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)
Make Tracks - Boats By Johnny Dyrander We love this series because of it being vehicle related content, which is hugely appealing to little ones. This boat themed addition to the series includes the iconic tracks to move the sliders around, which feature throughout the book, and are highly appealing to younger children as it … Continue reading Beautiful Board Books – September 2024 (Nosy Crow Special)
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)
Big Outdoors for Little Explorers : Jungle Illustrated by Anne-Kathrin Behl Published by Nosy Crow Jungle is the latest title, published June 2024, in the incredible Big Outdoors for Little Explorers series, of which there are also : Countryside Seaside Woods Farm River Snow In this Jungle titled book little ones will enjoy the sliders … Continue reading Beautiful Board Books – August 2024 (Part Two)
With Peggy and Stu investigate! publishing last summer and the second title in this series, Play the Wrong Notes publishing on 1st August it is so nice to be able to share my overview of both of these titles, especially as another title is publishing next year too. It is always a highlight of my … Continue reading Tangletree Mysteries – Blog Tour
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
How it Works : Shark Written by Molly Littleboy Illustrated by David Semple Published by Little Tiger This book is jam packed with everything you could ever need to learn about Sharks, and it is designed and detailed in a way that makes it fantastic content for the intended readers, those aged 2-5 years. Little … Continue reading How It Works – Series to Date
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
Goddess Crown Written by Shade Lapite I was so excited when this book arrived and I just couldn’t wait to dive in. But first I had to marvel at the beautiful cover, the gold and blue was so eye catching In this thrilling Afro-fantasy, the first set in the lush, opulent kingdom of Galla, a … Continue reading YA Titles to enjoy this Summer 2024 (Part One)
Written by Kathy Sherman Illustrated by Torey Butner Published by Tiny Tree When I choose a book to read to the children at school I am finding more and more that the book needs to link in their education. An example of this could be that a year group is learning about a particular topic … Continue reading Too Many Moose!
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