Picture book of the month

Already a bestseller in France, we've picked The Marvellous Fluffy Squishy Itty Bitty as our November picture book of the month. Author Beatrice Alemagna tells the story of Edith, or Eddie to her friends, through collage, paint and drawing with details in eye-catching flourescent pink.

Eddie wakes up to realise it’s her mum’s birthday, and overhears her sister mutter the words: “Fluffy .... Squishy ... Itty ... Bitty.” Instantly Eddie knows that this must be the perfect present! Eddie pursues the elusive and mysterious ‘fluffy squishy itty bitty’, criss-crossing charming streets and beautiful shop fronts in her frantic search. The florist, the baker and the haberdasher can’t help her, so who can!?

This is a wonderful story of self-discovery told through delightfully inventive illustrations and rich, poetic language that celebrates children’s unlimited imagination.

The Marvellous Fluffy Squishy Itty Bitty is available online and from all good booksellers.