Agent Zaiba Investigates is here! I’m so excited for this book. Zaiba is always on the lookout for a crime to solve. She knows EVERYthing there is to know about running an investigation… So here on My Book Corner we have some top tips and activities for Detectives in Training… sharpen up your skills! Being…
Lal misses India. His family have just moved to the middle of nowhere in Scotland and the cold dreary weather is making him miserable. Will the midges ever stop buzzing? Will the drizzle ever turn into sunshine? He misses the warmth of the sun, his old apartment in the bustling city and most of all…
Young readers are super clued up regarding the environment, they know the risks and they are most definitely aware of the big message. Nicola Penfold understands exactly this, which is why her middle grade adventure – with an environmental theme – delivers it in an intelligent, respectful manner… she knows her readers get this. Propel…
“Someone or something was in the room with her. She couldn’t see it, but she could definitely feel it. An energy, a force… Slowly, she peered over the edge of her bed, and with every molecule of courage she could muster, let the torch light up the shadowy space beneath. ‘Show yourself! Come out or…
An unputdownable story of friendship, bravery and courage, and a fantastic addition to your bookshelf from this fabulous author.
“Scientific research shows that reading builds empathy. So let’s use stories to help the rising generation develop superb empathy skills, and build a better world. It’s our best hope for the future.” … and with that wonderful intention the 2020 #ReadforEmpathy Book Collections from Empathy Lab have been announced today. They feature 50 superb books…
This book is an emotional, haunting rollercoaster of fairytale-meets-stranded-islanders-meets-teenage-sexual-awakening-meets-mermaids. Except it’s not about mermaids, really. Or is it? The Gloaming is told by Kirsty Logan in a particularly involving, alluring and – frankly – deceptive way, spinning us from one member to another of the Ross family who live on a weird island somewhere. This…
I’d always wanted to write a book for as long as I can remember, but I’d never wanted to be an author! It was just something people did, an occasional activity and not an actual profession as far as I was concerned. When my children were little, in addition to reading them books I used…
Today see the release of the 2020 International Book Giving Day poster. Designed by illustrator Sanne Dufft, it truly captures the joy of reading. Isn’t it gorgeous?! February 14th, is more commonly known as… International Book Giving Day. A day focused on getting books into the hands of as many children as possible across the…
12 year-old Hani fears for his life and the life of his sister, Reema, as they work hard labour on an isolated farm day in, day out. They are told every day they are lucky to be there, to be alive but this is not the childhood he imagined, this is a prison. Their parents…
Marie Basting has created a brilliantly, feisty and funny character through Ava, the absolute star of Princess BMX. Ava lives in a fairytale kingdom, but, she’s totally over being a princess. It far too boring, and dull and… urgh… she’s always expected to be so prim and proper. After another day sack sledging down the…
Liz Flanagan’s Dragon Daughter, which won both the Leeds Book Award and the Calderdale Book Award, has been a firm favourite. But. Wait ’til I tell you that the second book of the series, Rise of the Shadow Dragons, is due for publication in May 2020. Oh yes! And to top that off, My Book Corner…
So, I’ve spent the last few days thinking endlessly about those sweet deep-fried little balls of goodness – galub jamun. And I’ve got YOU to blame for this Humza and Henry. I’ve seriously gained weight reading this book. If I do a repeat read, I’m in danger of not fitting into my seasonal party jumpsuit.…
Set in the harsh, deadly coastal winters of 19th Century Lyme Regis, in England, Anthea Simmons’ gritty, compelling book about the real-life palaeontologist Mary Anning is as inspirational as it is educational. I was lucky enough to grow up along the Jurassic coastline where this book is set, and one of the things I enjoyed…
Nicola Skinner was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where she spent an idyllic early childhood mostly watching some very dramatic telenovelas, reading comics and going to the beach. When she was nine, she swapped all of that for a few strict British boarding schools, which weren’t nearly as fun. Now her debut novel, Bloom has…
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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…