Going through the children's picture book section of our beautiful shop has exposed me to the plethora of children's literary material available. And it has come to my attention that children's books aren't just for children anymore. Increasingly, picture books have become more imaginative in design, content and humour. Sometimes I think that it's more for the parent reading than the child.
But is it a reflection of children now? Becoming more sophisticated more quickly? Anyhow, I'm not complaining, it's never too early to start collecting books for your future children (yourself).
So here we have some of our favourites at Andrew's
THE BOOK WITH NO PICTURES by B.J Novak
Will revolutionize the way that you see children's picture books (mainly because there aren't pictures). It's funny, laugh out loud and sure to garner a few laughs from the most serious kid.
THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT by Oliver Jeffers
We have a bit of a penchant for Oliver Jeffers here at Andrew's. What happens when all your crayons go on strike for a day? Sound crazy? Well when you start to read their reasons, it becomes weirdly believable. Whoever thought of this is a genius.
I WANT MY HAT BACK by Jon Klassen
This is a dry tale of a seemingly emotionless bear who evens the score when his hat goes missing. A little bit messed up but in the best way possible. Klassen seems to enjoy writing about hats - he also has a book called This Is Not My Hat that also has a surprising end.
MAPS by Aleksandra Mizielińska
Learning is fun right? Right? Well now it actually is with this gorgeous map book. The illustrations are spot on and there are fun facts left right and center. It's not stingy in size either and generously can fit across the laps of up to three small children.
PRESS HERE by Herve Tullet
A play of colours, shapes and interactive..stuff. It's whimsical yet educational and sure to tickle the fancy of anyone who likes books to respond. You can't get that from an iPad. Oh wait you can, you might just hurt your eyes a bit more.
But is it a reflection of children now? Becoming more sophisticated more quickly? Anyhow, I'm not complaining, it's never too early to start collecting books for your future children (yourself).
So here we have some of our favourites at Andrew's
THE BOOK WITH NO PICTURES by B.J Novak
Will revolutionize the way that you see children's picture books (mainly because there aren't pictures). It's funny, laugh out loud and sure to garner a few laughs from the most serious kid.
We have a bit of a penchant for Oliver Jeffers here at Andrew's. What happens when all your crayons go on strike for a day? Sound crazy? Well when you start to read their reasons, it becomes weirdly believable. Whoever thought of this is a genius.
I WANT MY HAT BACK by Jon Klassen
This is a dry tale of a seemingly emotionless bear who evens the score when his hat goes missing. A little bit messed up but in the best way possible. Klassen seems to enjoy writing about hats - he also has a book called This Is Not My Hat that also has a surprising end.
MAPS by Aleksandra Mizielińska
Learning is fun right? Right? Well now it actually is with this gorgeous map book. The illustrations are spot on and there are fun facts left right and center. It's not stingy in size either and generously can fit across the laps of up to three small children.
PRESS HERE by Herve Tullet
A play of colours, shapes and interactive..stuff. It's whimsical yet educational and sure to tickle the fancy of anyone who likes books to respond. You can't get that from an iPad. Oh wait you can, you might just hurt your eyes a bit more.
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