Salty Dog and Pals: The Storm and Other Stories by Helen Stephens and Katie Chappell (Walker Books) Perfect for readers age 5+, Salty Dog and Pals is a delightful collection of four seaside adventures. Celebrating friendship, fun and island life, these gorgeous characters will have readers completely enthralled. These short stories are wonderful for beginning… Continue reading Delightful Books for KS1 / LKS2
Move over Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, there's a new detective in town and he's ready for anything. Tiny yet charming, Monsieur Mouse is the world's best (but not smallest) detective. This debonaire creature with his smart monocle and snazzy outfit always looks great and when his whiskers of suspicion start twitching, there's… Continue reading Monsieur Mustard: The Disappearance of Fabio Fangtooth by Charley Rabbit ~ Blog Tour
Ben's Gargoyle is a moving story about family breakdown, hardship, resilience,and finding the strength to overcome adversity. Written and illustrated in a striking modern Gothic style, it uses powerful symbolism to explore one boy's struggle to reclaim his confidence and hope. When Ben's mum moves to France with her new boyfriend, Ben is forced to… Continue reading Ben’s Gargoyle by Keith Gray, illustrated by Keith Robinson
Help! Aliens Stole My Grandad is a zany story of family, loss, space pirates and an incredible adventure to Earth's second moon (made of cheese of course). Harrison's grandpa always wanted to go to space so when he passes away, Dad has an amazing idea. He attaches Grandpa's ashes to a firework and sends it… Continue reading Help! Aliens Stole My Grandad by Hannah Moffatt ~ Blog Tour
It's my stop on the blog tour for one of my favourite books of 2026 - Questers Academy: The Box of Locks. I'm thrilled to welcome author Sam Hay to Scope for Imagination with a guest post. New Kid in Town – A survival guide! We’re often told to write about what we know. And… Continue reading Questers Academy: The Box of Locks by Sam Hay ~ Blog Tour
Cute FACTopia: Follow the Trail of 200 Super-sweet Facts is the ninth book in the absolutely brilliant FACTopia series. With same fun, accessible layout, this edition takes readers on a journey through 200 connected facts. Children age 8+ can choose to follow the pathways fact to fact and page to page or dip in where… Continue reading Cute FACTopia! Follow the Trail of 200 Super-sweet Facts by Kate Olesin & Andy Smith ~ Blog Tour
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