Life is not easy for Jane Eyre as she tries to find her place in a sometimes unforgiving world. Moved from pillar to post, she encounters hatred and disdain at every corner. Her younger years spent unloved within the walls of Gateshead Hall. Only to realise the same fate as a governess for the Rochester…
From moths to dragonflies and everything in between, Marnie Midnight and her bug friends, Floyd Flombidiumand Star Vonstrosity, have just started at Minibeast Academy. Marnie loves the moon and can’t wait to learn more about its magic. However, it soon becomes clear that not everyone believes in moon magic anymore. With the threat of being…
Back during Christmas 2015, what began as a ‘what if’ conversation quickly turned into a story Eve created when she was just 6 years old. Her dad quickly typed up the tale Eve told him in the hope of one day turning it into a book as her Christmas present. It lay dormant for 5…
Santa has had a busy night delivering presents to children across the world. He’s about to have a well-earned rest when all of a sudden… …someone dressed as Santa has been stealing all the presents! With Rudolph and the elves’ help, Santa travels far and wide to track down the culprit. Following footprints and other…
It’s 1881 and Samuel Osbourne is the only American at his English boarding school for boys. He is constantly on guard against the pranks made by his fellow pupils, making his time there unpleasant and fretful. Taking solace in books where the adventures on the page take him to places of wonder, he…
There’s never a dull moment in Maggie Blue’s life. After her experiences in the Dark World, she much prefers the quiet life with her incredible cat, Hoagy, and all her friends. But all is not what it seems when she has a feeling she is being watched. When a white crow constantly caws and…
What an unbelievable start to Jenny’s first day at Spellcroft High, in more ways than one! Not only did she get swallowed by a sink hole and find herself underground in a creepy pit of despair, the new bracelet she’d just been given by her grandma begins to glow and emit a strange power.…
…How far would you go to find out your name?… Imagine a life where you’re known only by a number. Some digits given to you by a higher power that considers you a stain on its world. After all, they only want perfection, in-sync gene pools and flawlessness so where does that leave sixteen-year-old…
Have you ever told a little lie that grew so big, you would do anything to take it back? Finn told a lie. Then another and another. Before he knew what was happening he was surrounded by fibs. He’d blamed his sister for breaking Grandma’s clock, when all along it was him. His time spent…
Fergus loves the dark, it makes him feel safe. He’s scared of creatures in the light and much prefers the murky ocean depths. But what kind of fish is Fergus? And why is he afraid of the light? With glow in the dark pages to enhance the adventurous side of Fergus’s story, brilliantly written and…
Brilliant to have the wonderful E.L. Norry on the blog today! She’s been chatting to Sarah Broadley about the legends, magic, and the care home setting of her fantastic middle-grade novel – Fablehouse A brilliant story of what friendship and loyalty means, Fablehouse is a children’s care home where magic and intrigue are around every corner.…
When Berg’s family are kidnapped from their home in the Arctic, there’s one friend he knows that will help find them, and that’s Uncle Pete! Join Uncle Pete, TM and all their friends as they help Berg search for his polar bear family. With ice bergs melting and evil captains to find sailing on the…
Sarah Broadley has been catching up the lovely Marie Basting as part of the My Family And Other Romans blog tour. Read on to hear about Marie’s inspiration and discover where you can find the best preserved Roman latrines in the UK…and more! What an amazing adventure you’ve created in ‘My Family…
A small sailboat. A family climbing on board unsure of where their journey will end. The plight of many who seek safer shores for their families, dangerously floating out into the dark seas. Their only choice as they leave war and unmentionable destruction behind. Day turns to night as the family hunker down in…
The King of Kazam is a fantastic picture book, with brilliant rhyming text and wonderful illustrations. Jen and Cassandra – how did the project first come about? Thank you! We met at a Bake Off street party and we bonded over values and a…
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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…