You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yeti
I was brilliantly excited to see the second in the Nothing To See Here Hotel series pop through the letterbox. This series already has plenty of kids at school hooked, and eagerly awaiting book 2.
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The Clockwork Crow
Read more: The Clockwork CrowA novel filled with atmosphere and charm, Fisher’s The Clockwork Crow will leave you spellbound. A charming middle-grade novel, perfect for snuggling up with during Winter!
Pages & Co: Tilly and the Bookwanderers
Read more: Pages & Co: Tilly and the BookwanderersEveryone has their favourite book, correct? The one that pulls you into the story, the one whose characters you think about long after the final pages have been read. Now imagine. Just imagine for a minute if you could literally wander into their world? Welcome to Tilly and the Bookwanderers, made for book lovers everywhere! Now, before…
Pippa Goodhart – Author Interview
Read more: Pippa Goodhart – Author InterviewIt’s an absolute honour to welcome Pippa Goodhart, prolific writer of picture books and novels, to My Book Corner today. She gives us the highlights from her career (so far) and shares some invaluable writing tips too. Grab a cuppa, and have a read…
The Great Sea Dragon Discovery
Read more: The Great Sea Dragon DiscoveryA heartfelt storyline, intriguing adventure and chock-a-block full of atmosphere.
How Rude!
Read more: How Rude!How Rude! is a delightful romp about manners and friendship from Clare Helen Welsh and Olivier Tallec. Dot and Duck are quite the pair. Duck turns up a Dot’s house – adorably kitted out in knitted hat and scarf – and makes quite the entrance. Duck’s manners aren’t quite right. Duck spits out all food offered,…
Clare Helen Welsh – Author Interview
Read more: Clare Helen Welsh – Author InterviewA warm, ‘unrude’ welcome to picture book writer Clare Helen Welsh. How Rude! is just about to hit the shelves, it’s delightfully funny (read our thoughts here), and was just what we expected from the author of Aerodynamics of Biscuits. Tell us about you in 25 words or less. Primary school teacher, writer, wife and…
WRITING A KILLER SERIAL (GET IT?) – Katherine Wiseman – Guest Post
Read more: WRITING A KILLER SERIAL (GET IT?) – Katherine Wiseman – Guest PostAuthor Katherine Wiseman shares her insights into writing series fiction…
Time for Bed, Miyuki
Read more: Time for Bed, MiyukiTime for Bed, Miyuki, from Roxane Marie Galliez and Seng Soun Ratanavanh is a deliciously sublime picturebook. Wonderfully produced, with beautifully thick pages… it has the stroke-ability factor that’s awarded to the very best in picture books. French writer Galliez has penned an exquisitely imaginative book about bedtime… and the lengths some children, namely Miyuki, will…
The Dress and the Girl
Read more: The Dress and the GirlThe Dress and the Girl is a touching picture book from Camille Andros and Julie Morstad, delicately told with feeling and emotion. “Back when time seemed slower and life simpler, there was a dress. A dress much like many others, made for a girl by her mother.” …and so Andros’s narrative begins. The girl and…
Extract: Charlie And Me
Read more: Extract: Charlie And MeAs a back-to-school treat for My Book Corner readers, we’ve got an intriguing extract from Mark Lowery’s Charlie and Me to share with you. Isn’t it always great to read an extract from a book, to know whether or not it’ll grab you? Grab a cuppa, and enjoy. Love to hear what you think. Over…
Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles
Read more: Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved ReptilesJoan Procter, Dragon Doctor is such a fun read – become immersed in the fascinating life of the wonderful Joan Procter as Patricia Valdez’s light, humourous prose takes you on her journey. “While other girls read stories about dragons and princesses, Joan read books about lizards and crocodiles.” Beginning this real life story when Joan…
The Day War Came
Read more: The Day War CameThe Day War Came is a powerful, moving picture book from Nicola Davies and Rebecca Cobb. Their picture book opens on what many would recognise as a normal day, and is all the more powerful for that. Flowers are on the window sill, Dad is helping baby brother get to sleep, Mum makes breakfast and…
Flight
Read more: FlightFlight is the engrossing debut novel from Vanessa Harbour – it’s an action packed, edge of your seat drama involving the dramatic rescue of the precious Lipizzaner stallion horses against the back drop of World War 2. “If Jakob sneezed he could die.” How’s that for an opening sentence?! It’s 1945, and Jakob is hiding…
Author Interview: Barbara Henderson
Read more: Author Interview: Barbara HendersonThe very lovely Barbara Henderson is a writer (Fir for Luck came out in 2016, Punch in 2017), puppeteer and drama teacher living in the beautiful Highlands of Scotland. She loves books, nature’s wild places, history, baking, folk music (she fiddles badly in her church band), old buildings, mosaics, Celtic Christianity, thick woolly jumpers… With…
I often hope to find interviews with Margaret Wild who fascinates me and whose work I adore. Thoroughly enjoyed this…