By Lindsey Jones* Just last year after my second year of college, I lost my mother to stage four pancreatic cancer. There were so many initial thoughts that went through my mind regarding the situation, many of them being experiences I would never have with her or that she would never be able to see. I […]
Have you seen our YouTube channel? It’s packed with interviews and features about our books, and videos of our recent events: from activities at major international book festivals to storytelling sessions in community libraries. Highlights include an event by A Bottle of Happiness author Pippa Goodhart at the Hay International Festival, and some cute art tips from […]
Tiny Owl recently launched a campaign to celebrate the importance and beauty of wordless picture books. We wanted to investigate some intriguing questions – why are wordless picture books important? Do they fill a gap that books with words can’t fill? Are their messages more universal? Do they aid literacy? Or is it just that they’re so beautiful to […]
The Little Black Fish Author: Samad Behrangi Illustrator: Farshid Mesghali Ages 7+ Key stage 2 The Little Black Fish is now available in paperback! Iran’s most famous picture book for children received a string of awards, including the Hans Christian Anderson Award, after it was first published in 1968. It’s been translated into dozens […]
By Pippa Goodhart* I’ve just had the lovely experience of doing a storytelling session at the Petfringe festival in West Sussex. I was sharing two Tiny Owl stories, The Clever Mouse and A Bottle of Happiness, with a small group of children, and their intent faces as they listened were a joy. Because they were […]
Wordless picture books are becoming more popular with people of all ages. Why do you think this is? Recently we had a wonderful time meeting with Elizabeth Laird, author of countless novels for children and adults as well as a keen collector of folk tales. We interviewed her on what she thought about wordless picture books, and she […]
Tiny Owl joined the fun at Greenwich Book Festival 2017, in the majestic setting of the Royal Observatory, for an event with the author of A Bottle of Happiness, Pippa Goodhart! Pippa read her book to a packed room full of children and parents. The children then suggested what they might put in a bottle […]
Tiny Owl joined the fun at Greenwich Book Festival 2017, in the majestic setting of the Royal Observatory, for two events featuring our stories by Rumi! Storyteller Alia Alzougbi performed Rumi’s fable The Jackal Who Thought he was a Peacock and dressed up in a truly fabulous costume! She also gave a traditional pardekhani performance […]
Tiny Owl recently launched a campaign to celebrate the importance and beauty of wordless picture books. We wanted to investigate some intriguing questions – why are wordless picture books important? Do they fill a gap that books with words can’t fill? Are their messages more universal? Do they aid literacy? Or is it just that they’re so beautiful to look at? We contacted experts […]
The Clever Mouse Author/illustrator: Anahita Taymorian Age: 4+ Key stage: 1 The Clever Mouse is available in paperback! This mousy love story with a heartwarming twist in the tail was praised by Outside in World for showing readers ‘the importance of respecting others and the value of true love and friendship’. I’m sure we […]
Hive Book Depository Amazon Buy Quill Soup, hardback, 32pp, £12.99 (discounts may apply) Coming 20th June - pre-order now! Written… Read more…
The Little Black Fish is out in the US!
Buy The Little Black Fish We're celebrating the launch of The Little Black Fish in the US! We're so excited… Read more…
Discover our new autumn catalogue!
We're delighted to share our beautiful new catalogue for Autumn 2019! It's packed full of gorgeous picture books, including… Read more…
Hive Book Depository Amazon Buy The Phoenix of Persia, hardback, 32 pp, £12.99 (discounts may apply) The Phoenix of Persia… Read more…
Hive Book Depository Amazon Buy Dare, paperback, 32pp, £6.99 (discounts may apply) Dare to be what you truly are.… Read more…
