While riding the subway home with his nana one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their joy fills the train carriage.

When Julián gets home all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies and making his own fabulous mermaid costume. But will his Nana approve?

Moo’s thoughts: A story about love and acceptance, and about being our own authentic selves. This books is beautifully illustrated and uses a simple metaphor in a touching and unpatronising way.

Some feelings are big and some are small, some are fun and some are tricky, but no feeling is ever turned away. At the Grand Hotel of Feelings, there is room for everyone!

Moo’s thoughts: We can’t get enough of this book, it’s a great way to open a conversation about the different emotions we all feel. As parents and guardians of children we need to be like the hotel manager, accepting every feeling - easy or tricky - with patience and understanding. We need to treat these feelings with care and respect.

A poetic, powerful story about a little brother and a big sister finding a new home and new hope after being rescued from a boat lost in the dark sea.

Moo’s thoughts: A poignant tale about two children dealing with the trauma from a perilous journey as refugees. The illustrations use greyscale and colour in contrast to great effect and the ending is moving and (importantly) hopeful.

Home might be a house in the country. Or a flat in the city. Or even a shoe! So many possibilities… all called home.

Moo’s thoughts: This book is much more than we thought it would be, it takes the reader through all sorts of homes, from the ordinary to the not-so-ordinary. Have you seen a home of a moonian? (That’s someone who lives on the moon) Or a Slovakian duchess? Or a Kenyan blacksmith?