Tia loses her new toy puffin from her trip to the zoo in the city and she thinks perhaps life is better living as she does on her island home. On and adventure to count puffins on Devil Bird Island, Tia and her friend Nat discover a stranded turtle. Discovering it has a tag; Tia…
Sheep love Brenda. Brenda loves sheep. They play games, share meals and all the things that friends do. Brenda even has a woolly jumper, just like the sheep. When Brenda makes her fabulous mint sauce, the sheep are excited to try out her recipe, not realising that there’s a special ingredient Brenda has been waiting…
Glory and her friend, Dennis watch the world-famous escapologist, Harry Houdini, throw himself off the pier wrapped in chains. Holding their breath, they sigh with relief as he emerges moments later. The adventure for the pair is only just beginning. After rescuing Mrs Houdini’s dog, Glory and Dennis are rewarded with tickets to the show…
Frankie Parsons is a worrier. Are the smoke alarm batteries dead? Does the cat have worms? Could that odd-shaped spot on his chest be something more sinister than a freckle? Most people are gloriously untroubled. Only his Ma listens patiently to his 10pm questions. However, Frankie’s carefully controlled world starts to unravel around him…
Dr Rose is a marine biologist. Ever since she was a little girl, she was fascinated by the sea. More than that, she loves to hear the fisherfolk’s tales of a mysterious beast, called Carmella, who lives deep under the sea. One day, she decides to lead an expedition to discover the whereabouts of Carmella.…
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…
Beanie the Bansheenie watched from her pod in the river as a little girl called Rose stepped near the waters edge. This was her person. The one she is meant to bond with and know everything about. Her job is to get to know her human but also watch for the CLOUD OF DOOM, which…
WINNER Children’s Book of the Year Senior, Irish Book Awards 2024 Fia and Solas, her snow deer, were born under the same solstice sky and Fia would do anything to save Solas. When the starving villagers threaten to sacrifice Solas to fulfil an ancient prophecy, Fia decides to seek out the mythical Deer Mother. As…
Natalie’s house is busy with people coming and going now that there’s a general election about to take place. Determined to be involved in the revolutionary meetings held at her house she sneaks around trying to listen into conversations, decipher their tactics and contemplates whether or not she really needs red boots to be a…
Black Girl Power is an anthology of fifteen stories edited by award-winning author Leah Johnson. From the very first words of the introduction, the reader is invited into this world where it is okay to rejoice in the strength and power you have inside yourself. The variety of genres, from everyday life, (‘The New…
Ruby and Ash are best friends. They tell each other everything. Almost everything. When Ruby gives birth in her History class, much to the surprise of her teacher and classmates but most of all to Ruby herself, secrets and lies take over as she comes to terms with being a young mum in a seemingly…
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…
by Rachael Davis and Mike Byrne Joy, fun, happiness, celebration, cakes, ice-cream, bubbles and butterflies; ‘The Dinosaur Who Came To Dinner‘ by Rachael Davis and illustrated by Mike Byrne is a perfect recipe for fun and laughter. On a very hot day, Mum and her little girl feel like they are melting when the…
Written by Paola Peretti, translated from Italian to English by Denise Muir, published by Hot Key Books (Aug 2022). Cover design by Nick Stern, illustration by David Dean. Nearly thirteen, Mafalda’s best friends are rule-breaker Filippo, and her cat, Ottimo Turcaret. She’s been blind since she was ten so she has a different perspective of…
Get ready for some Halloween hilarity with Witch’s New Trick With hilarious rhymes by Caroline Crowe and creepy-but-cute illustrations by Jess Pauwels, this one will have you howling from page one (and not in a werewolf way). Meet Hazel Broomstick, a well-meaning witch with a serious case of the hiccups—disaster! With every hic, her spells go wildly wrong,…
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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…