As a lover of cats and history, I was looking forward to reading Megan Rix’s Winston and the Marmalade Cat. My own marmalade cat, Horace, was interested too. He told me that he was especially keen to see how one of his brethren was portrayed in print. At least, I think that’s what he was…
“Did I just kill my dad?” Lenny, the protagonist of Abby Sher’s Young Adult novel All the Ways the World Can End, is struggling. Her Dad is dying of cancer – and everyone in her family has her own way of coping. Lenny’s mum works long hours as a supreme court justice. Big sister Emma…
The latest anthology from Stripes, A Change Is Gonna Come, is a wonderfully eclectic mix of short stories, perfectly opened and closed with poetry from Musa Okwonga ‘The Elders on the Wall’ and Inua Ellams ‘Of Lizard Skin and Dust Storms’. Commissioned in response to a lack of diverse voices in UK publishing, A…
‘I escaped it all by losing myself in the nearest faraway place. It was easy. All I had to do was think of something happy.’ When I started reading The Nearest Faraway Place I thought I knew what I was getting: a story about grief and moving through it. This is indeed the thrust of…
Jumping off the diving board for the first time is a HUGE deal. And scary. And a little bit exciting. And takes bundles of courage. This is just what Jabari plans to do today, at the pool with Dad and little sister in tow. Jabari has finished all his swimming lessons, passed his test. He’s…
I’ve got a big head. I don’t mean that I’m full of my own self-importance. Rather, that my head is physically quite large. I know this because… 1) I can’t wear hats. As my Aussie Mum would put it… all hats on me look like “a pimple on a pumpkin”. 2) When I was a…
When I was asked to review Simply The Quest, the follow on to Who Let the Gods Out, I jumped at it. “Elliot and Virgo’s troubles are far from over: death-daemon Thanatos and his scary mum are at large and determined to destroy the world. As even more immortal allies and enemies emerge, Virgo and…
Well, what a truly magical book! Not only is its cover stunning and its inside illustratins beautiful (Anuska Allepuz), the effortless, smooth prose is completely absorbing too. I’m really glad I found this little gem because, it’s a short book to read, and has the rare quality of being an under-the-radar, mystical and dream-like quality…
Gaslight, the middle grade novel from Eloise Williams, is an absorbing fast paced story full of intrigue and adventure, set in Victorian Cardiff. “My mother disappeared on the sixth of September, 1894. I was found at the docks in Cardiff, lying like a gutted fish at the water’s edge.” I adore a great opening to a…
Only We Know by Simon Packham is a story about a girl with a secret. The last time someone knew, Lauren’s life turned upside down and she and her family were forced to move away. Her parents never leave her alone and her sister seems to think that everything is all Lauren’s fault. At her…
Running on the Roof of the World is the debut middle grade novel from Jess Butterworth. Tash lives in Tibet with her parents. From the opening chapter Butterworth highlights Tash’s life – full of rules dictated by an inflexible army. Soldiers to be scared of, soldiers to watch out for. “I want to run and…
If you’re lucky, your Dad, like mine, is a bit of a hero. Now, that’s not to say he’s perfect. Dad doesn’t always get stuff right. Like the time he washed the underside of the boat and unwitting wound up with a barnacle in his ear. First we knew of the barnacle was Mum complaining…
Patrice Lawrence’s Orangeboy is about a sixteen-year-old boy called Marlon. When he was younger, his older brother Andre went down the wrong path, a path that Marlon swore to his mum never to take. When a date ends in disaster, Marlon is left to pick up the pieces and in serious danger. They want Mr.…
The Dressing-up Dad from Maudie Smith and Paul Howard. As a little one you adore your parents. Absolutely adore them. Then that time emerges when their quirks become a little less adorable, a little more embarrassing… until you feel the need to hide them away. Safely. As a parent I’ve accepted, even relished this role,…
One Silver Summer is the debut novel from Rachel Hickman. It’s the beginning of summer. Both Sass and Alex have escaped to Cornwall. Sass is recovering from the death of her mother, whilst Alex is escaping from the news that his Royal parents are set to divorce. “This was where he belonged, where he could…
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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!