Welcome to My Book Corner’s Q&A! Today we welcome author Anna Brooke to chat about her deliciously ghostly book, ‘Death By Chocolate.’ 1. What inspired you to write Death by Chocolate? Goodness me. So many things! My previous mini-series, Monster Bogey and Monster Stink, were laugh-out-loud, gross-out books, involving snot monsters, and bogey-themed comedy songs…
Life has been turned upside down for Coco Bean. Uprooted from her beloved hometown of Burton-on-the-Bush, she must leave behind her best friends Kate and Rose when her parents decide to move to France. Little does she know, in the process of renovating the old Hotel Framboise, Coco will discover that more than just years…
Has Sol invited Adam on his family camping trip because he’s scared of the dark? Adam soon learns there is more to fear than just the dark. Forced to join in a game of hide and seek with a group of petrified children, he has no choice but to try and hide. Who is the…
Join Ruby on a time travelling voyage of discovery! Ruby faces spending a summer in the deserted railway station town of Melbridge at her hippy Gram’s trinket-filled house. Her parents have decided to divorce. Everything she has once known has gone; her family as a unit, her routines, it all feels as if it is…
‘…the dolls’ glass eyes stared into space until Delores whispered, “You don’t fool me”. They blinked back in unison…’ Delores and Prudence arrive back to The Tollbooth Bookstore with one eye on the shadows and the other on the deserted shop floor. An unseen change in the atmosphere confirms their suspicions that all is…
When fifteen year-old Yūki Hara Jones and her beloved grandpa are caught in the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, her life is changed forever. Losing him that fateful day never leaves her and Yūki is drawn to the wreckage of the house as his restless spirit guides her back. With her friend Taka by…
Eva Knight is the first of her kind – a Martianborn human. Based on the Mars colony she calls home, Eva can’t seem to stop getting herself and her friends into trouble. Her defiance against the protocols that keep her safe and her ability to infuriate everyone who comes near, is a talent she…
Gabe doesn’t believe in ghosts. He also thinks his job at the lighthouse is boring so he likes to scare the tourists by telling them stories about the unexplained deaths at Gibraltar Point. All that is about to change when he accidentally awakens the ghost of sixteen year-old Rebecca Strand. Her and her…
Harking back to Chris Priestley’s classic Tales of Terror books – which involved one character being told a series of short, unsettling tales culminating in a spooky twist at the end – his new book, Seven Ghosts, is total “haunted mansion” genius! On a school trip to a stately Manor house, Jake joins a group…
Look out for our Twitter giveaway during Friday 11th October. We have TWO copies of The Ghouls of Howlfair to giveaway. Welcome to Howlfair, a town quite unlike any other. There’s a history and mystery to this town so big, that young Molly Thompson has spent years digging around trying to discover something juicy –…
Spook-tacular book suggestions for Halloween. Have a browse through our carefully curated collection of Halloween books… all with varying degrees of spookiness! We’ve worked REALLY hard on this list, being careful not to just plonk any old titles in there. The books we’ve found are hands down GREAT reads, because you know we wouldn’t suggest…
No Such Thing from Ella Bailey is an endearing picture book just perfect for Halloween. No Such Thing features Georgia. Georgia is an intelligent girl, as a result she can certainly explain away the strange occurrences in her house. Objects moving, missing food, missing socks … there’s always a perfectly reasonable explanation. Isn’t there?? Clearly…
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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!