Noisy Neighbours by Ruth Green

I wrote about Ruth Green in 2008, having seen her work at many art shows around our shared home town of Brighton.

So I was delighted to see that she's produced a children's picture book - and one which contains her favourite motifs of trees, squirrels and birds. It's all executed in Green's usual joyous style, too.

At just £6.99 for a hardback, this could well become a bedtime favourite. Your kids will love its cheery characters, while you can appreciate the clever use of colour blocks, surface design and cutaways (all of which the Tate website seems, somehow, to avoid in its photographs - but see Print and Pattern for a gorgeous close-up preview).