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…
We’ve been catching up with the wonderful Sarah Tagholm this week, following the publication of her dance-tastic new picture book Sam Francisco, King of The Disco – a story about what cats really get up to when they’re out all night. With a colourful cast of smoooooth characters, stylishly illustrated by Binny Talib, this story…
We have the lovely chapter book author Terrie Chilvers answering our ‘Infamous Questions’ today as part of the blog tour for her new children’s book Micheal The Amazing Mind-Reading Sausage Dog. I love Terrie’s encouraging tips for writers, and her approach to managing her own writing pitfalls! Tell us about yourself in 25 words…
Delighted to have award-winning YA author Tracy Darnton on the blog today, following the release of her first picture book My Brother Is An Avocado. Illustrated by the talented Yasmeen Ismail, this is an original story about a big-sister-in-waiting imagining (rather vividly!) what her baby brother is going to be like. And as Tracy tells…
What a treat to have the brilliant Sue Wallman on the blog today answering MBC’s infamous questions! Sue is the Queen of Twists when it comes to writing thrillers and her latest YA novel, Every Word A Lie, has one of the best ones yet. Read on to find out more about the author…
We have the infinitely lovely Catherine Ward in the Q&A hot seat today, talking to us about her gorgeous debut picture book – The Emerald Forest. I have been lucky enough to hear this poignant story being read aloud by the author herself and I have no doubt it is set to touch the…
Delighted to one kicking off the New Year with something SUPER! We’ve been catching up with author Kate Thompson and quizzing her about her new picture book Superheroes Always Fight Back…Or do they? Read on to find out what Kate has to say about kindness and cat-butlering! Tell us about you in 25…
Wonderful to have one of My Book Corner’s very own contributors on the blog today. When Josette’s not championing other people’s books or freelancing as an editor, she is busy writing her own stories. Her most recent title is How Not To Get Eaten – a non fiction title illustrated by Asia Orlando about surprising…
Anne-Marie Conway’s HOW TO BE MORE HEDHOG has recently hit the shelves so we’ve been talking to the author herself about drama (the theatrical kind!), dark chocolate and diaries! Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I teach Drama and am an author of middle-grade fiction. I have a gorgeous dog, Jesse, who…
LOVED I Am NOT a Prince from Rachael Davis and Beatrix Hatcher , so of course I leapt at the chance to interview her for MyBookCorner. Rachael is a talented writer, reviewer over on Picture Book Perfect and all-round lovely person. Enjoy… Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I’m a mixed-raced Black-British…
Yipppeeeeeee! The next instalment in #ThatElephantSeries is about to hit the shelves. I ADORE this series, and the latest book from Patricia Cleveland-Peck and David Tazzyman did not disappoint. Expect chaos mingled with mayhem, plus tongue-twisting lines and the ability to rhyme a huge menagerie of animals. Hats off to this duo who have most…
Vicky Woodgate’s latest non-fiction book, The Magic of Seasons is out. Sarah Broadley had a sneak peek… Did you know there’s a winter hair freezing competition held every year in Canada? And every summer in Morrocco, goats climb the Argan trees to eat the fruit – up to ten metres high! Follow Mimi cat’s antics…
Well, OF COURSE I’m a huuuuuuuge fan of Sharon Davey’s artwork (ahem, I Don’t Like Books), she’s an all round super wonderful human being and I for one, am making sure I collect every single one of her books to treasure. The arrival of Oh, Sir Bragalot gave me the perfect excuse to pull her…
Super excited that Patience Agbabi’s second novel in the Leap Cycle series, The Time-Thief, is flying on to the shelves. It’s a real treat! The wonderful, energetic Elle is back – with her gift for time-travel, she’s leaping back to a London that’s very different from today. The result is a thrilling adventure, rich in…
John Condon has been writing picture book stories for six years. Before that he wrote screenplays and made short movies, a couple of which you can still find floating around on the web. His first picture book, The Wondrous Dinosaurium, was published by Maverick Arts in 2018, and has been nominated for several awards (it…
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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…