The "Miyuki" books are an absolutely fabulous daydream-like chronicles, seen through the eyes of a curious child.

"Patience, Miyuki" by Roxanne Marie Galliez and Seng Song Ratanavanh is the latest story in the series, this time touching on something that most parents and guardians will be all too familiar with.

Patience isn't something that comes easily to children, and Miyuki in particular always wants things to happen now, now, now!

In this magically illustrated story the young girl Miyuki, who we first met in "Time for Bed, Miyuki" anxiously awaits the opening of one sleepy flower. 

Children's imaginations are boundless, seemingly endless, not tied down by the mundane everyday world that we adults find ourselves often ground down by.

So it's always something rather special to dip into a book that accurately portrays what it's like to be a child again, and have your own imagined world to play in.

"My Island" by Stephanie Demasse-Pottier and Seng Soun Ratanavanh may not be breaking any new ground in terms of theme, after all we've seen a huge number of picture books that deal with the subject of a child's imagination.

But we've seen seldom few that are as stylishly and brilliantly produced as this one.

For me, it harks back to picture books I remember as a child, and a specific style of art that you saw an awful lot of in the 70s (that I'd probably, as an adult, describe as being like a voyage to trip-out city!)

Such delightful little characters in this utterly charming book

For C it's all about the details, and in Seng-Soun's illustrations you'll find amazing details, unexpected objects and animals, plants and people turning up in abundance as the little girl at the core of the tale lets her imagination run wild.

Imagine having an island you could construct and populate with your mind. Wow.

It's lyrical and poetic stuff, with those illustrations really underpinning the story of what it's like to have that child-like wonder, that fills your world with endless possibilities every single day.

The most amazing tea party since Alice and the Mad Hatter dunked a dormouse in a teapot

Never lose that folks, cling to it for as long as you can.

Sum this book up in a sentence: A day-dreamy and glorious celebration of the imagination of a child, depicted with easy text and glorious illustrations.

"My Island" by Stephanie Demasse-Pottier and Seng Soun Ratanavanh is out now, published by Princeton Architectural Press (kindly supplied for review). 

We're always huge fans of books that introduce kids to art and artists, particularly stuff they may not have seen before...

Apparently there's nothing quite like it for cooling the blood (unless you're the parents of the little darling who has smothered themselves in it. Mud!

In our ongoing quest to bring you the very best picture books, we've discovered a bit of a gem that's had us breaking our "Book of the Week" rules today...

Here's a rather unique picture book, utilising simple but effective illustrations drawing on engravings and finely detailed stock artwork.

"It was so quiet I could hear a pin drop" is a whimsical story that makes you want to search out that one special place in your life - the place where you can find the ultimate slice of peace and quiet in the busy humdrum modern world.

Find your spot to hear a bee buzz, to hear grass blowing in the breeze or just complete silence punctuated only by the sound of your own heartbeat.

Andy Goodman's book is both beautiful and poetic, keeping the word count to a minimum but building up an amazing atmosphere as you read aloud to your little ones.

It's a book that really shouldn't work, really shouldn't be as lovely as it is but it simply does. Simply beautiful in fact!

"It was so quiet I could hear a pin drop" was released on 15th March 2016 from Princeton Architectural Press (Hardback Edition).