To celebrate the release of The Foolish King in paperback, Lord Mark Price announces the summer league for The Foolish King, and his support for the Delancey UK Schools’ Chess Challenge. Since last summer Lord Mark Price’s The Foolish King online game has seen young chess players competing from across the world to get to…
The Nut Stayed Shut, from Mike Henson, is a fabulously funny story about determination, great onomatopoeia… and those really annoying nuts that simply WON’T open. Frustrating? Oh yes! But doubly frustrating for Rodney, because ‘of all the nut crackers in the world, Rodney is the best.’ There’s one little nut that eludes his talents. No…
Gaslight, the middle grade novel from Eloise Williams, is an absorbing fast paced story full of intrigue and adventure, set in Victorian Cardiff. “My mother disappeared on the sixth of September, 1894. I was found at the docks in Cardiff, lying like a gutted fish at the water’s edge.” I adore a great opening to a…
Ivy and the Lonely Raincloud is a thoughtful, intriguing picture book from Katie Harnett. Ever had one of those days? Nothing goes right, and you are in one full on, grumpy, stinky mood. It happens to the best of us. Maybe we just need the right person to come along, at the right time… A…
The Night Box from Louise Greig and Ashling Lindsay is a wonderfully poetic picture book, it’s pure joy to read it. “Day is yawning. Quiet settles in the the trees. The birds fold their wings, the singing stops.” The opening lines set the calm, yet joyous tone of the narrative. It was really no surprise…
Running on the Roof of the World is the debut middle grade novel from Jess Butterworth. Tash lives in Tibet with her parents. From the opening chapter Butterworth highlights Tash’s life – full of rules dictated by an inflexible army. Soldiers to be scared of, soldiers to watch out for. “I want to run and…
For the first time ever in the history of both the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals, winners from the United States have triumphed in both categories announced today, Monday 19th June, at a ceremony at RIBA in London. CILIP Carnegie Medal Award Winner Ruta Sepetys wins the CILIP Carnegie Medal for the first…
Horatio Clare took the Branford Boase Award last year (2016), for his impressive novel Aubrey and the Terrible Yoot. As the new winner for 2017 is soon to be announced, we reached out to Horatio Clare to find out what life has been like since winning the award. Huge congratulations on last year’s Branford Boase win. Describe…
The Dressing-up Dad from Maudie Smith and Paul Howard. As a little one you adore your parents. Absolutely adore them. Then that time emerges when their quirks become a little less adorable, a little more embarrassing… until you feel the need to hide them away. Safely. As a parent I’ve accepted, even relished this role,…
The Overall Winner and Category Winners were announced at the FCBG Award Ceremony on Saturday 10th June. Former Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo OBE and Michael Foreman are named overall winners of The Children’s Book Award 2017. Their book, An Eagle In The Snow also won the Books for Younger Readers category, before going on to win…
One Silver Summer is the debut novel from Rachel Hickman. It’s the beginning of summer. Both Sass and Alex have escaped to Cornwall. Sass is recovering from the death of her mother, whilst Alex is escaping from the news that his Royal parents are set to divorce. “This was where he belonged, where he could…
Seven debut authors shortlisted for award known as ‘the one to watch’ Stars of the future named on the shortlist for the award that singles out the most talented debut authors for children. Two from Chicken House on the shortlist including Waterstones Children’s Book Award winner Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave.…
Huge My Book Corner welcome to picture book author and illustrator Nadia Shireen (Bumblebear & The Cow Who Fell to Earth). Tell us about you in 25 words or less. Middle-aged woman who draws animals and makes up stories for a living. Childish, sensitive, mysterious, self-indulgent, bouncy, sleepy, shambolic, enthusiastic, loves music, hates cheese. What makes…
Children’s book publisher Nosy Crow, have teamed up with the British Museum to launch a new collection of books… this stunning one caught my eye. Origami, Poems and Pictures celebrates three Japanese art forms giving it more depth and breadth than your average activity book. The book contains instructions for folding 13 different origami models,…
You’ve got to love a book that makes you chuckle, giggle and guffaw. They’re wonderfully addictive, and such a pleasure to read. Michael Rosen, children’s novelist, poet and former Children’s Laureate, today (Monday 4th June 2017), announced the shortlist for the 2017 Laugh Out Loud Awards (The Lollies), a set of awards, now in its…
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Great review, thanks for posting the pictures. Really makes a difference with picture book reviews. Will order for the store…
I often hope to find interviews with Margaret Wild who fascinates me and whose work I adore. Thoroughly enjoyed this…