Ben Miller’s magical children’s novel – The Night We Got Stuck In A Story – launches in paperback on Thursday 11th May! And here at My book Corner, we are delighted to offer a sneak peek at the intriguing opening chapters. Let Nana and Grandad’s hollow tree draw you in with its magic, just as…
With Christmas around the corner, I wanted to share some recently published gift books that would make wonderful presents for a range of readers, and can be enjoyed all year round. Wild Animals of the World by Dieter Braun My two children ( 6 & 9) loved paging through this gorgeous hardback with its…
Well yes it IS Tell a Fairy Tale Day – you of course knew that, didn’t you?! I’m particuarly excited for this year as I have something quite wonderful to share with you. Those of you who are wise enought to follow Gareth P Jones on Twitter will know that this author’s talents are not…
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…
Zombierella, from Joseph Coelho and Freya Hartas, is guaranteed to make you shiver and giggle all at once. This is a deliciously funny, wonderfully subversive take on Cinderella. Told with Joseph’s masterful command of words, this verse novel is brilliant fun. Poor Cinderella. Such a terrible predicament. Stuck with her horrendous step sisters, and to…
Little Red Reading Hood is a fun, fairy tale twist from Lucy Rowland and Ben Mantle. I love this rhyming version of Little Red, who spends her time with her head stuck in a book, ‘dreaming up stories and laughing out loud.’ But as tends to happen to many an ardent library user – she…
“My armour is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!” Smaug Good grief, there really is no shortage of mean ol’ dragons in literature – as anyone who’s ever read The Hobbit, Harry Potter or A Song…
Neil Gaiman’s The Sleeper and the Spindle is a mature and sophisticated re telling of the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty. Accompanied by opulent and detailed illustrations from Chris Riddell this is a gorgeous edition to delve into. The hard cover edition has a semi transparent dust jacket, enabling you to glimpse the sleeping princess between…
Mixed Up Fairy Tales is a great interactive discovery book, with comical and whacky illustrations.
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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…