My Book Corner has put together a GREAT selection of picture books which are perfect for sharing during the run up to Mother’s Day. When is Mother’s Day? UK 22nd March 2020 Australia & USA 10th May 2020 [row][/row] You may also like our collection of the Best Father’s Day Books for Children
The Best Christmas Books For Children is a carefully curated list of festive books selected by the My Book Corner team. Create a Christmas book advent calendar by wrapping up 24 wonderful Christmas books, gift a special book on Christmas Eve, or tuck one or two into a stocking. Here’s some inspiration for you… …
Spook-tacular book suggestions for Halloween. Have a browse through our carefully curated collection of Halloween books… all with varying degrees of spookiness! We’ve worked REALLY hard on this list, being careful not to just plonk any old titles in there. The books we’ve found are hands down GREAT reads, because you know we wouldn’t suggest…
UPDATE: Huge congratulations to Horatio Clare and editor Penny Thomas who won the Brandford Boase Award 2016 for Audrey and the Terrible Yoot. The shortlist is out! The Branford Boase Award is specifically for début authors, shining a wonderfully large spotlight on awesome authors at the beginning of their careers. From an impressive longlist of 23…
Ever wanted to be a totally ineffective author? Ever wondered what makes a truly ineffective author, well, ineffective? Look no further, Caleb Krisp – highly effective author of Anyone But Ivy Pocket, and Somebody Stop Ivy Pocket, is here to answers your questions in this not to be missed post … FIVE HABITS OF HIGHLY…
To say an awful lot of time, energy, imagination and cups of coffee go into creating a new novel would be an understatement. But. When it’s all done, dusted and appearing on book shelves … as an author how do you go about choosing your favourite scenes? The ones you feel are the real stand…
Huge welcome to YA novelist Nick Cook, who joins My Book Corner as part of the huge #UKYAExtravaganza tour. Nick has a passion for science and astronomy, often blogging about the latest mind-blowing discoveries made in quantum physics. He once even soloed a light aircraft, an experience he tapped into for Cloud Riders. Nick’s intriguing guest…
Who are the best & worst teachers in children’s fiction? They do have a very real impact don’t they?! Pamela Butchart, winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2015, has done it all – picture books, middle grade books. I’m absolutely delighted that she has popped in to My Book Corner to share her teacher…
You have a must-read book list right? What are the essential novels that you think everyone simply must read? You know the ones … Those novels that linger in your thoughts long after you’ve devoured the final lines. Those novels that you tell everyone, & I mean everyone, to read immediately. Those novels that ignite…
My Book Corner is delighted to welcome Sarah Rubin, MG author of the Alice Jones series, to answer our questions… Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I’m an America living in England. My most prized possession is my sewing machine, and I love growing vegetables in my back garden. What makes you…
The Voyage To Magical North is the first book in The Accidental Pirate series from UK author Claire Fayers. If you love novels with a great plot, a quirky sense of humour and great imagination then I urge you to delve in, you’re in for a treat! The novel opens with Brine and Peter. Brine…
Claire Fayers is the author of The Accidental Pirate series, a swashbuckling MG adventure series with a sprinkling of magic, and a great sense of humour. Today Claire has put down her cutlass to answer My Book Corner’s questions… Tell us about you in 25 words or less. Welsh gardener, crazy cat lady, lover of…
It’s here – the official poster for #bookgivingday 2017 has been designed by Marianne Dubuc. Isn’t it wonderful? Marianne has written and illustrated many books for children which have been translated into more then 20 languages. She is the author and illustrator of the critically acclaimed The Lion and the Bird, amongst others. She was born and…
My Book Corner is absolutely delighted to welcome author Annalie “A. J.” Grainger (Captive), as part of the YA Shot Blog tour 2016. She shares her Top Tips for Researching a Novel, plus a brilliant insight to her next novel – In Your Light. YA Shot is an author-run, author-led Young Adult and Middle Grade…
Chitra Soundar and Frané Lessac have teamed up to produce the intriguing picture book, Pattan’s Pumpkin, an exciting, vibrant story from India. Here Chitra gives us a great insight in to how the picture book came to be… Pattan’s Pumpkin is proof that Googling is fun and I’m good at it. Long before social media became…
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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…