A Little Blue Dot was originally published in Germany by Magellan CmbH & Co. and has gone on to sell over 15,000 copies in Maren’s home country. Here Maren tells Mama Makes Books a little more about her work and the inspiration behind A Little Blue Dot.e

Teresa tells Mama Makes Books about illustrating Happy as a Lamb and Brave as a Lion

Author Mary tells Mama Makes Books about the inspiration for our new life cycle picture book series Start Small, Think Big.

Illustrator Anna tells Mama Makes Books about the inspiration for the artwork in Small, Speckled Egg

Illustrator Dawn tells Mama Makes Books about the inspiration for the artwork for Little, Brown Nut.

A guest blog post by That’s Mathematics author, Chris Smith, for Books for Topics about the book – how it came to be and how he hopes it will inspire children to enjoy maths.

For the past nine years, The Duchess of Cambridge and The Royal Foundation has been focused on early childhood, looking at how influences and experiences in the first few years of a child’s life go on to shape his or her future…

For the first few weeks of their lives, babies’ necks, arms and shoulders aren’t strong enough to hold their heads and themselves up independently. You’re encouraged to do tummy time with your baby, but what are the benefits …?

It is a common myth that newborn babies can only see in black and white. Scientists have proven they can see bright, saturated colours. Learn more about your baby’s vision and what they are hard-wired to respond to.

As a graduate who specialised in sustainability in the fashion industry, Mama Makes Books asked me what measures they should take to start their business off on the right carbon footing. Here’s what I learned, and what I suggested…

A truly remarkable thing happened on 14th June 2022 - as part of the Great Science Share for Schools,.over 160 children from eight local primaries came together to debate which is the most important animal of all, bringing the book to life.