Published by Chicken House on 9th November 2023 To the horror of young gravedigger, Ned, bodysnatchers have been visiting his churchyard in the dead of night. Until now, he'd been daydreaming about another visitor – daughter of the manor, Obedience Wellrest. But sixteen-year-old Obedience has troubles of her own: her loving but overbearing father, and … Continue reading The Undying of Obedience Wellrest – Double Review
She was made of Wishes, Starlight, Snowfall and Magic... Sam (@SamJDThomas) With every book that author Sophie Anderson writes I am always in awe of how she takes the fairy tale genre and successfully puts her own magical touch to it, and The Snow Girl is no exception. This wintery tale is stunning from cover … Continue reading The Snow Girl – Double Review
The latest chapter book to be published by the incredible M.G.Leonard is this stunning title, The Ice Children. As soon as I saw this book was due for publication I was determined to get my hands on a copy as soon as possible, and the lovely publicists at Macmillan Children's Books made it happen. I … Continue reading The Ice Children
When I spend time with my nephew, each week I admire how he is becoming more and more interested and engaged in books. Being three years of age he is more structured towards board books as he is quite a destructive little toddler, and board books tend to last the test of time around him, … Continue reading Diving into our Board Books
Zombie Season Written by Justin Weinberger Published by Scholastic Read the Book. Play the Game. Fight the Undead From the very offset this book puts the reader front and centre in zombie fuelled action and adventure. The perspective of one of three main characters becomes apparent, differing from one chapter to another, and they are … Continue reading Halloween – Chapter Books (Part Three)
The Switching Hour by Damaris Young Debut title, perfect for children that enjoy suspense, adventure and mythical type creatures. Utterly stunning story with high quality content and depth for KS2 readers to enjoy. The story involves a creature called Badeko, who steals dreams from children while they sleep rendering them useless. When Amaya's little brother … Continue reading Halloween – Chapter Books (Part One)
Written by Yaba Badoe Illustrated by Joelle Avelino Published by Zephyr Books Perfect for Black History Month Set in contemporary Notting Hill, Man-man and his friends are swept up in the exuberant preparations for carnival. But his mother is ill and even as he dances, he calls desperately to the Queen of Revels, as old … Continue reading Man-Man and the Tree of Memories
Mr. Tickle and the Scary Halloween Written by Roger Hargreaves Published by Farshore In this title in the Mr Men series we get to follow Little Miss Scary as she heads out to trick or treat with more tricks then treats in mind for the others she crosses paths with. Having seen how the previous … Continue reading Halloween Picture Books
Five Spooky Friends - Danielle McLean and Rosalind Maroney Published by Little Tiger Bringing Halloween to the tiny little hands of children, and combining it with counting and numbers, this is a fantastic board book to be enjoyed all year round. The book features sliders that encourage interaction from little ones, and teaches them the … Continue reading Halloween Board Books
Written by Terrie Chilvers Illustrated by Tim Budgen Published by Firefly Press Perfect for readers 6-8 Years Michael the Amazing Mind-Reading Sausage Dog continues to convey just how brilliant he is by becoming the debut title for The Blue Peter Book Club, Author Terrie Chilvers explains 'I've always been a fan of sausage dogs and … Continue reading Michael The Amazing Mind-Reading Sausage Dog becomes debut Blue Peter Book Club title
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