Congratulations on the publication of your latest children's title, out 8th July. How does it feel seeing Between Sea and Sky out in bookshops? It’s really exciting to think about! I haven’t seen it in shops yet, only here at home, but I have a bookshop trip planned to Central London on publication day. I’m going … Continue reading Interview with Nicola Penfold, author of Between Sea and Sky (Blog Tour)
There’s something truly awe-inspiring about dinosaurs. I put them in the same category as outer space and the deep ocean. There are some things so big that they make us question our place in the universe. The fact that these giant lizards once roamed the same Earth that we live on feels like the stuff … Continue reading Why are we so fascinated by dinosaurs? – Blog Tour feature by Author of Dino Knights Panteera in Peril – Jeff Norton
Helen Says - This newest title by Swapna Haddow tells the story of Lin, a Panda that everyone thinks is cute, adorable and sweet. But when Lin finds herself shipped off to a zoo she hatches a plan to be sent back to her family. So she decides to become a bad panda, will the plan … Continue reading Bad panda Blog Tour
This fantastic new book is written and illustrated by Mark Bradley, and published by Hachette Children's Books. It tells the story of best friends Bumble and Snug, who are Bugpots - that is monsters with Big feelings. There off on a big adventure, well actually a picnic, and everything is going well until they get lost, … Continue reading Bumble and Snug Blog Tour
The first thing that you notice when picking up Maxine Beneba Clarke's new, and hugely relevant, publication When We Say Black Lives Matter is the contrasting use of colour to depict scenery around the people that feature. The people are silhouetted in black, and this gives them the focus on the page, particularly against the … Continue reading When We Say Black Lives Matter – Blog Tour
It was in primary school that as a class read I was introduced to the first title in the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series, that of Wolf Brother. Within this book I became familiar with the main antagonists Torak and Renn, a boy and girl looking for justice for the death of Torak's dad. The … Continue reading Skin Taker by Michelle Paver, a book review by an avid Wolf Brother fan
Issues 31/32 " A Feast of Words and Pictures for Curious Kids" The first thing that you come to appreciate with Scoop magazine is the bold cover, themed in blue for Issue 31, and red for Issue 32. This design makes the magazine stand out when displayed in a school library - which it is … Continue reading Scoop Magazine – An Overview
I absolutely love this book for its fun narrative, and beautiful illustrations. From the offset the text is easy to follow in bitesize chunks, and is written in the narrative of the interviewer, Andy Seed. Within the book Andy 'interviews' the most incredible ocean creatures, including the Blue Whale, Giant Squid, Manta Ray, Narwhal, and … Continue reading Blog Tour – Interview With A Shark
Helen - I chose Coming to England, which is written by Floella Benjamin, and illustrated by Diane Ewen. I am of the generation that grew up with Floella Benjamin and her TV programme Playschool, and as a kid I adored her, so when I saw that she was the author behind this fantastic book I … Continue reading Books we shared on Windrush Day, as chosen by BookBound bloggers Helen and Sam
In this fantastic new publication by Andrew Norriss we are introduced to Felix, a young boy on a mission to run a business, and to be successful at it. The budding entrepreneur settles on the idea of an online card business, beginning with birthday cards, and before long Felix finds himself with plenty of cash … Continue reading Blog Tour – Felix Unlimited
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