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
Outstanding authors Maz Evans, Emma Shevah, Christopher Edge and Holly Rivers feature in a stunning selection of book related activities that would be perfect for sharing on WBD, in school libraries, assemblies and at home - in fact they are ideal for sharing any day of the year wherever you would find the opportunity, and … Continue reading Create a Story on World Book Day courtesy of Chicken House Books
Having been unwell this past fortnight I have missed posting my Mid Week Musings throughout February so far, and yet actually I have lots I would like to share with you all, so to get back on track I have decided to play catch up with a post of Mid Month Musings and look forward … Continue reading Mid Month Musings – February 2020
There are so many amazing picture books publishing at the moment that feature such an huge variety of characters, locations, morals and messages behind the storylines so I chose twenty of them to share with you in this bumper blog post, with titles from Nosy Crow, Macmillan, New Frontier Publishing, Walker Books, Abrams and Chronicle … Continue reading Peeking At Picture Books – February 2020
Earlier this week I was lucky enough to attend a bloggers afternoon in London at the offices of New Frontier Publishing in which we got a look at their entire catalogue of titles publishing in 2020. It was an insightful, fun and inspirational afternoon in the company of other children's book bloggers and key members … Continue reading Blogger Event – New Frontier Publishing
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