The Dawn Chorus
It’s not hard at all to see why The Dawn Chorus, debut picture book from author-illustrator Suzanne Barton, was nominated for the 2015 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize.
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Dino Wars – The Trials of Terror
Read more: Dino Wars – The Trials of TerrorDan Metcalf’s second book in the Dino Wars series is a fast-paced thriller with jumps and scares at every turn of the page.
My Worst Book Ever
Read more: My Worst Book EverMY WORST BOOK EVER by Allan Ahlberg and Bruce Ingman is about a picture book doomed from the very start.
Not Yet A Yeti
Read more: Not Yet A YetiNot Yet A Yeti is an excellent tale of no matter who or what you are, your family will always love and support you.
Toby And The Tricky Things
Read more: Toby And The Tricky ThingsPerfect for older siblings who are perhaps struggling to accept Mummy or Daddy’s divided attention, or indeed for any fellow elephant fans!
Froggy Day
Read more: Froggy DayFroggy Day is such an imaginative and hilarious story of a deluge of frogs playing havoc in town!
Pages & Co: Tilly and the Bookwanderers
Read more: Pages & Co: Tilly and the BookwanderersEveryone has their favourite book, correct? The one that pulls you into the story, the one whose characters you think about long after the final pages have been read. Now imagine. Just imagine for a minute if you could literally wander into their world? Welcome to Tilly and the Bookwanderers, made for book lovers everywhere! Now, before…
Daddy Hairdo
Read more: Daddy HairdoDaddy Hairdo, a picture book from Francis Martin and Claire Powell, is great fun! When Amy’s hair just keeps growing, it causes endless trouble. Despite this, Amy REFUSES to go to just any hairdresser. So, her Dad comes to the rescue. After much studying and practising, he comes up with the Daddy Hairdo! Her Dad comes up…
Pippa Goodhart – Author Interview
Read more: Pippa Goodhart – Author InterviewIt’s an absolute honour to welcome Pippa Goodhart, prolific writer of picture books and novels, to My Book Corner today. She gives us the highlights from her career (so far) and shares some invaluable writing tips too. Grab a cuppa, and have a read…
The Great Sea Dragon Discovery
Read more: The Great Sea Dragon DiscoveryA heartfelt storyline, intriguing adventure and chock-a-block full of atmosphere.
Thirteenth Wish
Read more: Thirteenth WishCamilla Chester’s latest middle grade novel, Thirteenth Wish, will have you on the edge of your seat as you read, wide-eyed at the time-travel scenarios that are built in layers that compliment the storyline. Jayden’s 13th birthday hasn’t gone the way he was expecting. Everyone’s busy and he’s been left alone in the house with nothing…
The Pony With No Name
Read more: The Pony With No NameAs an eight-year-old, I was always on the lookout for the perfect pony book. I had to wait a good few years, but I might finally have found it!
How Rude!
Read more: How Rude!How Rude! is a delightful romp about manners and friendship from Clare Helen Welsh and Olivier Tallec. Dot and Duck are quite the pair. Duck turns up a Dot’s house – adorably kitted out in knitted hat and scarf – and makes quite the entrance. Duck’s manners aren’t quite right. Duck spits out all food offered,…
Clare Helen Welsh – Author Interview
Read more: Clare Helen Welsh – Author InterviewA warm, ‘unrude’ welcome to picture book writer Clare Helen Welsh. How Rude! is just about to hit the shelves, it’s delightfully funny (read our thoughts here), and was just what we expected from the author of Aerodynamics of Biscuits. Tell us about you in 25 words or less. Primary school teacher, writer, wife and…
Things I’m Seeing Without You
Read more: Things I’m Seeing Without YouA modern coming-of-age novel with a voice that pops off the page Things I’m Seeing Without You by Peter Bognanni is an engaging read led by the strong voice of seventeen-year-old Tess Fowler. She pops off the page and I was surprised, when I read in Peter’s acknowledgements, that he said it took years to…
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