How the daily walk in the covid months not only helped me in those challenging months – but also gave me the idea for the Wildsmith series. Do you remember what you were doing in the summer of 2020? I…
Morag Hood is an award-winning picture book author and illustrator from Edinburgh. Her colourful and humorous books have been translated into several languages and distributed by Scottish Book Trust to thousands of pupils in Scotland. She loves playing with the relationship between text and image to create unexpected and funny results. Words about…
MBC’s roving reviewer, the lovely Sarah Broadley, has been finding out how author and illustrator duo Ross MacKay and Catherine Lindow worked together to create their recently published picture book Daddy’s Bad (bed) Day. Many family units have someone with mental health struggles. ‘Daddy’s Bad (Bed) Day’…
This graphic novel was immediately sequestered by my 9-year-old daughter and hoovered up in one sitting. And despite the strong thread of grief and loss running through the story, she would frequently call out to me to share the lines that had made her giggle! That is one of the most astonishing things about this…
Delighted to one kicking off the New Year with something SUPER! We’ve been catching up with author Kate Thompson and quizzing her about her new picture book Superheroes Always Fight Back…Or do they? Read on to find out what Kate has to say about kindness and cat-butlering! Tell us about you in 25…
Thrilled to be able to share an interview with author Philip Caveney as part of his Stand And Deliver blog tour today. I found the premise and setting of this historical high-stakes adventure refreshingly original, and thoroughly enjoyed being whisked back in time by Philip’s smooth and immersive storytelling. Stand And Deliver is the story…
It’s Dyslexia Awareness Week in Scotland and what better way to celebrate than with Barrington Stoke – the publisher committed to making every child a reader! Our unfailingly bookish Sarah Broadley has been chatting to them about their new audiobook range, and their mission to make books accessible to ALL readers. Indeed, Barrington Stoke…
Wonderful to have one of My Book Corner’s very own contributors on the blog today. When Josette’s not championing other people’s books or freelancing as an editor, she is busy writing her own stories. Her most recent title is How Not To Get Eaten – a non fiction title illustrated by Asia Orlando about surprising…
Anne-Marie Conway’s HOW TO BE MORE HEDHOG has recently hit the shelves so we’ve been talking to the author herself about drama (the theatrical kind!), dark chocolate and diaries! Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I teach Drama and am an author of middle-grade fiction. I have a gorgeous dog, Jesse, who…
What a privilege to interview the brilliant Dara McAnulty and kick off the blog tour for his brilliant new book – A Wild Child’s Book of Birds. Dara has blown us away his thought-provoking answers and we hope his new book flies for him, and wish him all the best as he fledges his own…
‘You can never, ever have enough jeopardy!’ So said a well-known author I spoke to at a conference several years ago. Over her glass of bubbly, she repeated: ‘NEVER!’ She turned on her heel and headed off to join a group of London literary types, leaving me to ponder her words amid the blare of…
LOVED I Am NOT a Prince from Rachael Davis and Beatrix Hatcher , so of course I leapt at the chance to interview her for MyBookCorner. Rachael is a talented writer, reviewer over on Picture Book Perfect and all-round lovely person. Enjoy… Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I’m a mixed-raced Black-British…
Vicky Woodgate’s latest non-fiction book, The Magic of Seasons is out. Sarah Broadley had a sneak peek… Did you know there’s a winter hair freezing competition held every year in Canada? And every summer in Morrocco, goats climb the Argan trees to eat the fruit – up to ten metres high! Follow Mimi cat’s antics…
Have you nabbed your copy of Loki yet? Quite honestly, it’s one of my favourites so far this year. I devoured an early proof of this one, and haven’t stopped telling readers about since! Filled to the brim with Loki-style irreverent humour, & fabulously quirky doodles, you’ll be snort-laughing over all the pages. Sorry Loki.…
The Secret of Haven Point is one of the most important and much-needed MG novels I have ever reviewed. Lisette Auton’s sensitive and honest attention to detail ensures the reader will look beyond the characters disabilities and consider how awesome these young people are, on the page and beyond. I wish this book had been…
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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!