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Well here are my full top 40 (actually 42) #FavePicturebooks24. All the way from joint No 1-15 pt1/2…
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Joint No1 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“Blitz, One Family’s War” by @martinimpey.bsky.social. It is a truly stunning story of the impact the war had on one family and on the city of London. It’s a masterclass of bringing history to vivid life. Astounding stuff. #Picturebookpage
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Joint No. 1 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“The Iguanadon’s Horn” by @seancrubin.bsky.social. It is a truly brilliant exploration of changing understanding. It creates a picture of how in science, art and imagination are part of the process to finding answers. Exceptional #PicturebookPage
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No 2 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“Two Together” by #BrendanWenzel. It is a truly joyous book about, perspectives, adventures and love. The art is simply stunning with clever use of art styles that makes the characterisation adding understanding to the story-telling #PicturebookPage
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No 3 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“The Table” by #WileyBevins, #WinsomeBingham and #JasonGriffin. It tells the story of two families and a table. The storytelling is subtle and stunning, allowing us into the lives, worries and relationships of the families. #PicturebookPage
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No 4 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“Don’t think of Tigers” by #AlexLatimer. It is brilliantly silly, it feels like a magic trick. It’s the book which had the best readaloud response (page turn gasps and laughs) it’s also a book about keeping trying. Fab! #PicturebookPage
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Now for my top 5 #FavePicturebooks24, at 5 is…
“Tove and the Island with No Address” by @lauren_soloy. It’s the book that has the most enormous sense of the joy and mischievousness of childhood. Full of wildness and adventure but wrapped in the safety of a hug. #PicturebookPage
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No 6 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“The Elephant and the Sea” by
@edvere.bsky.social
It is a truly lovely story of resolve, dreams and courage. Its Cornish setting is vivid and beautiful and the story is full of joy and warmth. A true hug of a book. #PicturebookPage
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No 7 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“The Last Zookeeper” by @storybreathing. The visual storytelling in this book is utterly extraordinary, it’s rich in pathos and emotion without a single word. A modern day Noah’s Ark. A Magical #WordlessWonder. #PicturebookPage
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No 8 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“One Button and the Sea” by @saralstan.bsky.social and #VivianeSchwartz. A beautiful, powerful and thoughtful book that explores stories. The story of their “uprooting” becomes a tale of shared memory and community. A beautiful hopeful tale. #PicturebookPage
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No 9 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“The Spaceman” by #RandyCecil. It is a delightful tale of a tiny space visitor. The characterisation and visual storytelling is wonderful. The facial expressions are perfect. The story is a hug that leaves us on delicious dilemma #PicturebookPage
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No 10 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“Evidence!” by #Deborahopkinson and #NikHenderson. It follows Dr Jon Snow on a race against time to find the source of a cholera outbreak. It’s a fab detective story about the importance of Science and Evidence . #PicturebookPage
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No 11 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“Flap Your Hands” by #steveasbell.
As a headteacher of a school with a range of neurodiverse pupils, I love this inclusive book that normalises and destigmatises stimming. Visually beautiful and truly liberating. It’s a joy. #PicturebookPage
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No 12 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“There Was a Shadow” by #BruceHandy and #LiskFeng is fantastic exploration of shadow play. It takes us through a whole day, shadows shorten and lengthen. It is in turns profound and playful and stunningly illustrated throughout. #PicturebookPage
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No 13 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“Into the Goblin Market” by #VickiVansickle and #JensineEckwall. It is a brilliant fairytale full of courage and love , the art has a classic feel and while riffing on Rosetti this has a truly modern feel. Wonderful stuff #PicturebookPage
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No 14 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“The Dinosaur Next Door” by @dc-litchfield.bsky.social. It’s a lovely story about friendship, acceptance and letting people live the life they want to live. It’s beautifully told, magically illustrated. Has the feel of a classic, and dinosaurs!
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No 15 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is the first one I shared this year …
Desert Queen” by #JyotiGopal and #SavbhuKohli.Based on the real story of Queen Harish who to support his family after the loss of his parents performed in drag. It’s powerful, emotional and wonderful. #PicturebookPage
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No 16 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“I Hate Love Books” by #MarajoIlustrajo. It is a wonderful tribute to the power of books to take us somewhere else without even leaving our settee. It’s joyful, playful, funny and captures the feeling of getting lost in a book #PicturebookPage
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No 17 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“Life After Whale” by #LynnBrunelle and illustrated by #JasonChin is a brilliant exploration of what happens to its body after it dies. Full of detail it’s a wondrous look at the cycle of life. Stunning visceral art too. #PicturebookPage
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No 18 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is… (cheating here)
Both “Gina Kaminski” books by #CraigBarrGreen and #FrancisMartin.
Both are brilliantly joyous, fantastically inclusive, hilariously funny twists on fairytales. The true star is the fiercely determined Gina #PicturebookPage
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No 19 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“Sylvester’s Letter” by #MatthewBurgess and #JoshCorcoran is what I can only describe as an utterly joyful book about loss, remembering and love. It’s vibrant, it pops, it celebrates the memory and the person. Stunning. #picturebookPage
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No 20 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“The Last Stand” by #AntwanEady, #JeromePumphrey and #JarretPumphrey. A beautiful intergenerational story that is in turns a tale of community and perseverance but is also about how changes impacted on black farmers and families. #PicturebookPage
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No 21 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“DRAWN O NWARD” by #DanielNayeri and #MattRockefeller. From the title to the words to the journey it is a palindrome. It beautifully explores a young boy’s grief, its visual storytelling is amazing. Stunning and emotional. #PicturebookPage
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No22 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn” by #ShawnHarris is just brilliant. Characterful, utterly charming, very funny with a lovely message about understanding you. I am surprised as I am unicorn-book-phobic.
Fab! #PicturebookPage
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No 23 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“Built to Last” by #MinhLe and #DanSantat. It is a brilliant story of creativity, wild imagination and friendship. I love how we see the friendship develop. It is beautifully written and visually it zings. Lovely stuff #PicturebookPage
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No 24 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“On The Edge Of The World” by #AnnaDenitskaya. A cleverly designed and realised book where we learn about two children living lives that are the same and different and the human need for connection. It flips! Photos are comparison pages from flip #PicturebookPage
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No 25 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“The Walk of The Field Mouse” by #NadineRobert and #ValerioVidali. Is a fantastic story of persistence where the journey is truly its own reward and that self belief is key. A Sisyphean quest elegantly illustrated. Just beautiful #PicturebookPage
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No 26 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is…
“Volcanoes” by #NellBeckerman and #KalenChock is a brilliant informative tribute to the beauty and power of Volcanoes. A mix of powerful verse and prose is accompanied by next level art that truly zings. A stunner.
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