Ants do indeed play a part in Nate Yu’s Blast From the Past, which is my third novel for children. I like my main characters to have an interest – something they really love and maybe obsess over a little bit. With Danny Chung it was drawing comics and for Nate it’s ants. He’s an…
Moving to a new city, school AND making new friends was not something Nate was particularly happy about but his family was all here, including his ant farm, so he tried his best to accept it. Going from a small town to a big city was a big change for him in more ways than…
Little Bits of Sky, from debut author S. E. Durrant, is a gem of a novel pulling you in from the very first lines, ‘This is the story of a time when my life turned upside down. Not that it was the right way up before,’ … then doesn’t let you go until you reach the…
Counting by 7s is a delightfully quirky novel featuring the intriguing character of 12 year old Willow Chance. Author Sloan doesn’t pull any punches. Tragedy strikes in the opening chapter when Willow learns her adoptive parents have been killed in a car crash. Sloan skilfully controls the narrative here as a group of adults bumble…
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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!