The Elf on the Shelf is soooo much fun! Compare online prices by checking out our guide at the top of this page. Discover how to have the most fun with your elf with this guide. Looking to start up your own family Christmas tradition? Then this one is for you. The only limitations are your…
From the creator of The Terrible Plop and Too Many Elephants comes a great series of engaging chapter books, perfect for the emerging reader. The Boris books are presented beautifully. The vibrant covers open to reveal full colour images on each page. With a mixture of straight narrative and speech bubbles from the characters, these ones are perfect…
The Grunts in Trouble is an amusing portrayal of family that is very different. Sunny is the ‘son’ of Mr and Mrs Grunt. Mr Grunt found him hanging on a washing line and decided that he would make a perfect present for Mrs Grunt. Mrs Grunt knows boys like blue – so she dyed her old…
Danny Champion of the World is a masterpiece from the reliable and imaginative pen of Roald Dahl. With the relationship between father and son at its core, it is both tender and witty. Danny lives with his father in a gypsy caravan next to their filling station and car garage/workshop. Danny’s mum died when he…
The 26-Storey Treehouse reveals Andy and Terry’s story … ahem, in Andy and Terry style, of course! With trade mark wit, humour and silliness Andy pens a great tale. It begins with the son of two incredibly over protective parents who as a result insist he spend time in a padded room with a pair…
Aerodynamics of Biscuits is biscuit filled, pirate-mice swash buckling adventure which takes readers to the moon … and back again. Clare Helen Walsh and Sophia Touliatou have created a fun picture book which will make you see biscuits (and brie!) quite differently. When young Oliver sneaks down in the middle of the night to snaffle…
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…
So delighted that this quirky panda, who certainly knows his own mind, is back. With vengeance. Pom Pom The Champion is Sophy Henn’s smile inducing follow up to Pom Pom Gets The Grumps. Pom Pom is all at ‘sixes and sevens’ (don’t you just love that phrase?), but it isn’t long before he develops a…
The chatty and relaxed diary format of Jeff Kinney’s Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever continues to appeal immediately to a wide ranging audience. The comic style elements add visual humour which boys in particular can often latch on to with ease. In this latest instalment, book 6, the hapless Gregg Heffley launches from…
Violet Mackerel’s Possible Friend, is Book Five in the delightful series which is just perfect for those who are tackling chapter books. Following her mum’s marriage to the very lovely Vincent, Violet’s family have now moved to their new family home. There are lots of new places to discover including a wonderful garden full of…
Violet Mackerel’s Personal Space is a delightful addition to the Violet Mackerel series. The plot in Personal Space is a little bit more involved, a little bit more complicated and really gets to grips with trying to understand the emotions of others. Perfectly suited for the fan base which is growing up alongside Violet. Anna’s…
Violet Mackerel’s Natural Habitat is the third book in the series. Violet Mackerel is a confident and plucky young character created by an author who is very much in touch with how young girls really think and feel. Many children have, at some point, scrambled around the garden and / or beach looking for insects, bugs and…
Pizza Cake and other Funny Stories is a collection of good quality short stories with a little bit of everything, beginning with the fantasy of ‘Saving Ms Fosdyke’ where teachers earn a fortune and are traded round like footy players… “Only the smartest, cleverest, most brilliant people get to be teachers.” … could not resist…
A sequel? Really? Oh yes, and by special request of the Fleming family. Yep, the family of Ian Fleming – author of the original – contacted Frank Cottrell Boyce to revive Chitty and bring it slap bang up to date … Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again is here, with plenty more in the series, (see…
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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…