If you could step into just one memory, which one would you choose? Movies Showing Nowhere is the most intriguing story of family, loss and identity. Cate is lonely. Her mother died just as Cate was born and her father is, more often than not, lost in his own world. Only her pet rabbit listens… Continue reading Movies Showing Nowhere by Yorick Goldewijk
My Life as a Cat by Carlie Sorosiak was one of our family's favourite books of 2020 so we're always on the look out for new books by this fantastic author. I was thrilled when Shadow Fox arrived. The cover alone is so appealing with a gorgeous, firey fox and promise of an intriguing story!… Continue reading Shadow Fox by Carlie Sorosiak
The Day My Dog Got Famous is a delightfully funny middle grade story of family, frenemies and the best pet ever! Ferris Foster is a brilliant hero who wants nothing more than to win the Year 5 art challenge with his Astoundog cartoon and to earn enough money with his home-made comic book, The Hoot,… Continue reading The Day My Dog Got Famous by Jen Carney
Time Travellers: Adventure Calling takes readers on an engaging, time-travelling journey to discover the truth about the women's suffrage movement in 1911. With fascinating information about Westminster and UK politics, it gives a thorough picture of our government and the responsibility we all have to hold it to account. Suhana, Mia and Ayaan are on… Continue reading Time Travellers: Adventure Calling by Sufiya Ahmed
When Domino sees a piece of the moon fall from the sky, she experiences emotions she's never known before. It was like "it contained a part of her somehow, like a shifting collection of her own dreams." This connection is something she can't ignore. Domino is an orphan living in a Scientarium shut away from… Continue reading The Secret of the Moonshard by Struan Murray
July 2024 When I spotted Fallout on NetGalleyUK, I knew I needed to request it (despite my teetering TBR pile). It demanded to be read immediately, leaping past the rest of my current reads. I'm not sure how I feel about my childhood being the setting for historical fiction but this 1980s Cold War Welsh… Continue reading Fallout by Lesley Parr
It's so wonderful to be back with the delightfully unique Bridget Vanderpuff in her third adventure! Chasing crimimals and getting to the bottom of the strangest mysteries is her specialty - all while creating the most marvellous concoctions with legendary baker Mr Vanderpuff. This book will make tummies rumble with the delicious descriptions of so… Continue reading Bridget Vanderpuff and the Great Airship Robbery by Martin Stewart ~ Blog Tour
Marnie Midnight and the Moon Mystery is the first book in a gorgeous new series for readers age 7+. With beautifully appealing illustrations, red sprayed edges and incredibly delightful characters, there is no question Marnie and her friends are going to be a huge hit! Marnie is a spirited little moth. Only just transformed from… Continue reading Marnie Midnight and the Moon Mystery by Laura Ellen Anderson
Countdown to Yesterday is an absolutely charming story about a boy who just wants his family to be happy. When James learns his parents are getting a divorce, he doesn't know what to do. He doesn't want to live two lives - half the week with Dad and half the week with Mum. He wants… Continue reading Countdown to Yesterday by Shirley Marr
I Spy: A Bletchley Park Mystery was one of my top books of 2023 so I was thrilled to find out there was a second book coming in February 2024. Hide and Seek is a beautifully crafted story of the dangers and hardships faced by those with secrets to keep during the Second World War.… Continue reading Hide and Seek: A Bletchley Park Mystery by Rhian Tracey
Scope for Imagination 