A Little Blue Dot: Q&A with creator Maren Hasenjäger

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

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

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

With exclusive incentives to collect and plenty of brilliant books to enjoy, including The Most Important Animal of All, the Challenge is the perfect summer activity to build young readers’ skills and confidence during the long break from school. Available in libraries across the UK and online…

A behind-the-scenes look at the UK printing of Sky VIP’s special edition of The Most Important Animal of All, available as a FREE giveaway to members on the SKY App.

A truly remarkable thing happened on 14th June 2022 - over 160 children from eight local primaries came together to debate which is the most important animal of all, bringing the book to life. They joined 300,000+ from all over the UK and the wider world to share their science with others at part of the Great Science Share for Schools.

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…

What motivated you to write The Most Important Animal of All?

After reading about Earthwatch’s ‘Irreplaceable’ debate at the Royal Geographical Society…

Giving the right book to your baby at the right time will turn them into a book lover, and this is proven to give them an advantage at school and in life.

For the past nine years, 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. Here are their findings…

What is tummy time? Why is important for your baby, what are the benefits and how do you do it? Here are the answers and ways to make it enjoyable…

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.