When 12 year-old Rab Burns finds a hag stone, all is not what it seems when he’s the only one that can see witches and things that go bump in the night through the small vessel. Desperate to forget the visions, he throws himself into working the land with his dad, in the hope he’ll…
Sheila M. Averbuch is a former journalist who’s interviewed billionaires, hackers and would-be Mars colonists. She holds a 2019 New Writers Award from the Scottish Book Trust and lives with her family near Edinburgh. The middle-grade thriller Friend Me is her first novel. 1. Your main character, Roisin, has moved from one part of…
SCROLL DOWN… to read the opening chapter!! When Roisin and her family leave Ireland for good, she was unprepared for the nasty welcome from some of the girls at her new school in America. Navigating the corridors she encounters the harsh side of making new friends amid a completely different culture from the one she…
It’s 1999. First Nation Australians, Stacey and Laney Thomson, begin their last year at high school knowing it won’t be long until they can head out into the world. They both consider their separate paths and what the future may hold for them away from the familiar surroundings of home and their close-knit community. When…
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…
Regular readers of MyBookCorner will know that I’m a HUGE fan of Joseph Coelho’s writing. Poetry, picture books and most recently… his verse novels. The latest – Frankenstiltskin – with illustrations by Freya Hartas, is every bit as deliciously dark and funny as Zombierella, (the very first in the Fairy Tales Gone Bad series). Therefore…
Hugest, warmest welcome to Frances Tosdevin whose book – The Bear and Her Book – illustrated by Sophia O’Connor, is hitting the shelves. The Bear and Her Book is utterly delightful. Thoughtful, warm and wonderfully mesmerising – it’s filled with joy. An absolute treat. I’m jumping up and down with excitement to be inviting Frances…
Well, this is an absolute first on My Book Corner! When Sarah Broadley approached me and said she’d got another interviewee lined up. Of course I was intrigued. Sarah always conducts BRILLIANT interviews. But. What I wasn’t prepared for. What I didn’t realise. Was that this time, it wasn’t the book creator who she was…
Esme may be small, but she is brave enough to ride mammoths and loud enough to scare sabre-toothed tigers! In a prehistoric time, little Esme is preparing a surprise birthday party for her best friend, Morris the mammoth. The bossy girl counts with the people from her village to do the decorations but they are…
When it comes to pizza, I hold my hands up. Without a doubt, the best pizza in my eyes is a Margherita pizza, nothing more. I definitely don’t need everything on it. BUT when it comes to books, I totally recommend A Pizza With Everything On It, written by Kyle Scheele and illustrated by Andy…
Okay, let’s just agree that this mini tiny teeny teensy-weensy little rabbit is the most adorable thing ever! There is something about those as-big-as-his-head eyes and his tiny red dot for a nose that really tickles my heart. Anyway, Mini Rabbit is very excited to set up a camp outside the house and spend the…
Alex Mullarky’s debut novel – The Sky Beneath the Stone – hits the shelves in February 2022. I’m delighted to be exclusively revealing the cover on My Book Corner today, an amazing cover created by Diana Renjina. Take a loooooook! Isn’t it stunning?! I love how Diana has captured the energy and details of Alex’s…
Got To Dance, written by Josette Reeves and illustrated by Annabel Tempest is a beautifully bright and uplifting picture book. Magnus is the very best dancer in the forest. He loves to shimmy and boogie, but when Betty moves into the forest, who also loves to dance, all the animals in the forest are impressed.…
To be fair, I never even thought about tractors… until I read this book! I Love Tractors, from Davina Bell and Jenny Løvlie, is much more than the love of tractors itself. It is really about a little boy who enjoys learning everything about his favourite subject. So he is always in search for books…
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…
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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…