Lu Fraser, Sarah Warburton. Simon and Schuster, (32p) ISBN: 9781398525832. Picture Book, read 10/04/25, Paperback ★★★★★

Basil Dreams Big

This was another one I had to ask for through Publisher News as soon as I saw the cover, and I had already read and loved Mavis the Bravest and One Camel Called Doug, both of which were by the partnership of Lu Fraser and Sarah Warburton.

So with hopes high and a brief flick through where I completely fell in love with Basil I spent a while reading and rereading this, exploring all the pictures and finding Basil really cute and perfect as a character. I think I read it about four times and then just spent ages looking at all the pictures it is so good.

The rhyming scheme is nice and loose but is still there adding a structure to the story, making it a breeze to speak out loud.

Basil is a fruit bat who is lacking confidence in his ability to fly like the rest of the bats, no matter how much he tries PLOP! he falls to the ground and feels that nothing can help him.

But a huge storm comes along and Basil has to show bravery and resolve to help his best friend during this and overcome his fears and lack of confidence.

A beautiful story about friendship and confidence shown in both words and picture, watch out for a very determined Basil with his tongue sticking out, so so sweet!

Looking forward to trying this out in a story time!

I received this from Simon and Schuster in exchange for an honest review.