Lindsay Littleson’s latest novel – Secrets of the Last Merfolk – has just hit the shelves. Sarah Broadley ADORED it, and managed to track down Lindsay for this wonderful, wonderful interview. Grab a cuppa & enjoy… 1. The merfolk see the world in a totally different way to humans, how did you plan their characters…
Allies – What does being an ally actually mean? One of the editors of this book, Dana Alison Levy, sums it up in two words – it’s complicated. Every person you meet, every friendship group you’re a part of, every classroom, noisy dinner hall or workplace you enter is filled with those from communities who…
Lindsay Littleson has written another fantastic fast-paced middle grade novel in ‘Secrets of the Last Merfolk’, with illustrations by Samantha Woo. The Holiday cottage in Dunlyre on the west coast of Scotland is Finn’s home for the next week. Surrounded by family that seem to annoy him at every turn, he heads to the beach…
A little bit of flour, some butter, a pinch of luck and a teaspoon of perseverance, not forgetting a dash of the Very Secret Ingredient – give it all a stir, bake in the oven for 20 minutes and what do you get? Monster-busting doughnuts! Grace is a monster hunter. Some monsters are scary and…
Lorraine Johnston is a force of nature in the writing world. Not only do most of her books support well-known charities, she’s just got herself a writer in residence post too. With MS and other ailments, she’s an extraordinary women who is a pleasure to talk to, so OF COURSE Sarah Broadley jumped at the…
We’re HUGE fans of Maisie Chan’s Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths here at My Book Corner, and so Sarah Broadley jumped at the opportunity to ask her some GREAT questions. The result is a fascinating interview. Grab a cuppa. You’re going to love this… 1. Danny and Nai Nai are the main characters in…
Tyler loves basketball. He also loves to draw. When it comes to being selected for the team for a Very Important Game AND completing an art project with the potential of winning a secret prize – he is torn between the two! Paired with classmate Emmie, they have three weeks to create a comic worthy…
When Danny Chung rushed home from school knowing there was going to be a ‘surprise’ from his parents, the last thing he expected to find was his Nai Nai from China sitting on his top bunk. He had never met his grandmother before and when he learned that his school holidays were to be spent…
All Lili wants to do is run. When she’s running she forgets all her worries, especially Tom and his constant remarks about her ethnicity. Born in China, Lili now lives in the UK with her adopted parents, she doesn’t remember much about her childhood but she loves the fact that she has two homes and…
5… 4… 3… 2… 1 BLAST OFF! Welcome to the world of Matilda Musk, not only is she going to the moon, she’s going to build the rocket to get her there too! What if you could fly to the moon and step onto its surface like the crew of the Apollo 11 back in…
When Harley’s grandparents AND her baby brother, Malcolm, disappear down an exploding toilet, she realises that their rustic caravan is not what it seems. Revealed as the Portal of Doom to the Land of the Dead, Harley has to take a leap into the unknown if she’s ever going to see them again. A family…
When Nicholas Nabb is caught stealing a loaf of bread, he is convinced his days as a sewer urchin are over. Having escaped the Victorian orphanage he has lived in most of his life, he unwillingly accepts his fate and presumes he will be sent back there again. When a strange woman unexpectedly turns his…
Pinkie’s not sure she wants to be a big sister. Babies are noisy and smell like cabbage! When her baby brother arrives she’s given a new toy monkey called Boo. Pinkie loves Boo and together they get up to all sorts of mischief. With a milkshake for mum involving tomato ketchup and tea bags, and…
The Chessmen Thief by Barbara Henderson… when Norse carvers begin to create an ivory chess set fit for a Lord’s table, twelve year-old thrall, Kylan, soon learns he has the skills to match any of the masters that look down on him. As he watches them carve, he recreates the patterns on his own, perfectly…
All Velda wants to be is a proper viking. She has a helmet, a deadly axe and can’t wait to be involved in Certain Death fights. When The Valkyrie, the ship she calls home, is commandeered by the evil Ethelfled, Queen of Kent, Velda escapes with the sought-after ‘Nowhere Map’. Velda, along with help from…
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Ooh, this sounds fantastic!
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…