A super special guest post from Philip Ardagh, author of THE PIRATE CAPTAN’S CAT & THE RAILWAY CAT, illustrated by Rob Biddulph. This is a gorgeous new series, perfect for newly independent readers – lots of fun, with lots of heart… and cat-shaped fluffiness and adventures. You’ll notice that the title of my blog is…
My Book Corner would like to reassure our loyal and caring readers that… no author was harmed during the creation of this post with Sophie Wills, author of The Orphans of St Halibut’s. Furthermore, we can report that the intervention ended peacefully. Phew! This is the sworn confession of Sophie Wills, author, and thief. It…
If you’re looking for a light-hearted, adventure-filled fun little middle-grade novel, then this is definitely one to consider. Co-authored by Mikki Lish and Kelly Ngai, the story follows young brother and sister – Hedy and Spencer – as they go and stay with the Grandpa John at his big house near Christmas. Grandpa John used…
Isabel Thomas is an award-winning science writer and author of more than 100 books for young audiences. Yep, over 100! Moth and Fox are just two of her recent releases. Created with illustrator Daniel Egnéus, Moth and Fox are powerful, narrative non-fiction books which tackle tricky questions in the most wonderful manner. I couldn’t wait…
Elsie has a boring summer ahead with her Uncle John, except it turns out to be a lot more interesting when she magically travels back in time to a tiger hunt being led by…her uncle John as a young boy! Elsie gets to know John, and his friend Mandeep, who are both on different quests…
Embark on a rollercoaster of childhood imagination with the delightful character that is Albert Talbot, Master of Disguise. This book is an entertaining take on the innate ability children have to create a wonderful world of play, using just the bare minimum of props and their imaginations. Ben Manley and Aurélie Guillerey have created a…
A stunning and sensitive portrayal of the circle of life, of finding beauty in nature even during tough times. With soft, lyrical language Isabel Thomas guides us through winter as Fox hunts for food to share with her babies. The language from Thomas and the illustrations from Daniel Egnéus allow the reader to sink into…
Welcome to The Orphans of St Halibut’s you are opening the page to a fabulous debut chapter book – a devilish mix of A Series of Unfortunate Events (there are a few sticky ends at the beginning!). a clever goat, a dodgy bakery and some dastardly villains. But none are a match for the eclectic…
** Pop over to our Twitter account, for your chance to win 1 of 2 copies of this book! ** What a gloriously fun concept, brilliantly executed by Andy Seed and Nick East. What would a Bengal Tiger… or a Polar Bear… or Giant Anteater… or even a Tree-toed Sloth say if you managed to…
Elsetime is such a wonderful, heart-warming, quirkily-written little book that it will make you fall in love with its story by the end of page two! It’s been ages since I’ve read a children’s adventure novel that has put such an – oddly beautiful – spin on time-travel and show us how changing events in…
Zombierella, from Joseph Coelho and Freya Hartas, is guaranteed to make you shiver and giggle all at once. This is a deliciously funny, wonderfully subversive take on Cinderella. Told with Joseph’s masterful command of words, this verse novel is brilliant fun. Poor Cinderella. Such a terrible predicament. Stuck with her horrendous step sisters, and to…
Illustrating A Natural History of Fairies was a dream come true! It was a book I would have wanted as a child: a sort of encyclopedia of a hidden world, with lots of florals, fantasy, and a sense of new discovery on every page. Emily Hawkins, the author, created a world that was easy to…
Without a doubt this everso slightly bonkers book is one of the funniest, most original and random pieces of children’s literature you will read this year! Knight Sir Louis, by the Brothers McLeod, is a book that plays with the convention of being a book, as much as does tell a very funny, beautifully random…
Come and take a look at the wonderfully warm, new young fiction story from Chitra Soundar, illustrated by Jen Khatun, Sona Sharma, Very Big Sister. Soundar’s narrative will wrap you up in the warmth of Sona Sharma’s family as Sona navigates an important time in her life. Sona is about to become a big sister.…
Well it’s just the strangest thing. I was heading into the kids’ room for the morning tidy up. I had to tiptoe through the usual obstacle course of rumpled pyjamas and Lego pieces just daring my unslippered foot to make contact. But my heart skipped a beat as I spied. . . footprints. Actually, they…
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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…