Just So Stories

Hardie Grant

November 2025

ISBN:9781761215810

Format:Board book

Price:AU$19.99, NZ$22.99

Series:Little Wonders

Publisher :Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing

Imprint: Little Hare

Here comes a sweet new series from the very clever and creative Heidi McKinnon pitched squarely at your smallest of Smalls. Larger sized and very sturdy board books with gorgeously textured bindings [always such a treat from Hardie Grant books], these are going to be a big hit with your littlest readers.

Follow Little Cloud on a full day out with Heidi’s delightful rhyming text and always distinctive and deceptively simply illustrations – so full of expression! As you might expect, the shades of colour to demonstrate the sky’s changing hue over the course of the day are superbly rendered, and even the youngest of children will soon absorb the differences between day-sky and night-sky.

I’m already looking forward to the next one in this series – Little Bug! This is a charming addition to any bookshelf – or that upcoming Santa sack – for small humans from babies to toddlers up to around 3/4 years old.

A floaty puffy sky-scudding 5 ☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️rating for this.

PS – In case you missed it, Heidi is the creative talent behind the new branding for YABBA in its 40th year – do check out how marvellous it looks in its updated outfit!