mindful of their feelings and needs as well as our own (and that's definitely a lesson quite a few adults could do with learning as well, right?)

We really loved the design of these books, with tons of pages to colour in, draw on or note down your own ideas and action plans to really get organised and do something about each topic.

Absolutely brilliant stuff!

The "Be" range is out now, from Studio Press (both titles above very kindly supplied for review). 

Here's a nice and timely release of a book that's bound to appeal to a certain new royal prince (do you think he'd be allowed to watch Peppa Pig? After all, his great grandma starred in her own episode!)

"The Story of Prince George" starts with our favourite time of the day - Bedtime storytime, and Daddy Pig is doing his usual thing of "not calming the children down at all before bedtime" so Mummy Pig steps in.

She tells the tale of a gallant piggy prince who on valiant steed rides to rescue the elegant Princess Peppa. A fearsome Dragon (Dine-saw!) is menacing the royal palace! Can Prince George take on the fearsome foe? Or will he prefer to befriend it!

We love the subtle humour in Peppa Pig stories - and there's a lovely moment at the end of this tale that we're all too familiar with (after all, bedtime stories that you read to your little ones before they go to sleep DO sometimes work on the wrong person, it's true!)

A great little book, not your usual royal tie-in but you never know, Prince George might like this (and dine-saws) too!

Charlotte's best bit: George's Dine-saw taking on a whole new dimension as a huge scary dragon! Grarrr!

Daddy's Favourite bit: Neat tie-in that retains all the Peppa Pig charm. Nice one Ladybird!

(Kindly sent to us for review by Ladybird Books)