“This book would be for children who are turning one. It’s a lift the flap book, which little ones always love. It opens up so many opportunities. There’s that whole peekaboo to the animals that are behind the flaps and the physical interaction with the book.” Read more...

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library – Inspiring a Lifelong Love of Reading

Marion Gillooly,

“It’s a book about sharing the abundance of good in the world. It cleverly illustrates the idea that the more you give, the more you get back. It’s very sweet, and it has glitter in it!” Read more...

The Best Books on Gratitude for Kids

Dana Sheridan,

“Hairy Maclary, a scruffy little dog, trots about town. On the way he gathers up lots of dog friends. It’s a rhyming text with repetition that builds.” Read more...

The best books on Pets For Young Kids

Catherine Rayner, Children's Author

“My son was asleep within two minutes of it finishing, which is a very pleasant bonus for a parent.” Read more...

The Best Picture Books of 2017

Zoe Greaves, Children's Author

“This is a terrific way of introducing children to the diverse families that exist and to that whole notion that there is no such thing as a typical family. It’s presented in the way that every page is a family photograph, a framed photograph.” Read more...

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library – Inspiring a Lifelong Love of Reading

Marion Gillooly,

“This is a beautiful, kind of sensory experience, with a textured paper on the cover. It’s a great book about challenging people’s perceptions. It’s a story of acceptance, a story of respect and encouraging children to think for themselves and be themselves. That whole thing about how we make assumptions about what a lion is, and what a lion should do” Read more...

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library – Inspiring a Lifelong Love of Reading

Marion Gillooly,

“This is just a great book, because it has themes around dreaming, being what you can, what you want to be, dreaming big, having ambition and being excited about what’s important to you. Rocket, the main character, is excited about space and she engages with her community to try to get them all to come along to the park to look at the meteor shower.” Read more...

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library – Inspiring a Lifelong Love of Reading

Marion Gillooly,

“I love Just Imagine because it’s so full of colour. It allows the child to take what they want from each page. You can take one picture from any page in this book and create a whole new story. Or talk about your own experience, or talk about which one’s your favourite. Although this book is for children turning five, much younger children love this book as well because it’s so accessible. It’s funny, it’s quirky, it makes them think, it has variety and gives the child control over how they use this book, how they enjoy it. You can pick up this book every day and see something different in it.” Read more...

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library – Inspiring a Lifelong Love of Reading

Marion Gillooly,