The first in a new series of books that introduce a BAME main character to the world, Anisha Accidental Detective is the newly published debut title from Serena Patel. Anisha even has a sidekick in the form of best friend Milo, an unpopular redhead that lives a few houses away- which is also fantastic given … Continue reading Anisha, Accidental Detective by Serena Patel
A huge warm welcome back to my blog to Barrington Stoke who have supported my efforts to feature top quality children's fiction for a while now by supplying me with new their releases I request from them. For those new to school libraries, children's literature, and a world that involves looking for titles printed in … Continue reading Dyslexia Friendly Titles from Barrington Stoke this Spring
March 21st is International Poetry Day, a day when people shine a light on poetry across the world, so I thought I would take the opportunity (albeit two days late) to shine a light on the poetry my mum wrote recently - especially as it was Mothers Day yesterday too! The poems in this blog … Continue reading Celebrating International Poetry Day – Sharing Poetry written by my Mum
The utterly stunning front cover of the book The Ice Bear Miracle by Cerrie Burnell is designed by Sandra Dieckmann, and indicative of the magic and mystery that awaits readers as they embark on a breathtaking journey of discovery alongside the main characters. Set in a cold and desolate landscape this book is perfect for … Continue reading The Ice Bear Miracle – Cerrie Burnell
This is an absolutely stunning book that I fell straight into the adventure of, adoring brother and sister characters Juniper and Bear from the offset. The bond between the two is unbreakable as they constantly have each others backs and understand one another in ways that only close siblings would, which is incredibly heartwarming to … Continue reading Where the World Turns Wild – Nicola Penfold
Today being International Women's Day is the perfect opportunity to celebrate successful female authors in the world of children's books, and being my blog I thought I would showcase my favourites - the women whose books I have read and reviewed, recommended to students time and time again, and excitedly awaited their next publication. Here … Continue reading Celebrating Female Authors on International Womens Day 2020
On Saturday 22nd February 2020 I was pleased to have attended the Scholastic Showcase (#ScholasticShowcase) at Scholastic HQ in London alongside my daughter Lily as she continues to look for inspiration for her blog, and my friend and fellow blogger Erin - visit her blog here. We were a motley crue enduring the rail replacement … Continue reading Blogger Event – Scholastic
As we say goodbye to February (no idea how that happened) and get ready to embrace March I wanted to share the excitement of my past week. I have had an incredible time especially in relation to inspiration for blog content with the #ScholasticShowcase event in London last weekend. I have also noticed an increase … Continue reading My End of the Week Musings of 2020 – #6
That really is quite the cover, right?! I literally thought of the character from the film posters for Annabelle Comes Home which I found creepy, and this book cover is no exception! They say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover but if you did (and I initially did) you would definitely anticipate goosebump … Continue reading The Collector – K.R.Alexander
This years line up of World Book Day titles are applicable to all age groups, feature many genres and have some much loved popular series characters as well as those from the TV. This is my first blog on the WBD book selection which features Picture Books, those suitable for 5-8, 9-12 and a phenomenal … Continue reading Sneaking A Peek At The 2020 World Book Day Books – Part One
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