Mikey and his family are grieving the loss of his gran. She loved Christmas and always made such a fuss of the festive season but this year there’s a sadness to the house as they try to get excited for the celebrations ahead but it’s not quite the same without her. When Santa decides to…
The Merry Christmas Murders by Alexandra Benedict Brooke is starting a new school, this is always daunting but especially when your parents have recently separated and you’ve moved to a new town. Headteacher Dr Buxted isn’t exactly welcoming either, particularly when Brooke turns up with her emotional support dog, Buoy. In fact, he seems more…
Santa thinks of all the children in the world, but who takes care of Santa? He works hard every day of the year, by the time he arrives home from delivering presents he is too tired to get up and cook Christmas Day dinner! After an extra half hour of sleep, Santa begins again, making…
How Does Santa Go Down The Chimney by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen Bunnies in a Sleigh by Philip Ardagh, Illustrated by Ben Mantle Mr Santa by Jarvis How Does Santa Go Down The Chimney by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen Shortlisted for Waterstones and Foyles Book of the Year How does Santa…
It’s clear that magic runs in the family when baby Yula starts to make some surprising things happen. Taking after her dad, Nick (known around the world as Santa), Yula is too young to understand what is happening and unknowingly puts her family at risk of separation. Harper and his family try to hide her…
As part of the blog tour, today we welcome author, Anna Kemp to @mybookcorner.reviews to tell us what inspired her to write the wonderful ‘The Muttcracker’ – a picture book that will be a super addition to many a…
Back during Christmas 2015, what began as a ‘what if’ conversation quickly turned into a story Eve created when she was just 6 years old. Her dad quickly typed up the tale Eve told him in the hope of one day turning it into a book as her Christmas present. It lay dormant for 5…
’tis the season when bedtime stories get very Christmassy so it’s always great to have some new picture books in your sack to add a touch of cheer to the Christmas-sleep countdown. These are three my daughters and I have been enjoying over the festive season – each one a very different style! Merry Whatmas?…
Santa has had a busy night delivering presents to children across the world. He’s about to have a well-earned rest when all of a sudden… …someone dressed as Santa has been stealing all the presents! With Rudolph and the elves’ help, Santa travels far and wide to track down the culprit. Following footprints and other…
Christmas has come early to My Book Corner with a wonderful guest post by Patricia Cleveland-Peck, author of the laugh-out-loud Elephant series. This time, our clumsy friend has set his sights sky high! You Can’t Let An Elephant Pull Santa’s Sleigh is a jolly good addition to this hugely popular series and has all the…
Ten little penguins live happily in the ice, but one day their granny gets sick so they all go out to find a gift to cheer her up! In every spread, each little penguin finds something different. Number ten finds a hat, and now there are nine. ‘Peep’! Number nine finds a fish, and now there are…
Hank loves summer. Hoog loves winter. When autumn arrives and the leaves begin to fall, they both know that the weather is about to change. Hank isn’t looking forward to the cold. Hoog is excited to play in the snow. Hank doesn’t want to play on the ice and Hoog doesn’t want to stay inside.…
Magical things happen in the kitchen when it’s time to make a cake for the Twelfth Night. With Christmas Day over with, there’s only twelve days to get all the ingredients together for the big bake! There’s lots of animal friends to help out – the cat maids balanced precariously on a cart with their…
Sally Nicholl’s Young Adult novel, The Silent Stars Go By, will whisk you away from the present day to the end of WWI – a time when Christmas was an old-fashioned affair, and societal expectations could be old-fashioned too, especially for young women. When Margot, a reverend’s daughter, returns to her village for the festive…
The Midnight Guardians hooked me in from the very beginning and kept me up way past my bedtime as I raced to the finish line, desperate to find out how Ross Montgomery’s pacy middle-grade adventure was going to pan out. Set during the Blitz, grief-stricken Col is evacuated to the home of an unsympathetic aunt…
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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!