Gli Smei e gli Smufi. Ediz. a colori

There's always a comfortable honesty quality when it comes to Donaldson/Scheffler picture books. Whilst this wasn't the most original story, there twist of two alien races putting their differences aside due to young love is still a great way to explore acceptance and not to discriminate to even the Leggi tutto

My current Y1 class are massive Julia Donaldson fans and so naturally, I have been working my way through her many books! This is one of Donaldson's more recent picture books and it is magnificent! The story is about two aliens, a Smed who is red and a Smoo who is blue. The Smeds and Smoos are not al Leggi tutto

Imagine Dr. Seuss and Lewis Carroll decided to collaborate on retelling Romeo and Juliet in space, giving it a happy ending. You might well get this antiracist book as a result.

I enjoyed the rhyming throughout this story which gave it great flow. The illustrations were lovely and highlighted perfectly the message of inclusion and accepting different backgrounds/cultures.

I don't normally review kids storybooks on here, but I read this the other day with Logan and it is brilliant. Another great classic!

The Smeds and the Smoos follows two young aliens. A Smed, named Janet and a Smoo named Bill. The Smeds and the Smoos are rival. Janet and Bills’ families tell them stories to warn them of the others. But Janet and Bill fall in love. Eventually, after many disapproved meetings, Janet and Bill fly awa Leggi tutto

I thought this picture book was cute and very colourful. I already read some of Julia Donaldson's books and love the fun illustrations by Axel Scheffler. I like the meaning of this story: that you can love anyone and accepting each other for who we are no matter where we were born and brought up in. Leggi tutto