Little Mo and the Great Snow Monster by Michael Foreman – Blog Tour

Little Mo and the Great Snow Monster by Michael Foreman is a beautiful book, that I was lucky enough to receive a digital copy of via Random Things Tours. The illustrations are so pretty, and the story is a lot of fun.

This tale didn’t go where I was expecting – when the monsters appeared at the family cave, I expected either an ‘everyone is welcome, no matter what they look like’ scenario, or a clever, Gruffalo-esque twist where Little Mo managed to scare the monsters away. But it was neither of those things, and was definitely all the sillier for it.

I’m largely out of the habit of reading picture books these days, so this was a rare, lovely treat. I especially appreciated the timeline at the end of the book. Concepts like evolution are so abstract and difficult to understand – I’ve met a few children who’ve earnestly asked, “when did I stop being a monkey and become a baby?” Having a book to point to which explains things like this is always really helpful, especially when it’s a fun story too. It’s also really lovely to see the prehistoric world through a non-dinosaur lens. I mean, we all love a good T-Rex, but there’s so much more to pre-human life, and it was great to get a look at that for a change.

What was the last picture book you read? Do you have any favourite books about pre-history for children? I’d love to hear about them! <3