Flying Eye has set the bar sky high with the publication of their first YA novel – The Bones Of Me by Kel Duckhouse. Amateur boxer Molly is determined to follow in her brother Denny’s footsteps, and rise above the low expectations people have of a working class girl from a council estate. And…
All is not what it seems in 18th century London. There’s a sleeping sickness seeping its way across the city, everyone affected dreams of their greatest desires before it takes control and they never wake again. When Marisee learns that her grandmother, the Keeper of the Wells, has gone missing, she embarks on a perilous…
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…
Written as a lost notebook penned by a young marine biologist over 100 years ago, author Emily Hawkins invites you into the pages of A Natural History of Mermaids like a best friend sharing their biggest, juiciest secret – the existence of mermaids! Read accounts of sightings from all all around the world,…
‘Just keep your eyes open and some oven gloves and water pistols handy and you’ll be fine.’ Oooo now this is a super clever idea for a book. Seamlessly blending nonfiction and narrative styles, Andy Shepherd brings us The Ultimate Guide to Growing Dragons, with gorgeous illustrations throughout from Sara Ogilvie. Tomas has had…
This beautiful collection of Gender Swapped Greek Myths by Karrie Fransman and Jonathan Plackett is a brilliant companion to the Gender Swapped Fairytales collection written and illustrated by the same creative duo. This time, however, it is the Gods and Goddesses of Greek mythology that populate the beautifully illustrated pages. But, as the…
All her young life, Patch has been shipped off to an ever-decreasing pool of ever-distant relatives. When we first meet her, she’s on her way to Liverpool to live with a family friend, but accidentally ends up aboard the RMS Glorious just as the steamer sets sail for New York. A different kind of…
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…
What a privilege to interview the brilliant Dara McAnulty and kick off the blog tour for his brilliant new book – A Wild Child’s Book of Birds. Dara has blown us away his thought-provoking answers and we hope his new book flies for him, and wish him all the best as he fledges his own…
The Boy Who Dreamed Dragons is a touching tale that follows the story of Albie, a little boy who prefers the very real world of his own imagination to the world outside his door. Perhaps the strangest thing about Albie is that he loves going to bed! And perhaps you would too if, every…
Only the wonderfully talented Leisa Stewart Sharpe can make you laugh out loud and cry into your cuppa in the very same sentence, with her signature style of fuzzy feelings and hearty humour. Her guest post about the inspiration behind her new picture book THE BEASTLY BUNCH, illustrated by uber-arty Pippa Curnick, made me do…
Ivy sees things lurking in the shadows. Things that shouldn’t be there. Things that she doesn’t want to meet in her dreams. When her estranged mother gets in touch out of the blue with messages of fear and anguish, her life takes on a weird and supernatural twist. An ordinary shift at the Butterfly Farm…
Sticky Pines: The Valley of the Strange by Dashe Roberts How do I love the Sticky Pines series? Let me count the ways; fabulous humour dynamic friendships with top notch dialogue spooky, twists and turns – think Stranger Things vibe for MG readers. The third book in the series sees Lucy and her friends continue…
Aziza is going on holiday with her family and needs to pack her case quickly. Around the secret fairy door in her bedroom she finds shells, sand and everything connected to the seaside. How did they get there? There’s only one way to find out… Stepping through the secret fairy door, Aziza is back on…
Join Maya and her dad as they take a walk in this beautiful book by Moira Butterfield and Kim Geyer, published by Oxford University Press. Finding colours in nature, copying animals’ movements and sounds, sniffing out flowery scents, listening to birds singing and people chatting in a busy street… a walk is so full…
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Great review, thanks for posting the pictures. Really makes a difference with picture book reviews. Will order for the store…
His books are a great way help kids read while soaking up important Science concepts without even knowing it. Ironically,…
Ooh, this sounds fantastic!