Having read previous Stewart Foster titles - The Bubble Boy and All The Things That Could Wrong, I was absolutely delighted to hear of Checkmates coming up for publication. Stewart Foster has an undeniable talent for writing about issues and circumstances relevant to todays children in a realistic and detailed style which the intended audience … Continue reading Checkmates
The first thing you notice about the Danny Dingle's books is that they have the same illustrative design on each just with a different strong colour for each title, this makes them easily identifiable to the intended audience, younger readers that are fans of Tom Gates style books. I am super lucky and excited to … Continue reading Danny Dingle’s – The Series
This new section of my blog is intended to help give an insight into non-fiction titles that are available to purchase by my navigating those that are relevant to topic boxes and popular sections of the information side of the school library. I am hugely aware that budgets are non existent - all of my … Continue reading Navigating Non-fiction #1
This months final instalment of my picture book blog holds the perfect variety of themes - magic, dinosaurs, superheroes and dogs. Enjoy.. When Sue found Sue An inspirational story of archaeologist Sue hendrickson and how she has always had a fascination with the world around her, and the ability to find things from a young … Continue reading Peeking at Picture Books – May (Part 3)
From the very offset of this book it is evident that main character Clara is a strong, determined, self sufficient girl that has survived her life so far with no close interaction from family and only finding companionship in the servants that work within the large manor house that Clara and her Uncle call home. … Continue reading The Secret Starling
Here is my second instalment of picture books this May that I really enjoyed reading and sharing. I always feel so overwhelmingly delighted when I gather them all together for a Peeking at Picture Books post. So without further ado... A Book About Whales A fascinating book that teaches you everything you need to know … Continue reading Peeking at Picture Books (Part 2)
Here is my round up of the four books chosen to read for Book Talk this May, The girl with the sharks teeth, The day I was erased, Toto the ninja cat and the great snake escape and A pinch of magic. The Girl With Sharks Teeth The book has a stunning cover designed by … Continue reading Book Talk – May 2019
Front Cover When I read the introductory lines to The Butterfly Circus I was convinced that my Greatest Showman loving daughter could potentially enjoy this book along with me and so I read her the first chapter as a taster of what to expect from the book. We are introduced to sisters Tansy and Belle, … Continue reading The Butterfly Circus
When Mary Poppins Returns entered cinemas my twelve year old daughter was extremely excited to watch it, and utterly delighted after she had seen Emily Blunt play the infamous Nanny on the big screen. It got me thinking, could I take this brilliant, current film with a great cast and catchy songs throughout that children … Continue reading Mary Poppins Returns
Front Cover The ideal title to introduce young readers to chapter books, Toto the Ninja Cat is based on Dermot O'Leary's pet cats and even features the back story of how he came to own them within it too. Toto is a female cat that has next to no sight, is sister to the books … Continue reading Toto The Ninja Cat and The Great Snake Escape
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