Young giant Corman is on a life saving mission! Giant hunter Jacq can’t shake the feeling something is wrong with the city of Fathach – apart that is from the fact it is built entirely from the bones of giants! All set to join the ranks of the giant hunters with best friend Joe, Jacq…
Meet accident-prone Tassalonia Monk and delve into the rich world of the Isles of Peryll in this fabulous new adventure by Amy Sparkes. Orphaned as a baby and raised by the Chief Steward, Tassie is flabbergasted to learn she may be the islands only hope when the deadly Shadow rises once more. And yet, can…
All the baby creatures want to play during the day except for Platypus’s puggle who only wants to snuggle. Can anyone wake puggle? As everyone eventually settles down to sleep, there’s a surprise in store! Get ready to party! Could you do a magic trick like Hen’s chicks or score a goal like Horse’s foal?…
Get ready to set your imagination on fire! Although this is started as a journal to document the quest to discover the sea nomads, instead we are immediately launched into a swashbuckling and at times heartbreaking and breath-taking adventure! After accidentally discovering an illegal cargo stashed aboard a ferry, our adventurer is thrown overboard by…
Did you know the first recorded women’s football match is believed to have been a Ladies’ International played in Edinburgh with Scotland against England in 1881! Not everyone was happy about this though and they faced opposition from those who thought playing football was unseemly for women. The British Ladies Football Club had its first…
A Woodland Explorer’s Club. A little bit of peace to enjoy the wonderful woodland she loves, that’s all Trix asks for. Luckily, with Mum taking a moment to read quietly by the ‘reading tree’, Trix has the opportunity to build herself a den. Not just any den, Trix has perfected her den making skills! As…
PUBLICATION DAY REVIEW! Life as a lighthouse keeper can be lonely at times. Luckily for Cliff, a seagull lands on his head and decides to stay there! Delighted to have company, Cliff is surprised when the townspeople are not happy about him encouraging the seagull. Soon Cliff and his seagull feel so unwelcome, they stop…
Storm by Claire Saxby, Illustrated by Jess Racklyeft We are at the seashore, it is the calm before the storm. Then the breeze begins to build and the birds and sea creatures, both above and in the water, seek shelter. A storm is on the way. What happens in the clouds, to the wind, to…
Tiny turtle Tula is the first to appear in the Grand Hatching, followed by little brother Tiny. The race to the sea is on. As the other creatures watch they cheer on the hatchlings. Surely Tula will be the first to reach the water! She’s getting so close until she looks behind. Oh no! Tiny…
Bobby Bain is football mad but he’s not the only one! When a football tournament is announced, Bobby’s friends Bella and Maisie want to enter their team. The only problem is, girls aren’t allowed to play in the tournament. Can Bobby put into practice everything he has learnt about his Sikh culture to change the…
Mei Mei didn’t mean to break her Ama’s favourite cup! She feels so badly about it, she’s tempted to run away BUT Ama doesn’t say anything and instead gives Mei Mei a slice of delicious cake. Can Mei Mei let the cat, Mimi take the blame for breaking the cup when it was really her…
Translated from the French by Sarah ardizzone One day the circus comes to town with something very special to see. ‘Our village lay at the end of the world. Truly, the end of the world.’ One day the circus comes to town with the promise of a monster on view who is so terrible ‘in…
The house with chicken legs is not happy. Baba has passed through the gate and grief-stricken Marinka now lives with Yaga Tatyana in the house with chicken legs. Theirs is a Yaga house – ‘a place where dead souls come to celebrate their lives before being guided to the stars.’ Marinka always felt safe in…
Life can be pretty confusing when you’re a 12-year-old. Vinny thinks he is the only one with problems. Everything seems to be going wrong for him; his mum is constantly busy keeping up her social media profile as an agony aunt and his dad is coming home from work later and later every night. Then…
Today we are delighted to welcome June Graham, the newest reviewer to our team at My Book Corner. June will be focussing on reviewing Gaelic books. June was born and brought up in Glasgow and her family links to the Isle of Skye inspired her to learn Gaelic. While bringing up her family on Isle…
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