My Picture Book recommendations for Feelings and Emotions (Part One)

One Tiny Dot, Let Kindness Grows! - Lucy Rowland and Gwen Millward I absolutely love this book, and the concept of the story. As the title says 'Let kindness grow!', and that is exactly what happens inside this recent publication from Templar publishing. Kindness is depicted as a small, fragile, and almost insignificant little thing, … Continue reading My Picture Book recommendations for Feelings and Emotions (Part One) →

BBNYA Spotlight Tour – NACL: Eye of the Storm by Allegra Pescatore & E. Sands

Publisher: Ao Collective Publishing Length: 535 Pages Genre: Arcanepunk, Science-Fantasy Age Category: Adult Date Published: September 13, 2020 Blurb Lani should never have trusted a that started with the words, "So, I have an idea, but first you need a drink." When a crazy Precog handed Lani the coordinates to a stretch of ocean just … Continue reading BBNYA Spotlight Tour – NACL: Eye of the Storm by Allegra Pescatore & E. Sands →

BBNYA Spotlight Tour – Duckett & Dyer: Dicks For Hire by G.M. Nair

Publisher: dSdF Length: 300 Pages Genre: Science Fiction, Mystery, Comedy Age Category: Adult Date Published: 1 April 2019 Blurb Michael Duckett is fed up with his life. His job is a drag, and his roommate and best friend of fifteen years, Stephanie Dyer, is only making him more anxious with her lazy irresponsibility. Things continue … Continue reading BBNYA Spotlight Tour – Duckett & Dyer: Dicks For Hire by G.M. Nair →

BBNYA Spotlight Tour – Ascension of the Phoenix by Jessica Piro

Publisher: Self-Published Length: 300 Pages Genre: Suspense Thriller, Action Age Category: Adult Date Published: 24 August 2020 Blurb To rise from ashes, one must be a phoenix. With her skills in martial arts, detective Leila Wells is considered one of the best cops in New York City because she has apprehended every criminal to cross … Continue reading BBNYA Spotlight Tour – Ascension of the Phoenix by Jessica Piro →

BBNYA Spotlight Tour – Dim Stars: A Novel of Outer-Space Shenanigans by Brian P. Rubin

Publisher: Critical Eye Publishing Length: 307 Pages Genre: Science Fiction Age Category: Young Adult Date Published: 15 October 2020 Blurb Kenzie Washington, fourteen-year-old girl genius, signs up for a two-week tour as a cadet on the spaceship of her idol, Captain Dash Drake. Too bad Dash, who once saved the galaxy from the evil Forgers, … Continue reading BBNYA Spotlight Tour – Dim Stars: A Novel of Outer-Space Shenanigans by Brian P. Rubin →

SCHOOL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCE WINNERS FOR 2022 INFORMATION BOOK AWARD

In partnership with their sponsors, Hachette Children’s Book Group (HCG), and Peters, who support the award, the School Library Association are pleased to announce the 2022 winners of their Information Book Award (IBA). Now in its twelfth year, the IBA aims to emphasise the importance of non-fiction by highlighting and celebrating the high standard of … Continue reading SCHOOL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCE WINNERS FOR 2022 INFORMATION BOOK AWARD →

BBNYA Spotlight Tour – Miss Percy’s Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons by Quenby Olsen

Publisher: Self-Published Length: 421 Pages Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fantasy Age Category: Adult Date Published: 26 October 2021 Blurb Miss Mildred Percy inherits a dragon. Ah, but we’ve already got ahead of ourselves… Miss Mildred Percy is a spinster. She does not dance, she has long stopped dreaming, and she certainly does not have adventures. That is, … Continue reading BBNYA Spotlight Tour – Miss Percy’s Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons by Quenby Olsen →

BBNYA Spotlight Tour – The Gatekeeper of Pericael by Hayley Reese Chow

Publisher: Self-Published Length: 186 Pages Genre: Dark Fantasy Age Category: Upper Middle Grade Date Published: 6 April 2021 Blurb In Pericael, no one goes out after dark... Twelve-year-old Porter would much rather spend his weekends playing soccer than channeling spirits in the parallel universe of Pericael. Unfortunately for him, Porter's family has guarded the gate … Continue reading BBNYA Spotlight Tour – The Gatekeeper of Pericael by Hayley Reese Chow →

BBNYA Spotlight Tour – The Iron Crown by L.L.Macrae

Publisher: Self-Published Length: 568 Pages Genre: Epic Fantasy Adventure Age Category: Adult Date Published: 28 May 2021 Blurb Fenn’s first and only memory is finding himself in the middle of a forest, face to face with a dragon spirit mocking him, all knowledge gone apart from his own name. Lost and confused, his only hope … Continue reading BBNYA Spotlight Tour – The Iron Crown by L.L.Macrae →

BBNYA Spotlight Tour – Emma and the Minotaur by Jon Herrera

Publisher: Self-Published Length: 207 Pages Genre: Fantasy Age Category: Middle Grade (Upper) Date Published: 8 April 2020 Blurb All stories are true. All legends are real. Emma Wilkins must face the monster in the woods for the fate of the world. Emma Wilkins is eleven years old and lives on Belle Street. Determined to help … Continue reading BBNYA Spotlight Tour – Emma and the Minotaur by Jon Herrera →