When Nicholas Nabb is caught stealing a loaf of bread, he is convinced his days as a sewer urchin are over. Having escaped the Victorian orphanage he has lived in most of his life, he unwillingly accepts his fate and presumes he will be sent back there again. When a strange woman unexpectedly turns his…
Myra and Rohan lives have been intertwined ever since they were both born on the same day, then died – briefly! They always link up for birthdays, albeit reluctantly due to the chaos that Myra tends to be bring with her. Rohan is far too sensible for such shenanigans. But, their latest birthday is going…
Super excited that Patience Agbabi’s second novel in the Leap Cycle series, The Time-Thief, is flying on to the shelves. It’s a real treat! The wonderful, energetic Elle is back – with her gift for time-travel, she’s leaping back to a London that’s very different from today. The result is a thrilling adventure, rich in…
The Chessmen Thief by Barbara Henderson… when Norse carvers begin to create an ivory chess set fit for a Lord’s table, twelve year-old thrall, Kylan, soon learns he has the skills to match any of the masters that look down on him. As he watches them carve, he recreates the patterns on his own, perfectly…
Barbara Henderson’s latest novel, The Chessmen Thief, is about to hit the shelves. Full of intriguing characters, we couldn’t resist picking her brain and asking all about… creating characters. I had known for some time that I wanted to write a Viking story. I had known for around a year that I might want to…
Publishing in April 2021 and ideal for early readers, THE TINDIMS AND THE TEN GREEN BOTTLES continues the whimsical adventures of The Tindims of Rubbish Island, written by Sally Gardner and illustrated by Lydia Corry, the series features an entertaining cast of miniature characters and expert recyclers, who live by the motto, ‘What is rubbish…
I LOVED what Radiya Hafiza created here, Rumaysa is a Rapunzel retelling set in a fictional version of South Asia and it is EVERYthing. Rumaysa was stolen from her parents as a child. She was imprisoned in a tower, her only friends being books (lots of books!) and Zabina, a talking owl who flies by…
Lucy has a knack for fixing things, from broken phones to ancient electrical items and everything in between. The only thing she can’t fix is her mum. When her mum ends up in hospital and she moves in with her chilled out Aunty Sheila, Lucy blames herself. She concocts a plan to enter the Record…
When I started reading this book, I honestly wasn’t expecting such a sharp, grown-up, witty murder-mystery involving a hedgehog, a badger, and a pig. Jefferson Ponsonby-Smythe, the hedgehog, is a gentle little soul who lives with many other walking-talking animals in the Animal Kingdom, which is separated by about seven miles to where the humans…
Roll up! Roll Up! For the fabulous An Alien in the Jam Factory, the simply hilarious debut chapter book from the fabulous Chrissie Sains. With illustrations from Jenny Taylor, An Alien in the Jam Factory features Scooter McLay. His cerebral palsy affects how quickly he can move his body, but his hyper-creative brain is a…
I’m such a fan of this series – the evocative writing, the brilliantly drawn characters, the wonderful worlds L D Lapinski creates, plus the top-notch pacing – I have been on the EDGE OF MY SEAT waiting for book 2. The premise of this series had me hooked from the very beginning. In the Strangeworlds…
Sometimes you sit reading a book and think I can’t wait to tell the world about this one! Beauty and the Bin by Joanne O’Connell is most definitely one of those reads! There is so much more to this story than first meets the eye! I currently smell like the dessert trolley at a 5*…
LOOK! who has popped into My Book Corner today. It’s the absolutely lovely Kate Foster. Kate writes children’s books about dogs and friendship and family! The fabulous PAWS will be jumping onto the shelves soon (NOW for our Australian readers! Lucky ducks!). So, of course, we waved our infamous questions under Kate’s nose… and she…
You KNOW how much I enjoyed Emmy Levels Up from Helen Harvey, right? Warm, funny, heartfelt and so sensitively written… I’ve barely stopped talking about it since I finished it! Well, I NEEED you to see how good it really is. So. How about… a sneaky read of the opening chapter?? Perfect way to get…
When part girl, part cat, Avery Buckle gets the feeling she is being followed, her senses are on high alert. Not really sure where she fits in in the human world, the Halloween party at school is the only night of the year she can really be her true cat-self but this year the party…
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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…