The Picture Book Box

The Inspiration Behind 'The Boy Who Loved Everyone' & World Kindness Day 2019   In celebration of World Kindness Day today, I'd like to share a picture book with you about a young boy who sends a little bit of kindness out to everyone and everything around him as easily as he breathes. In turn, he causes a 'ripple effect' of goodwill simply because he says "I love you." I'm also incredibly lucky to be able to share with you the inspiration behind the story from the author and illustrator themselves...     'The Boy Who Loved Everyone' by Jane Porter & Maisie Paradise Shearring   As the story begins, young Dmitri has just started going to Nursery. He encounters a group of children who seem to be well-acquainted already, but his kind nature shines through as he chooses to sit beside another child during their story time and tells him "I love you, Liam". Liam is not quite sure how to respond and so chooses not to....

Spooky Shelfie 2019       This is the first year that I've really gotten into collecting Halloween-inspired stories. Though I grew up adoring magical tales, waited patiently for my Hogwarts letter (I'm still waiting), and have a best friend who loves every scary film and horror story going, it was the wonders of 'Bookstagram' that really sparked my interests this year... and boy have we found some great stories!   Here are my 'Top 3' books for this year:   1. 'The Right One' by Violeta Noy (Published by Templar books). This story is about sweet little Roderic, the smallest ghost in his ghost family. Until now, every ghost has chosen to wear a 'white sheet' to cover their 'ectoplasm' (green stuff - think 'Ghostbusters') because that is just what these ghosts have always done. However, this doesn't feel quite right for Roderic. It's just not his style! In a determined bid to reflect his own personalit...