Those who love poetry should snap up Matt Goodfellow’s rich and vivid new collection, Bright Bursts of Colour (Bloomsbury), illustrated by Aleksei Bitskoff.
He joins forces with his erstwhile rival Daniel and his friend Charlie to save their local mosque by hosting a talent contest – but will a thief upset their plans? Wild imaginings, daft jokes and invented swearwords add up to another funny, sweet, inclusive story. The defiant wisdom of the children who defend the last tree, prompting their elders to sow and tend the forest anew, makes for a timely and inspiring parable.įor readers of five-plus, Planet Omar: Unexpected Super Spy (Hodder) by Zanib Mian, with cheery illustrations by Nasaya Mafaridik, returns to the world of imaginative, impulsive Omar. People take branches from the forest for fires, but the wind rushes through the gaps between trees and leaves them cold as they continue to take more wood, the consequences spiral, until there is only one tree left.
From Emily Haworth-Booth, author of The King Who Banned the Dark, comes The Last Tree (Pavilion), another thought-provoking picture book that straddles the border with graphic novels – one to share with slightly older children.
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