Picture books for children – reviews
Flora and fauna loom large as authors incorporate issues around the climate crisis
Me … review – Emma Dodd’s plucky penguin waddles into the big world
A chick finds its feet in this gentle puppet adaptation of the popular book, aimed at children aged two to five
‘He’s the Roger Moore of tigers!’ – how The Tiger Who Came to Tea came to TV
The children’s classic has been turned into a flagship Christmas animation for Channel 4. Our writer takes his two-year-old behind the scenes at the studio seeking to capture its furry magic
Me, Mum and Dogger: the return of a children’s classic
At 92, Shirley Hughes has written a Christmas sequel to her enduring tale of a lost toy. Her son, who is the real Dogger’s owner, tells all…
Giraffes Can’t Dance review – swing of the jungle
An adaptation of Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees’s bestseller loses some of the grace of the picturebook despite a moonlit acrobatic ending
The Tailor of Gloucester review – tabby triumphs in custom-made show
Brightly designed, this jaunty version of Beatrix Potter’s seasonal tale boasts a scene-stealing Simpkin the cat
Oi Frog and Friends! review – a wild time for fans of rhyme
Jumpy new student Frog overcomes his starting-school nerves in this exuberant musical adaptation of Kes Gray and Jim Field’s picture books
The Tiger Who Came to Tea review – a charming, faithful adaptation
Snowman and Snowdog producers Lupus Films have made Christmas treat from Judith Kerr’s children’s classic
David Cardwell obituary
Other lives: Leader in brand licensing in the UK, whose work built on the childhood memories of generations
A children’s book about food banks is a grim sign of our failure as a society
Britain’s first picture book about families going hungry is an urgent reminder of the issues at the heart of this election, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
Hey Grandude! by Paul McCartney and Kathryn Durst review – no magical mystery tour
An old rocker takes his bored grandkids for a ride in the former Beatle’s safe second children’s book
‘They just wanted us to read about a white boy and his dog’: why teenager Marley Dias fought back
She was 10 when she first decided to distribute children’s books with black girl leads – a campaign that has taken her to the White House. Now she’s written a book of her own
Picture books for children – reviews
Beautiful hymns to nature and the modern metropolis are among this month’s highlights
Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs: The Magic Cutlass review – timber-shivering fun
This musical for over-threes adapted from the eponymous picturebooks comes with delightful puppets and lashings of puns
Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear review – children’s musical is a sticky mess
Andy Stanton’s adaptation of his own children’s books is packed with eccentricity and verbal flourishes – all at the expense of the story