The Taming ot the Cat is a charming story of Brie (a story-telling mouse) and a murderous cheese-shop cat. It's the classic tale of cat and mouse and lots of cheese but with a delightful twist. The other greedy mice task Brie with distracting Gorgonzola, the guard cat, with imaginative stories while they scurry in… Continue reading The Taming of the Cat by Helen Cooper
The 800th post on Scope for Imagination is a special one - The Clockwork Conspiracy by Sam Sedgman. After the brilliance of the Adventures on Trains series written in partnership with M.G. Leonard, The Clockwork Conspiracy promised to be fantastic - and it is! Combining mystery, adventure, peril and a unique take on STEM -… Continue reading The Clockwork Conspiracy by Sam Sedgman
'Tis the Season by Richard Jones (Nosy Crow) Created in partnership with The National Trust, 'Tis the Season by Richard Jones is a truly enchanting way to embrace the spirit of Christmas and count down to the most magical time of the year. This book offers a delightful poem for each day of December with… Continue reading Christmas is Coming! 2023
The Soccer Diaries is a new series from Tom Palmer following talented 14 year old footballer Rocky Race as she takes on the world! In Rocky Takes L.A., Rocky has been invited to attend a high-level football camp in California. She's nervous about leaving her mum and everything that's familiar to her but knows it's… Continue reading The Soccer Diaries: Rocky Takes L.A. by Tom Palmer
Sally in the City of Dreams is a charming story of two Irish sisters, Sally and Bridget, who set off across the ocean for a new life in 1911 New York. Full of hope and the promise of endless possibilities, they find themselves facing challenges they never imagined. The kindness and honesty of the girls… Continue reading Sally in the City of Dreams by Judi Curtin ~ Blog Tour & Author Interview
Autumn is my favourite time of year! As nights draw in, wind blows through the trees and leaves begin to fall, I'm reminded of the many wonderfully spooky stories for young readers. Click on each cover to read some of my original reviews and find out more about these chilling books. Which will you choose?… Continue reading Spooky Stories for Middle Grade Readers 2023
Hide and seek is the perfect sleepover game - even better when you live in an old, spooky house. But when it turns out the house is actually haunted, hide and seek suddenly becomes deadly! Bella Bright and the Ghost Game is the perfect story for Hallowe'en. With her mum taking on design contracts to… Continue reading Bella Bright and the Ghost Game by Carolyn Ward ~ Blog Tour
The Weather Well is the final adventure in the brilliant Griffin Gate STEM series by Vashti Hardy with fantastic illustrations by Natalie Smillie. Full of intriguing gadgets and lots of inventing, readers will be inspired to follow their own passions and use their natural creativity to solve problems. Grace Griffin and her fellow warden, Tom,… Continue reading The Weather Well by Vashti Hardy
The great undercover detective, Montgomery Bonbon, is back with another delightful mystery! Following on from the incredibly engaging Montgomery Bonbon: Murder at the Museum, we join Bonnie and her Grandpa Banks on holiday on Odde Island. But can a great detective ever really be on holiday? Wherever Bonnie goes, mysteries aren't far behind. News of… Continue reading Death at the Lighthouse by Alisdair Beckett-King & Claire Powell
"Beyond the stars, a creature is stirring." Return to the world of Dragon Realm with the first book in this exciting follow-on series, Dragon Force: Infinity's Secret! Since their two worlds collided, dragons and humans have been trying to live together in peace. Twelve-year-old Lance Lo is desperate to be chosen to attend Camp Claw… Continue reading Dragon Force: Infinity’s Secret by Katie & Kevin Tsang ~ Blog Tour
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