As a huge fan of Chris Vick's work I was delighted to have the opportunity to be sent over this latest title, and I am genuinely honoured to have the chance to write my review as part of the blog tour for Shadow Creatures, which is published by Zephyr, and is available to buy from … Continue reading Shadow Creatures
No Matter What Written and Illustrated by Debi Gliori Published by Bloomsbury I cannot believe this book is celebrating its 25th year of publication, and what better way to do so then to bring it out in gorgeous Board Book format with a foil title in the cover design too! I'll always love you no … Continue reading Beautiful Board and Cloth Books – October 2024
Written by Janelle McCurdy 2024 has sadly seen the end of a few wonderful MG book series. We have said a fond farewell to the Mysteries of the Sea series and The Bookshop at the back of Beyond series and now sadly we are saying goodbye to The Umbra tales series. Three of my favourite … Continue reading Mia and the Secrets of Lunis
Guess Who? Boo to You! Recently published in both paperback and hardback, this is the perfect book to share with little ones this spooky season as it is such a lot of fun as both reader and audience. There are doors to open throughout the book which is super cool, and a mirror at the … Continue reading New Releases I will be sharing with Little Ones this Halloween
Elf Dog and Owl Head Written by M.T. Anderson Illustrated by Junyi Wu Published by Walker Books As soon as I saw this book cover I found my interest piqued, the illustrations were so good that I needed to bump it up my TBR pile.I took this book on holiday and by the time we … Continue reading Middle Grade Must Reads – September 2024 (Part Four)
In just a couple of weeks time the next instalment in Abi Elphinstone's fantastic new fantasy adventure series for middle grade readers ( aged 8+) will be published and I got the unbelievable opportunity to check in with Abi to find out what we can anticipate from Ember Spark and the Frost Phoenix, publishing 24th … Continue reading Ember Spark and the Frost Phoenix : What to Expect…
Code Name Kingfisher Written by Liz Kessler Every spring term our year 6 children study world war 2. And every year I provide both nonfiction and fiction books to aid their studies. And this is the newest book I’ve added to the books for the children.. When Liv finds a secret box from her grandmother’s … Continue reading Middle Grade Must Reads – September 2024 (Part Three)
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
Let's go home, Baby Puppy A puppy themed title has been published for this series! Yay! This one might possibly be my favourite in the series to date, which isn't easy to state given they are all so incredible in their own ways. The format of this series that we have come to love is … Continue reading Beautiful Board Books – September 2024 (Nosy Crow Special Part Two)
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
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