Rumaysa Ever After

Rumaysa A Fairytale was one of the books you needed to read when it first came out. It is a truly amazing book. Rumaysa Ever After is the sequel to this book, I was so excited to read this as I really enjoyed the first one. This follows straight after the first one. Rumaysa has … Continue reading Rumaysa Ever After →

Wolfbane – The Epic Conclusion to the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series

Whether it is a book written by Michelle Paver intended for children, or those that she writes for adults, it is always the case that I instantly warmly recall how my three children all have a literary affinity to the Wolf Brother series, of which Wolfbane is the ninth and final instalment. This is a … Continue reading Wolfbane – The Epic Conclusion to the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series →

A Robot Squashed My Teacher

Written by Pooja Puri Illustrations by Allen Fatimaharan Published by MacMillan In 2021 footballer Marcus Rashford decided to launch his own book club. He did this to encourage children into reading, the first book he selected was called A Dinosaur ate my Sister, this was written by Pooja Puri. I ended up with 8 copies of … Continue reading A Robot Squashed My Teacher →

2022 Middle Grade Must Reads – April Part Two

How to Steal the Mona Lisa Written by Bethany Walker Illustrations by Jack Noel Published by Scholastic I loved Bethany’s first book, Chocolate Milk, X Ray Specs and Me, I found it genuinely funny, and I read it to my 2 children for a bedtime read. So when I mentioned to my boys she’d wrote … Continue reading 2022 Middle Grade Must Reads – April Part Two →

Every Cloud

Written by Ros Roberts I love nothing more than at night time listening to my mum read. Because she is a librarian she knows the importance of using expression and she makes it fun by using different voices. We also like to guess what will happen next. As she reads she will stop to ask … Continue reading Every Cloud →

2022 Middle Grade Must Reads – April

Diary of an Accidental Witch: Flying High Written by Perdita and Honor Cargill Illustrations by Katie SaundersPublished by Stripes I’d loved the first Diary of an Accidental Witch book. I thought it was an amazing idea and I was delighted when I received a gifted copy of the second book in the series, Flying High. … Continue reading 2022 Middle Grade Must Reads – April →

Spellstoppers by Cat Gray

I recently had the pleasure of reading the incredible Spellstoppers, which is due to be published in time for summer break, and will undoubtedly be a huge hit with chapter book readers through Cat Gray's incredible talent in creating a magical world for readers to fall head over heels into, and indulge their imaginations with … Continue reading Spellstoppers by Cat Gray →

Discussing the Summer 2022 must read middle grade adventure, Spellstoppers, with author Cat Gray

It is always such a highlight of blogging to be able to pose questions to the author of a book that I know readers will want to know the answers of to, and I always advocate being able to do this sort of feature after having read an exceptional read, and that is exactly how … Continue reading Discussing the Summer 2022 must read middle grade adventure, Spellstoppers, with author Cat Gray →

Dread Wood – The all new Must Read from Jennifer Killick

Incy Wincy spider climbed up the water spout, Down came the rain and washed the Spider out, Out came the sun and dried up all the rain, So Incy Wincy spider climbed up the spout again. Now I know you are all wondering what the nursery rhyme Incy Wincy Spider has to do with the book, … Continue reading Dread Wood – The all new Must Read from Jennifer Killick →

2022 Middle Grade Must Reads – March

The Life and Time of Lonny Quicke Written by Kirsty Applebaum Published by Nosy Crow I have a lot of time for Kirsty Applebaum, her pervious books have been brilliant, and Troofriend was one of the first books I read as a librarian. So I was looking forward to reading this book, and she didn’t disappoint. Lonny … Continue reading 2022 Middle Grade Must Reads – March →