Alex Bell Although I’d written short stories and novels before, I’d never done a novella, so A Most Peculiar Toy Factory was a completely new experience for me, and one that I very much enjoyed. It came together fairly easily because I already had a rough draft of the first couple of chapters saved from … Continue reading A Most Peculiar Toy Factory – Guest Post by Alex Bell
Ivy covered the house, right up to the top. The front and the visible side were entirely green. Louis pushed his hand deep into the leaves to feel the warm brick underneath. Beside the front door was a lantern straight out of Narnia: wrought iron and glass panels. There is a real sense that the … Continue reading The Time of Green Magic
You only have to look at the cover of this book to agree that it's absolutely stunning! With so much exciting content giving you a selection of 50 gods, goddesses, mortals and monsters to choose from and read about that are relevant to Ancient Greek history. The book features those that we are most likely … Continue reading Mythologica – An Encyclopedia of gods, monsters and mortals from Ancient Greece
There are so many amazing Picture Books being published this month, and this is only one half of the books that I will be featuring on my blog through my #PeekingAtPictureBooks blogs this month. I hope you find this selection as fun, exciting, useful and enjoyable as I have. Believe This is a phenomenal pop … Continue reading Peeking At Pictures Books – September Part 1
My final blog post for August features other books I read over the summer that I wanted to ensure featured on my blog too. Featuring titles from @KidsBloomsbury @panmacmillan @chickenhsebooks @PenguinBooks and @HilsRobinson
New to my blog, the phenomenal Girl.Boy.Sea @_ZephyrBooks @chrisvickwrites - published 8th August #amreading
Looking for some fun books to learn exciting new things in with the children this summer or keen to get a head start on creating your non-fiction list for the school library before returning to work, whatever your reason this is the fifth instalment of #NavigatingNonFiction which gives you worthy titles for each. Fun and … Continue reading Navigating Non-Fiction #5
If you are looking for shorter, quicker reads to enjoy over the Summer, whether it is recreational reading or for the Summer Reading Challenge 2019 then look no further for here is a selection of worthy titles for you to enjoy. The Curse of the School Rabbit Told in the narrative of Tommy, a young … Continue reading Short Stories in the Summer Sun
This is an absolutely beautiful story to read, one of determination, love and above all hope. Clementine is kept in the most disgusting of circumstances by her aunt and uncle, who use her as their slave for the cooking and cleaning and in return refuse her meals and are physically nasty too. It is the … Continue reading The Magic Place
This is the beautiful story of Evie, a young girl coming to end of primary school who has issues to deal with, the biggest one being Evie can speak to animals - all animals! Using telepathy Evie can hear thoughts of animals around her and interact with them in return, as and when she chooses. … Continue reading Evie and the Animals
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