Where's Mr Penguin? Buggy Book We are massive fans of this series from Ingela P, Arrhenius and Nosy Crow, and so imagine our delight at finding out there is now this buggy book format added to the collection! If you follow me on Twitter you will have seen I shared the announcement of this book … Continue reading Festive Board Books and Picture Books – Christmas 2024
Starminster Written by Megan Hopkins The first thing I noticed about this book was the breathtaking cover, it was one of these covers that gives nothing of the story away. But the one thing I did know was that it was going to be an amazing adventure. Astrid has lived in the rhubarb shed her … Continue reading Middle Grade Must Reads – November 2024 (Part Three)
Witchspark Written by Dominique Valente Published by Usborne There are some authors that get me excited when they publish a new book and Dominique Valente is one such author. Her Starfell series was brilliant and it had everything I wanted in a book. So I was delighted that when this book was announced it was … Continue reading Middle Grade Must Reads – November 2024 (Part Two)
Auntie Medusa and Me Written by Marie Basting Marie Basting has a bit of a reputation for writing bonkers books, and after reading this I feel I have to agree. I’m Silvia, an ordinary kid just like you. At least, I was ordinary until I wound up in Ancient Rome and found out I'm a … Continue reading Middle Grade Must Reads – November 2024 (Part One)
You can never go wrong with a Tom Percival title, and this one has been on my pile of picture books to read for some time because I wanted to take the time to really appreciate it, and I've made sure to keep it safe as it looks stunning from the front cover design and … Continue reading Quiet
I Love You Forever and and a Day As if I Love you to the Moon and Back wasn't cute enough, here we have the sequel to it, I Love you Forever and a Day, which is just as heartwarmingly beautiful, and a fabulous addition to your little ones library, or accompaniment to I Love … Continue reading Beautiful Board Books – November 2024
Written by Alastair Chisholm It’s always a treat when Alastair Chisholm releases a new book. Orion Lost is the book that got my son into MG books. And I absolutely loved The Consequence Girl. So when it was announced that this was going to be a 3 book series I knew this was going to … Continue reading I Am Wolf
feature post by Ain Heath Drew Even though my 11-year-old son has apparently “aged out” of picture books, my collection of children’s literature is constantly growing. And as the publishing industry becomes more diverse and self-published authors have more platforms to share their work, my collection has expanded exponentially. I’ve always prided myself on having … Continue reading Why I Wrote a Children’s Book about the African Diaspora
From the author of the Witch War series, and more recently the equally festive Tinsel : The Girl Who Invented Christmas, comes the absolute treat that is Sprouts. I would have loved this book when I was an avid reader in my childhood, so much so I would have read and reread it so I … Continue reading Sprouts
Dreamstalkers : The Night Train Written by Sarah Driver The cover of this book is so appealing and I couldn’t wait to read it . Everything changed the day the dreams disappeared… and the nightmares came. Twelve-year-old Bea lives with her mother Ula and her owl Pip in a cottage on the wild moors. Since … Continue reading Middle Grade Must Reads – October 2024 (Part One)
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