A warm welcome to Jennifer Killick, author of the wonderfully funny middle grade novels, Alex Sparrow and The Really Big Stink., plus Alex Sparrow and The Furry Fury. Tell us about you in 25 words or less. Writer, mother, stepmother. Quietly content and overly excitable. Loyal, loving and silly. Always trying to do better. What makes…
I Can Only Draw Worms, a picture book from Will Mabbitt, is filled with quirky humour and… worms! Who knew so much fun could be had with worms – thankfully the narrator of this book does. Which is just as well… because he/she can ONLY draw worms. Ooops. But. That’s ok, although they all do…
I’m Going to Eat This Ant is the deliciously funny debut picture book from author/illustrator Chris Naylor-Ballesteros. This amusing anteater has “had enough of licking up wriggling, tickling, stinging, fighting, BITING ants” but there is no denying the fact that a) he’s hungry and b) he is an ANTeater. What to do? Well, he spies…
Huge welcome to Chris Naylor-Ballesteros, author and illustrator of the brilliantly funny picture book, I’m Going To Eat This Ant. In his My Book Corner interview Chris shares some writing tips, including how his current book came to be… Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I live in France with my…
Handstand from Lisa Stickley is a lovely picture book with plenty of character, that also happens to combine counting to seven. Meet Edith – a fabulous character who adores handstands. The problem is that she keeps getting distracted by a whole host of wonderful wildlife. On Monday she manages a handstand for one second, on Tuesday…
The Waterstones Children’s Book Prize of 2017 goes to Kiran Millwood Hargrave, for The Girl of Ink & Stars. The Illustrated Fiction award went to Lizzy Stewart’s There’s a Tiger in the Garden, whilst Orangeboy by Patrice Lawrence, won the prize for older fiction. Debut author Kiran Millwood Hargrave receives a prize of £5,000 from the unique award that’s voted…
Huge welcome to YA author Sarah Mussi, who’s latest YA novel Room Empty is released in April 2017. Tell us about you in 25 words or less. The kind of person who likes to slip below the radar, if possible. If I was an animal I’d be the donkey in Animal Farm. What makes you…
Room Empty, from YA writer Sarah Mussi, is a heartfelt no holds barred delve into the mind of Dani, ravaged by anorexia. Dani is one of many teenagers staying at Daisy Bank Rehab Centre. She doesn’t credit the counsellors with any ability to help her, and instead spends her days earning points. If she reaches XX…
Tell us about you in 25 words or less. Children’s author and Speech and Language Therapist. I write pretty much exclusively in rhyme. A big fan of travel, day dreaming, poetry and picture books! What makes you happy? Travelling makes me happy- seeing new places, experiencing new things and meeting people who have different ways…
The Cat Book from Silvia Borando is fun picture book designed to stimulate the imagination… and have some fun. With each turn of the page little ones are encouraged to interact with this book and take care of the cat. It all begins with a sleepy cat curled up in a ball – if you…
Big Hid is the debut picture book from author / illustrator Roisin Swales. It’s an adorable tale about friendship. Two characters, Big and Little – a squirrel and tortoise – are brilliant friends, who do absolutely everything together. This inseparable duo have dress up, climb trees and even chew stuff, together. It’s a great friendship.…
Stargazing For Beginners, is the latest novel from Jenny McLachlan. Combining elements of astronomy, physics, love, friendship and chaotic families – it’s a delightful novel with much to offer. Science-mad Meg is a great character. Since her best friend moved away, she feels very much isolated at school – but that’s ok, because her main…
Birdy Flynn is the debut YA novel from Helen Donohoe, set in the summer of 1982. Beautifully executed, it’s a novel with many layers and a strong heart. The opening scene of the novel is a tough one – Birdy witnesses a group of boys, supposed friends, torture a cat. The focus isn’t on the…
Counting With Tiny Cat is a delightfully fun picture book from Viviane Schwarz. Featuring that fabulous cat from the There Are Cats In This Book series, it showcases Schwarz’s fun visual humour and witty narrative. Tiny cat begins with ‘none’, then the number of red balls of wool increases. After four comes ‘even more’ –…
The Naughty Naughty Baddies from Mark Sperring and David Tazzyman is a deliciously bad picture book, about a dastardly group of 4. Gosh these four are so terrible. A motley crew of three children and their cat looking for something wonderfully naughty to do – should they splash in puddles… or stick out their tongues? It…
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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…