Written and illustrated by Rosemary Clunie This is Rosemary Clunie's first children's book. And what a lovely book it is. When Serena meets the little blue dog, she names him Haiku, and they become best of friends. But one day Haiku grows too big for Serena and her cottage in the woods. Together they travel … Continue reading Serena And The Little Blue Dog
The Glorious Race of Magical Beasts Written by Alex Bell Alex Bell has written some of the best MG books around, so this had a lot to live up to. I started this book as soon as it arrived. And how delighted I was that there was a strong link to libraries and books. Twelve-year-old … Continue reading Chapter Book Must Reads – March 2024 Part Two
Written and Illustrated by Raahat Kaduji Published on 14th March 2024 by Alison Green Books When sitting down to read this book I anticipated it being very sleep focused and was pleasantly surprised that it focuses more on the adventures that Flora, the smallest dormouse, goes on as a result of not being tired when … Continue reading I’m NOT Sleepy
Written by J.T. Williams Illustrations by Simone Douglas This book is the second in this amazing groundbreaking series. And having loved the first one I couldn’t wait to see what adventures awaited the friends this time. Sisters in solving crime. Twelve-year-olds Lizzie Sancho and Dido Belle are from different worlds – Lizzie lives in Westminster … Continue reading Lizzie and Belle Mysteries : Portraits and Poison
Interdimensional Explorers Written by Lorraine Gregory Illustrations by Jo Lindley As a member of FCBG I am lucky enough to have my school as a tester school, this means my school children are able to read books and judge them to win a book prize. The children absolutely adore doing this and it makes them … Continue reading Chapter Book Must Reads – March 2024 Part One
Whenever a new series of books is announced by a publishers myself and fellow BookBound blogger, Helen, are always eager to get our hands on them and dive right in. When we met up to discuss who would be reviewing the titles we had in mind for our blog it fell to Helen to read … Continue reading Little Experts Series by Red Shed
Here at BookBound we love short chapter books, these are ideal for children who are progressing from picture books. As the title says the chapters are short, with bigger font and with pictures. Here are my favourite ones from Bloomsbury Education. The Monster who was scared of Soapby Amy Sparkes Illustration by Jack Viant All … Continue reading Awesome Short Stories for those moving on from Picture Books
Written by H.S, Norup. As soon as Alfred arrives at his granny’s cottage, he feels like he’s being watched. There are steep cliffs and dark forests all around, teeming with unfamiliar life – even odd little faerie creatures only Alfred can see. When free-spirited Saga bursts into his life, he begins to appreciate the beauty … Continue reading Into the Faerie Hill
Written by Fiona Barker Illustrated by Howard Gray Published by Tiny Tree Part of my performance management at work is to keep up to date with books for EAL children, these are children whose English is a second or third language. This is a book written in English and below the English writing it has … Continue reading A Swift Return
by Liz Flanagan In this blog I’ll explain how it felt to end a series I’ve been writing for nearly ten years! And where the idea came from to have previous child characters returning as grown-ups… The Pirate’s Dragon is the final book in the trilogy that began with Dragon Daughter, which I started writing … Continue reading Ending a Series with The Pirate’s Dragon
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