War is looming. Tension is building across Albion as new societal rules come into play. Alan had no idea what the Albioneers were capable of until families he had known all his life quickly left and never came back. All those who weren’t white, or the right kind of white, were now missing from his…
Yes, we all know we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but By Ash, Oak & Thorn has such a beautifully designed, wildlife-filled cover from Lauren O’Hara, bursting with colourful flowers that I did this time. Luckily, though, not only was the story inside as rewarding to read as the book is to look…
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…
Come and meet Bad Panda – the fabulously hilarious new young fiction novel from Swapna Haddow and Sheena Dempsey. (Psst: at the bottom of this review, you’ll be rewarded with a fun Panda Quiz!). From the dynamic duo that brought us Dave Pigeon, I’m quite sure that Bad Panda is also going to be huge…
I adore Nicola Penfold’s writing. I love how she is able to weave environmental themes into her stories in a way that’s fresh, intriguing and full of wonder at the natural world. Come take a look at Between Sea and Sky – fast forward to the future, where a series of serious climate emergencies have…
Little Reena and her brother Luke are forced to move from big city life in Chicago to the seemingly boring countryside of Maine. Reena is a bit lost, until that is she meets old Mrs Falala and her moody moo cow, Zora. What follows is a fun, mischievous, heart-warming story about two children discovering the…
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…
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…
Myra and Rohan lives have been intertwined ever since they were both born on the same day, then died – briefly! They always link up for birthdays, albeit reluctantly due to the chaos that Myra tends to be bring with her. Rohan is far too sensible for such shenanigans. But, their latest birthday is going…
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…
In her debut fantasy adventure, The Nightsilver Promise, Annaliese Avery brings the clockwork Empire of Albion to life through superb storytelling and exquisite details. From the very first paragraph, 13-yr-old Paisley Fitzwilliam will buckle you into the passenger seat for a character-driven rollercoaster journey along the invisible tracks of the Celestial Mechanism. You will experience…
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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…