Here are some lovely picturebooks we borrowed from the library this month.

In Hibernation Hotel (by John Kelly & Laura Brenlla) bear decides to check himself into a hotel for some proper sleep away from his friends. It is described as “A hilarious book about getting what you want then discovering what you need” and we found plenty to chuckle at.

In Pink Lion (by Jane Porter) we meet Arnold, a lion raised by flamingoes. This is a sweet story about discovering who you are as Arnold finds his inside lion when dealing with an unwelcome visitor. The illustrations are striking with thier simple lines & a limited pallete. 

Another story about discovering yourself & having the courage to ‘dance to your own tune’ is Perfectly Norman (by Tom Percival). When Norman grows a pair of wings he starts to worry about what his parents might think so decides to hide them under a coat. He soon realises that hiding his wings wasnt making anyone happy. This is an uplifting read & makes such great use of colour, with the monochrome spreads aside from Norman’s yellow coat when he’s hiding his wings to the glorious technicolour when he is finally happy. 

Also its not often we come across a page of charaters where the kids can see people resembling thier own family.