You Rule! maps and measures the immeasurable things in life like kindness, bravery and love, with a palette of words to describe and explore ideas and feelings.
The little boy in the book is my nephew Mac who, during the creation of the book, grew up and is now not so little at all.
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Waking everyone up is what Rooster has always done best. But when he crows in a new country, nobody understands and they all stay in bed. This is a tale about the universal language of food and sharing, inspired by my life as the misunderstood “new kid”.
The New Rooster was a 2022 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book.
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The Hippo Park Pals are a set of four pocket sized picture books especially for toddlers and preschoolers. Climbing up the ladder, playing in the sunshine, digging for dinosaurs in the sandbox—it's all the best part.
Swarm of Bees is about anger buzzing around unpredictably like a swarm of bees. The book is filled with spots and stripes galore, and was illustrated with rubber stamps, ink and digital collage. It was written by Lemony Snicket and published by Little Brown.
Touchwords is a series of board books (published by Chronicle Books) which feature raised die cut shapes and words offering a sensory learning experience for core vocabulary.
A Bear Sat on My Porch Today is a fun read aloud story by Jane Yolen about a hoard of unwelcome visitors. With a change of heart and a little bit of elbow grease, the porch is extended to welcome everyone – unfold the double gatefold to see!
The Motor Mix Emergency and Flight board books are based on a concept by Emily Snape and published by Chronicle Books. Mix and match vehicles by rearranging the split pages.
The Best Book in the World! is an ode to reading and a celebration of those books you never want to put down. It is published by Nobrow’s Flying Eye Books.
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Sozi loves thinking up new ideas. The only trouble is, she can't seem to ever finish them. This is a story for all ages about getting to THE END. Available from Flying Eye Books.
The book was launched with an exhibition at Pictoplasma in Berlin and Colette in Paris – alongside hand-embroidered dolls and wooden idea toys made by Czech toymakers.