3+: Dog Loves Drawing - Louise Yates

Release Date: 02/02/12

BOOK BLURB:

Dog loves books, but one day he receives a strange one in the post - it's blank! Soon, Dog realises that this book is not for reading, but for drawing, and before long Dog is doodling and drawing himself into a new world, full of friends and surprises.


REVIEW:

I originally read Louise’s Dog Loves Books and fell in love with the lead character because, like him I love books. So when the opportunity arose to read another title featuring this great little white dog I jumped at the chance. Here within the pages, he embarks on his own adventure with drawn friends as he discovers the joy of a drawing book to which he can create his own adventures.

The tale is full of fun, the support cast enticing and perhaps best of all the tale is one big adventure that not only gives the target audience a story of fun but also imparts the lesson of how much fun you can have with pen and paper. All in a cracking little story that is also wonderfully illustrated and one that had my nephews rushing off to create their own tale. Great fun.

3+: Frank and Teddy Make Friends - Louise Yates

Release Date: 03/02/11

BOOK BLURB:

Meet Professor Frank Mouse. He's very clever, very inventive and very ... lonely. Though he loves collecting, making and mending all sorts of things, shy Frank would love to have a friend to help him, so one day he makes Teddy! But Frank doesn't realise that what he really needs is a true friend - someone to teach him that real friendship is all about sharing, and Teddy might be just the fellow to do it...


REVIEW:

Louise Yates is an author that charms the reader with the wonderful images that her tale evokes as well as gives the reader something special in the way of morals. In this title she demonstrates how much fun you can have when you not only make friends but also generate a whole new set of events to improve your own life.

It’s fun, the characters are wonderful and I hope to read many more Frank and Teddy adventures as the two, not only work well together, but could potentially generate a whole host of tales as events transpire around them.