Tomorrow's Ghost Written by Tanya Landman Published by Walker Books This was amazing from the first page. Haunted by the past, can Anna rewrite the future? 1976: Twelve-year-old Anna, bored and lonely away from her friends for the summer, finds herself dreaming about a girl from 1919 – a neglected and lonely girl living in a … Continue reading Middle Grade Must Reads -April 2026 (Part One)
When I Became Your Mummy Written by Susannah Shane Illustrated by Britta Teckentrup Published by Nosy Crow This title has previously been published in paperback, but alas it has now also become available as a board book which is awesome because the chunkier form makes it perfect for babies and toddlers to enjoy, and what … Continue reading Making Mother’s Day special with little ones
The Carnegies, the UK’s longest running book awards for children run by the UK’s library association, CILIP, announced their 2026 shortlists at the London Book Fair yesterday afternoon. The award celebrates outstanding reading experiences in both Writing and Illustration categories and are unique in being judged by librarians – and what better award to celebrate … Continue reading 2026 Carnegie Medal shortlist announced
Written by Amelia Giudici Published by Andersen Press Cover design by Philip Harris Since starting this blog in 2019 I have read so many books, and it only now occurs to me to do some sort of official BookBound award for those that truly are the creme de la creme of children's literature. The cause … Continue reading Anya and the light above the Ocean
Nora Nightsky Written by Rebecca Lewis-Oakes Published by Scholastic I was lucky enough to have been sent a sample booklet of this book which left me wanting to read the entire book. Nora Nightsky is a star - literally. Her glamorous mum is the North Star, and their dazzling family works hard, bringing to life the … Continue reading Middle Grade Must Read – February 2026 (Part Two)
Medusa Gorgon's Bad Hair Day Written by Bethany Walker Illustrated by Katie Abey Published by Scholastic There is one thing you can guarantee from a Bethany Walker book is laughter, lots of laughing out loud laughter. And this book is no different. Twelve-year-old Meddy Gordon has serious anger issues. In this hilarious book for middle-grade readers, … Continue reading Middle Grade Must Reads – February 2026 (Part One)
All The Lost Souls Written by Amie Jordan Published by Chicken House. This is the second book in the All the hidden Monsters series, and last summer I reviewed book one for the blog. So it was great to catch up with these characters and see what they had got up to. A feud between witches … Continue reading YA titles to escape into
Room on the Broom : A Lift-the-Flap Book Published by Macmillan I never thought it possible for any of the Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler books to get any better, yet they do with each year that passes through the new formats they are released in (the Queen Mary Dolls House edition of The Gruffalo … Continue reading Gift ideas for younger readers this Christmas (Part One)
Image owner : Victoria Williamson Twinkl Originals I have been lucky enough over the years to have read some of the Twinkl teaching books and we have some in our school library. So when my personal favourite author Victoria Williamson contacted me about this book that she had written I jumped at the chance to … Continue reading Wildcat Summer
Based on the original text and illustrations by Lewis Carroll and Sir John Tenniel Illustrated by Filippa Widlund An interactive Alice Adventure, with letters to open and a game! Ever since first coming across The Jolly Postman with my children, and falling in love as a family with the interaction it offers readers through the … Continue reading Letters from Wonderland
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