Hugest welcome to debut novelist Joe Wilson. His novel, The Island That Doesn’t Exist, is leaping on to shelves. So, we invited him to My Book Corner to discuss the significance of that island setting… The island setting is firmly established as classic fictional territory. Just add a word and you’re there, ‘Treasure, Adventure, Dinosaur…’…
What a jaunty, hilarious and pantomime-esque adventure of a story Vivian’s book is! Full of charm, bubbly characters, theatrical melodrama (as per it’s title), evildoers, and a plot that centres around putting on a good show despite the odds. The Steam Whistle Theatre Company is a brilliant summer read for your kids! Charlie and Rosie…
My six-year-old, THE BOSS has just found her reading rhythm. She’s always been bonkers about books, with an eight-picture-book-a-night habit, but when it came to striking-out as an independent reader, she was a bit. . . reluctant. A little like the goldilocks of the chapter book world, the books offered at school were too dull,…
Too Small Tola is the first in a glorious new young fiction series from Atinuke, (author of the fablous No1 Car Spotter), and illustrator Onyinye Iwu, and it’s absolutely delightful. Divided into three lovely short stories we meet lovely Tola, the youngest of three siblings – EVERYone always thinks she is too small. Tola sometimes…
When your execution can be delayed if you allow them to experiment on you and harvest your energy every day – welcome to Luka Kane’s world as he survives the horrors of the prison he now calls home. Not only is The Loop controlled by artificial intelligence but the cell he is confined to every…
‘..Are you ready? Magic is all around us and comes in many forms…’ Let me introduce you to a young tooth fairy called Mouse. Mouse has no idea why she’s a tooth fairy because she’s never actually collected a tooth before! When the Tooth Council becomes concerned that they’re running out of teeth, Mouse decides…
A swash-buckling pirate adventure that takes place in the skies and across magical lands – come on a fabulous adventure with the Sky Pirates. You won’t regret it! Echo and her sidekick Gilbert the gecko live within the confines of the castle with King Alfons and his son, Horace. Sounds great, right? Wrong. For a…
Our very own reviewer, Tracy Darnton, is celebrating the release of her 2nd Young Adult thriller this month – The Rules. Hooray! Well, we couldn’t let this moment pass – so we popped our infamous questions over to Tracy… and here are her answers. Enjoy! Tell us about you in 25 words or less. Sometimes…
Since the death of her dad in a fire that she survived, 13 year old Anna moves to Scotland to live with her estranged mum. Having Asperger’s Syndrome she now has to find a way to change her coping mechanisms to fit with her new life in a strange place with unfamiliar people – ‘a…
Set the sails, (wo)man the decks and get ready to sail on a fabulous pirate adventure unlike any other. Meet Aleja who has an inner passion for adventure. Inner because her temperament means she’s left out of the girls’ games, but not included in the boys’ because… well, she’s not a boy. I’ll let you…
I’ve been keen to tell you all about Sophie Kirtley’s The Wild Way Home ever since I finished it. What a fabulous adventure! And. There’s a book map! Now you know you’re definitely on to a winner… Charlie loves a great adventure. He loves to play games in Mandel forest with his friends, the forest…
Clap When You Land is a truly stunning read from the author of Poet X, Elizabeth Acevedo. Acevedo has created a fast-moving, absorbing verse novel which delves into the very different lives of half-sisters Camino and Yahaira. Camino lives in the Dominican Republic, Yahaira lives in New York. Both are unaware they share a Papi,…
Meet Lalani Sarita – a young, dreamer of a girl who lives on an un-touched-by-time island called Sanlagita, in a fantastical world full of strange tribal rituals, weird beasts, myths, the worshipping of mountains, and an over-riding oppression of females by powerful, tribesmen. It’s a challenging place to be for Lalani, who only really wants…
I stormed through The Worst Class in the World from Joanna Nadin & Rikin Parekh, pausing only to giggle at 4B’s antics and marvel over Parekh’s illustrations. This is LITERALLY the funniest book I’ve read this year! It’s chock-a-block full of good humour with a fabulous cast of characters. 4B are a well meaning class…
The spider warriors are back with a vengeance in Emma Read’s exciting sequel to Milton the Mighty. This time the friendly cluster of arachnids and their human best friends see themselves flying to the tropical island of Hawaii for a holiday! Well, they were led to believe it was going to be a holiday ……
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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…