Published by Chicken House I cannot think of a better work of fiction than this right here. It is sublime! Bringing together two unlikely topics together inside one book that work SO much better than you'd expect given they are the workings of Lindsay Galvin's incredible imaginings and clearly thorough research too. When we start … Continue reading The Great Phoenix of London Blog Tour
Written by Lindsay Galvin When I first heard about this book I thought it would be a great book set during The Great Fire of London, that I might be able to read to our Year 2’s who will study The Great Fire of London after Christmas. I mentioned this book to my literacy lead, … Continue reading The Great Phoenix of London
With the premier league season having recently kicked off, and with nations league football ongoing, this is the perfect time to share a book I read this summer. I absolutely loved it. Me and Aaron Ramsey is the perfect title to recommend to football fans, but it holds more depth than just involving the popular … Continue reading Me and Aaron Ramsey
Artezans: The Forgotten Magic: Book 1 Written by L.D. Lapinski I spend a lot of time on book twitter, looking to see what books are coming soon that need to be added to my TBR pile. And this one got a lot of attention so I know needed to get this from my local library. … Continue reading Middle Grade Must Reads – September 2024 (Part Two)
Feature post by Matt Stephens, author of Raz Beri For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn. This brilliant, six-word short story (often misattributed to Ernest Hemmingway) tells us all we need to know about the power of words. The reader is immediately plunged into a tragic drama. Why are the shoes for sale? Did the baby … Continue reading The Power of Language
The Wanderdays : Journey To Fantome Island Written by Claire Povey Published by Usborne I absolutely love a book by Claire Povey, so I couldn’t wait to start this book. There had been so much social media talk about this book that I knew I would like this book. This was one of the books … Continue reading Middle Grade Must Reads – September 2024 (Part One)
A Cure Ever After Written by Angharad Walker Once upon a fever was published in 2022 and the book was so good, there we met Kitt, a young man with midas fingers - a condition that makes everything he touches turn into gold. This book is the follow up to Kitts story 5 years after the book … Continue reading YA titles to enjoy this Summer 2024 (Part Two)
Written by Georgina Durrant I have a personal interest in the subject of SEND in primary school. I work very closely with some SEND children and currently one of the children I’m working with is a year 2 boy. He has an amazing mind and is absolutely brilliant at numbers but he struggles with phonics/reading. … Continue reading SEND Strategies for the Primary Years: Practical ideas and expert advice to use pre-diagnosis
Not every child likes reading long books so with this in mind I’ve been looking at a few shorter chapter books for older children. Future Hero #1 - 4 Written by Remi Blackwood Future Hero is an exciting new fast-paced fantasy adventure featuring a young Black hero in an Afro-futurist fantasy world, Ulfrika. Jarell, an … Continue reading Shorter Chapter Books for Older Children
Small! Written by Hannah Moffatt As soon as I saw this cover I knew that this book was going to be fun. Harvey is a small boy in a giant world. On stilts! When Harvey accidentally sets fire to his headteacher's trousers, Mum decides it's time for a BIG change and packs him off to … Continue reading Middle Grade Must Reads – August 2024 (Part Two)
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