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
By Rose Davidson and Britannica Group. Illustrated by Andy Smith I'm thrilled to be back with FACTopia and the next amazing book in this fantastic series! This time it's 400 brilliant science facts that will get kids thinking, guiding them to some great questions and even better discussions. Perfect for fans of all things STEM,… Continue reading Science Factopia: Follow the Trail of 400 STEM-tastic Facts! ~ Blog Tour
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
Going to Bat is the second book in the charming Mind and Me series. Celebrating mindfulness and positive self-talk, these stories help children think about how they speak to themselves and how they can rely on themselves in all sorts of situations. In Going to Bat, Maya is trying to write a letter to her… Continue reading Mind and Me: Going to Bat by Sunita Chawdhary ~ Blog Tour
Diamond Jack is an absolutely delightful, swashbuckling adventure. Full of the charm of time gone by, it takes readers on a high-stakes, perilous quest overrun with dastardly highwayman, carriages bursting with riches and an unexplainable magic. Bramble's parents died in a tragic riding accident leaving her and her big sister, Lena, to live with their… Continue reading Diamond Jack: Your Magic or Your Life by Anna Rainbow ~ Blog Tour
May 2024 The Girl Who Couldn't Lie is the thought-provoking and ever-so engaging debut children's book by Radhika Sanghani. Targeted at age 9+, it reaches across Middle Grade into the Teen category with important issues for adolescents. Readers will identify with first crushes, puberty, managing responsbilities and independence, friendships, bullies, teachers and homework. This is… Continue reading The Girl Who Couldn’t Lie by Radhika Sanghani
May 2024 There is no question The Wrong Shoes will be one of the most highly regarded and widely discussed books of the year - perhaps even of the decade. It is an incredibly powerful story of childhood poverty in the UK. It explores the pressures of finanacial hardship and family struggles through the eyes… Continue reading The Wrong Shoes by Tom Percival
Scope for Imagination 