Hot gift book alert! The cute and colourful Creaturepedia by Adrienne Barman (Wide Eyed Editions, RRP £14.99) is a big hit with my little animal lovers. The combination of the striking illustrations, fascinating facts and the witty classifications make it a winner for me too. The featured fauna are divided into sections such as ‘The Big Mouths’ (noisy birds, insects and whales), ‘The sprinters’ (who were all so quick they have run off the page) and ‘The Night Owls’ (nocturnal creatures rendered in shadowy black and blue). Stripy, tiny, poisonous, long-tongued – they’re all here and there are even mythical and extinct chapters for the unicorn and dinosaur fans among us. A real delight.
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