If you’re looking for a brilliantly inventive and very funny read for the under-fives then The Day the Crayons Quit is my favourite picture book of the year (so far, that is). I’m a huge fan of the talented Oliver Jeffers, who has illustrated the book, but what makes it come alive is the hilarious and highly original story. Written by US film writer and director Drew Daywalt, it’s the ...keep reading
If you’re after a picture book that will have under-fives hooting with laughter then the latest story from Oliver Jeffers is perfect. It Wasn’t Me is the second title in his series about the Hueys, a fabulously quirky group of characters who look a bit like multi-coloured eggs on pin legs. Their name is inspired by the artist’s grandfather, who could never remember the names of his grandchildren so called ...keep reading
Fashionistas who like to follow the crowd should read the latest book by super-talented artist Oliver Jeffers. They’d definitely learn a thing or two about having the courage to strike out and do something different. The New Jumper is the first in Jeffers’s new series about the Hueys, a group of characters who are all the same. They look the same, think the same and do the same things. Until one ...keep reading