Absolutely delighted to welcome Maryam Al Serkal, author of Mira’s Curly Hair – a picture book created with illustrator Rebeca Luciani. Here she answers My Book Corner’s infamous questions… Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I’m mother to a boy and a girl. I love to read. I write poetry. I’m spiritual but…
Julian Is A Mermaid, a picture book from Jessica Love, is a glorious and exciting celebration about being yourself. Whilst the end papers introduce Julian’s love of swimming underwater, the opening narrative begins with Julian and his Nana on a train. When 3 glamorous mermaids step on to the train Julian is captivated. In the…
A swashbuckling Victoriana expedition through the skies Brightstorm, a debut novel by Vashti Hardy published by Scholastic in March 2018, is something of a Northern Lights crossed with sky-ships. I have always loved the notion of flying in a hot air balloon but, being afraid of heights, this book has given my imagination the freedom…
‘The Earth is big enough for all kinds of people.’ The middle grade novel Wonder, from R J Palacio, is a story that we instantly fell in love with on My Book Corner. We’ve since gifted copies to school, friends and family. It’s a heartfelt tale with kindness strongly at its core. With trepidation I opened…
We Are Giants is the debut novel by Amber Lee Dodd that is being described as “A total page-turner” by Jacqueline Wilson. The story centres on the family of nine year-old Sydney at a time when things are not going well. Sydney’s mum is only 124cm tall, the perfect height according to Sydney. But Mum…
“But Melu was different” Melu stands out from the herd of “stubborn mules” who always go in the same direction and never venture to pastures new. When his dreams of “splashing in the glittering green sea” become too much he literally turns around and decides to go in his own direction – to…
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