1. Hotel Grimm has a fantastic origin story, can you please share with us the history behind it from when it was originally created to where it is now? It all started in the early 2000s when I read about big companies spending loads of money on rebranding – sometimes a tweak to a famous…
Trigger warnings for readers: Sex (implied/ closed door/ fade to black), motor vehicle accident, injury, death, child death, grief, abandonment, divorce. Izzy has never done anything extroverted in her life, and has spent the summer between High School and starting her art degree hanging out with her lifelong best friend Simon. Her entire world revolves…
Cordelia the sausage dog is lovely but not very sensible. She loves to go the park with her human to sniff all the new smells and play in the grass. One day she follows a rabbit into its burrow and her day instantly goes from calm to chaos. Ducklings, bouncing balls, picnic baskets and more…
Get ready to set your imagination on fire! Although this is started as a journal to document the quest to discover the sea nomads, instead we are immediately launched into a swashbuckling and at times heartbreaking and breath-taking adventure! After accidentally discovering an illegal cargo stashed aboard a ferry, our adventurer is thrown overboard by…
Case’s older brother, Sean, high achiever and apple of his family’s eye, died not long ago. He was the only person in Case’s life that truly understood what he needed, both emotionally and physically, to get through the day. Now that he is no longer around, Case struggles to cope with the grief that follows…
Damian the bum fish knows his face looks like a bum, everyone tells him so. He tries to laugh about it but sometimes it makes him sad. Tired of hearing about it all the time he decides to go on an ocean adventure to meet other fish and see what’s hidden in the depths of…
Did you know the first recorded women’s football match is believed to have been a Ladies’ International played in Edinburgh with Scotland against England in 1881! Not everyone was happy about this though and they faced opposition from those who thought playing football was unseemly for women. The British Ladies Football Club had its first…
Translated by Oliver Latsch What do you know about sharks? Did you know that their rough skin is made up of mini teeth? You might think they are vicious man-eaters but that’s just a myth. In fact, the shark is probably one of the most misunderstood animals on the planet. Amazing Shark’s informative text by…
A Woodland Explorer’s Club. A little bit of peace to enjoy the wonderful woodland she loves, that’s all Trix asks for. Luckily, with Mum taking a moment to read quietly by the ‘reading tree’, Trix has the opportunity to build herself a den. Not just any den, Trix has perfected her den making skills! As…
PUBLICATION DAY REVIEW! Life as a lighthouse keeper can be lonely at times. Luckily for Cliff, a seagull lands on his head and decides to stay there! Delighted to have company, Cliff is surprised when the townspeople are not happy about him encouraging the seagull. Soon Cliff and his seagull feel so unwelcome, they stop…
Trigger Warnings: Grief, Bereavement (including child/ sibling/ parental death), Emotional abuse, Adult/ minor relationships, Sexual harassment, Murder, Violence, Stalking. When Jo and Amy March go searching for their sister after an eventful night at Sallie Gardiner’s New Year’s Eve party, the last thing they ever expected was to find her blood-soaked body in the snow…
Rory has a secret that churns his stomach but if no-one finds out then it’s OK to lie, right? Living in the quiet and uneventful town of Aberfintry, Rory tries to become invisible to avoid the bullies, especially the Goodman Twins, their father runs the town and they consider themselves having the same stature at…
What is that smell? Velda, the awesomest Viking, can’t believe a troll has stolen her axe! The only way she can get it back is with a special unicorn horn potion. As Velda and her trusty crew travel far and wide to find some unicorns, it soon becomes apparent that they’re not the only ones…
A day out for a prince and his lady beckons, they leave their baby in the capable hands of their loyal dog, Gelert. Upon their return, they are devastated to see their dog covered in blood with no sign of their child. What has happened in their absence? In a case of mistaken canine identity,…
Storm by Claire Saxby, Illustrated by Jess Racklyeft We are at the seashore, it is the calm before the storm. Then the breeze begins to build and the birds and sea creatures, both above and in the water, seek shelter. A storm is on the way. What happens in the clouds, to the wind, to…
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Great review, thanks for posting the pictures. Really makes a difference with picture book reviews. Will order for the store…
Thank you so much for the great review! I am really happy to see that you enjoyed my novel. For…