The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Peter Bently and Steven Lenton When a book is already a classic and there's a popular animated film and a live-action adaptation, it can be difficult for another version to make an impression. Yet Peter Bently and Steven Lenton’s retelling of The Hundred and One Dalmatians certainly stands out. This is both a remarkable tribute to Dodie Smith’s masterpiece as well as a wonderful picture book in its own right. A huge fan of the original, I was

Octopus Shocktopus by Peter Bently and Steven Lenton One day, we found an octopus had come to live on top of us." With a delightfully daft and absolutely unique premise, Octopus Shocktopus is a picture book like no other! This is all about what happens when an octopus inexplicably appears on the roof of a family's home. We see how they adjust, how the neighbours react and how the whole community is impacted. I don't want to give too much away because I had no idea what was co