Written by Yaba Badoe Illustrated by Joelle Avelino Published by Zephyr Books Perfect for Black History Month Set in contemporary Notting Hill, Man-man and his friends are swept up in the exuberant preparations for carnival. But his mother is ill and even as he dances, he calls desperately to the Queen of Revels, as old … Continue reading Man-Man and the Tree of Memories
Mr. Tickle and the Scary Halloween Written by Roger Hargreaves Published by Farshore In this title in the Mr Men series we get to follow Little Miss Scary as she heads out to trick or treat with more tricks then treats in mind for the others she crosses paths with. Having seen how the previous … Continue reading Halloween Picture Books
Written by David Barker What I love about MG books is the fact that authors are very clued up to what children want to read. They want certain things in a book. They want adventure, mystery amongst other things, but they also want to learn something from the book. Authors realise that they have the power … Continue reading Pax and the Missing Head
Five Spooky Friends - Danielle McLean and Rosalind Maroney Published by Little Tiger Bringing Halloween to the tiny little hands of children, and combining it with counting and numbers, this is a fantastic board book to be enjoyed all year round. The book features sliders that encourage interaction from little ones, and teaches them the … Continue reading Halloween Board Books
Written by Terrie Chilvers Illustrated by Tim Budgen Published by Firefly Press Perfect for readers 6-8 Years Michael the Amazing Mind-Reading Sausage Dog continues to convey just how brilliant he is by becoming the debut title for The Blue Peter Book Club, Author Terrie Chilvers explains 'I've always been a fan of sausage dogs and … Continue reading Michael The Amazing Mind-Reading Sausage Dog becomes debut Blue Peter Book Club title
I am going to share titles that we have enjoyed so far this October as the weather turns, and the nights pull in. It is one of the most beautiful times shared with my little people when they themselves bring over a book of their choosing for us to share. Those that feature in this … Continue reading Brilliant Board Books – October 2023
Written by Michael Panzer Illustrated by Brooke Beaver Here at BookBound we love promoting self published authors so when Michael contacted me I was very willing to take a look at his book. We follow the adventures of three best friends, a young girl and twin unicorns who end up saving a family of fish. … Continue reading Josie, Johnnie and Rosie and the Ocean Rescue
Gossip Gorilla, Babble Bee, Gab Gecko, and Talk in 66 Other Animal Languages Written by Dr Nick Crumpton Illustrated by Adrienne Barman Published by What On Earth Books Do you ever wish that you could communicate with your pet cat? Or have discussions with dolphins? Or hob-nob with hippos? Well now you can! In this … Continue reading How to Chat Chicken
Written by Stuart White I had been looking forward to reading this ever since I heard about it. Everytime I looked at my Twitter account there was someone talking about the book. So I was delighted to have had the chance to read this book. And boy I was hooked. IN A NAMELESS WORLD, ONE … Continue reading The Nameless
Written by Samuel J. Halpin Cover and inside Illustrations by Laura Borio Published by Usborne We begin our adventure accompanying Lewis and his parents on a car journey to Barrow, the town they are making the move to, childhood hometown of Lewis' dad, and is the location of a private school for which Lewis is … Continue reading The Midnight Switch
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