Secret Seahorse - Stella Blackstone

This is a book which came in one of my eldest daughter's Bookstart packs, I think she was about 18 months at the time. The book is a small board book with 22 pages of story, written by Stella Blackstone and illustrated by Clare Beaton. It is published by Barefoot books, information can be found at www.barefootbooks.com. The book is called Secret Seahorse and is about a little seahorse who is swimming through the ocean and the various creatures he meets on the way. The text is very simple and is usually limited to just one line per double page spread. Every two lines rhyme with each other, for example the first line says: 'I saw a ...  Read the complete review

***Background*** Stella Blackstone is well known for her Bear series including Bear On A Bike, which has featured as a storybook in a few Cbeebies shows such as Tweenies. Her books are full of clever rhymes that tell lovely stories. Clare Beaton is responsible for the illustrations in this book although they aren't sketched or painted as in most children's books. They are made up of many different materials, sequins and buttons. She has used this technique in many books to go with stories from a number of different writers as well as for some of her own. ***The Story*** The story starts with… "I saw a secret ...  Read the complete review