The answer to a scary world can be found in scary books When the world outside is full of struggles, of troubles, and of worries, I find I like my houses full of creaks, my wardrobe full of clowns, and my bedside lamp turned off (almost). I like scares. Books have always been presented as…
Camilla Chester’s debut, Jarred Dreams, will have you sitting on the edge of your seat as you turn the pages not knowing what lurks within. When 12 year-old Sade moves to a new town, she soon realises that all is not as it seems. There’s something not quite right about the colourless, robot-like inhabitants of…
Ten Little Monsters, from Mike Brownlow and Simon Rickerty, is part of the fabulous Ten Little picture book series. A counting book with fun and rhyme – this one concentrates on counting backwards from ten. ‘Ten little monsters waken from their sleep, Blinking in the candlelight, in the castle deep, Going trick or treating, will…
A dark tale, with even darker yet colourful characters. Weaving fact and fiction offering spectacular twists. Witchborn is the debut novel by Nicholas Bowling, published by Chicken House, out in November 2017. It’s been a while since I’ve read middle grade historical fiction and Witchborn, rated 12+, is as beautifully crafted as its cover. The…
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow launches with a dim, dark start. Poor Morrigan has been labelled as a cursed child. Everything is her fault. Everything. Her family dislike her – such bad luck to have a cursed child. The apparent bleakness of tone is punctuated by some great touches of humour from Jessica Townsend. Morrigan…
I Want To Be In A Scary Story is the latest collaboration between Sean Taylor and Jean Jullien (Hoot Owl: Master of Disguise). When a little monster asks the narrator to be in a scary story, we suppose that she wants to be the scary one. But no, the cute little craggy-toothed creature is transported…
Fred, Sid, Belle and Bill, are Four Silly Skeletons who love to dance. Music gets their bones moving and a-shaking. But when they choose to ignore their dear, sweet Aunty June’s warning, the loveable lot boogie, skip and hop straight down a ‘GREAT BIG DROP!’ With it’s rhythmic and rhyming text, you can’t help but…
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…
The Apprentice Witch from debut author James Nicol is a wonderful page turner with a fresh voice. Full of magic and mayhem, it follows the intriguing character of Arianwyn Gribble. This book really is quite something. In the opening chapters poor Arianwyn fails the all important witch’s assessment … in dramatic style. The evaluation gauge…
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…
This is the latest adventure from the delightful duo – Florentine and Pig. I love these characters and the delightful manner in which they encourage children to rediscover the joys of making things together. Florentine and Pig and the Spooky Forest Adventure serves up just the right level of spookiness for this age group. Perfect.…
Ghost in the House, full of rhythm and rhyme, is the perfect blend of spooky creatures and little giggles. A cute blue ghost swoops and glides all alone in a ‘creepy haunted house’, until a ‘groan’ alerts him to a … mummy. Then the two of them are in the house until a second noise…
Stylish and thoughtful, The Haunted House by Kazuno Kohara, is a gorgeous picture book which is perfect for Halloween in particular. Our little girl arrives at a suspicious looking old house right on the very edge of the town. Isn’t that where haunted houses can always be found?! She soon discovers a whole host of ghosts, but…
Gorgeously vibrant language and a role reversal on the typical Halloween ghost story, Sounds Spooky is a perfect picture book for My Book Corner. A group of three children creep stealthily in to a haunted house. However this clever picture book is told from the viewpoint of the little ghost living up stairs. Those children…
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Ooh, this sounds fantastic!
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…