At Readings we love all styles of picture books: we love books with clever, quirky narratives; those that have seductive, enigmatic illustrations and appeal to an older audience; and then there are the books that are really just suited to young children and Blue Sky Yellow Kite is just such a book. In a light and breezy place Daisy meets a boy with a kite. They have so much fun that she doesn’t want it to stop, so she runs home with the kite. What she gains in a material possession she loses in friendship! She has to work out what is better: a thing or a friend. Like a refreshing spring breeze, the pictures burst with lovely colour and movement, dancing with the text and portraying childhood in all its simple complexity. Perfect for ages 3–6 and comes with a bonus print.

Alexa Dretzke