As book fanatics with young kids, we were blown away by the originality of Owl and Dog Playbooks. We were compelled to get in touch to tell them how brilliant they are, which resulted in us proudly becoming a stockist and being lucky enough to interview founders Claudio Ripol and Yeonju Yang. 

For us, kids’ books should spark the imaginations of all ages and Smallprint champions books we love as adults, whether it is through their imagery, words, concept or content. This marvellous Compendium of wonders ticks all those boxes which makes my job a lot easier, phew.

It is always exciting to check out new books and this week we introduce five new additions to the shop.  Ranging from a brilliant, feel-good story book to a DIY pop-up book for creative kids, we've got a few new additions that will become firm favourites in no time.  Fun, stimulating, interactive and of course incredibly beautiful!

We are huge fans of illustrator Aino-Maija Metsola's children's books 'Counting' and 'Colours'. We recently added her latest 'Traffic Jam' and 'Animal Parade' puzzle books to the shop, to celebrate we asked her to spare us 5 minutes and have a small chat about her life and work.  Read it here...

Regardless of the changeable weather, there is no denying that Spring is making an appearance with the clocks going forward and the flowers tentatively showing their faces. To celebrate spring and our crazy love of illustration, we thought we would focus this post on books featuring our favourite flowers, gardens, nature and the outdoors...