National Non-Fiction November National Non-Fiction November is the Federation of Children’s Book Groups’ annual celebration of all things factual. Born out of National Non-Fiction Day, the brain child of Adam Lancaster during his years as Chair, the whole month now celebrates all those readers that have a passion for information and facts and attempts to… Continue reading By the Sea: Life Along the Coast by Judith Homoki & Martin Haake ~ Blog Tour
The November Witches is the enchanting sequel to The October Witches by Jennifer Claessen. Clemmie, a well-meaning new witch, is so relieved the magical month of October is over. No more magic, at least for a while, so she can concentrate on trying to make amends for everything that went wrong as she found her… Continue reading The November Witches by Jennifer Claessen ~ Blog Tour & Guest Post
The Great Reindeer Rescue by Stephen Mangan and illustrated by Anita Mangan is a fantastically funny Christmas adventure. From the very first page, readers will laugh out loud at this off-the-wall tale of Santa's newest reindeer, Dave, and the trouble he (unintentionally) causes when Rudolph is boastful one too many times. Dave is nervous on… Continue reading The Great Reindeer Rescue by Stephen Mangan & Anita Mangan
Finding Hope is the first in a heartwarming new middle grade series. With friendly characters who will soon become very familiar as well as all the four-legged friends you would find on a working farm, it's perfect for animal lovers. It will also really benefit children who live in cities and have no experience of… Continue reading Finding Hope – A Whistledown Farm Adventure by Nicola Baker, illustrated by Rachael Dean
The Secret of Helmersbruk Manor: A Christmas Mystery called to me from my bookshelf today so I pushed everything else aside and spent a wonderful morning curled up with it. It completely drew me in. I love the darkness and mystery of Eva Frantz's writing - carefully placed clues, shiver inducing sightings and layers of… Continue reading The Secret of Helmersbruk Manor: A Christmas Mystery by Eva Frantz & Elin Sandstrom
It is wonderful to be back with the delightful Sunshine Simpson. Her honest and earnest voice resonate through the story, drawing in readers as friends rather than those on the outside of Sunshine's story. In this fantastic sequel, Sunshine finds herself in the midst of a very tricky time - the transition to secondary school.… Continue reading Sunshine Simpson Cooks Up a Storm by G.M. Linton
The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow is an honest look at life in Year 6 - the final year before everything changes. Uniquely lyrical, 10 year old Nate shares the challenges of family, friendships, dealing with your inner beast and the threat of great loss. This book is as much an important read for teachers… Continue reading The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow
It's a pleasure to share some of the new October releases for older readers from Barrington Stoke. Accessible, engaging and so powerful, readers will find the vocabulary choices, font, spacing and page tint make all the difference to their success with each book. This group of action-packed, high-stakes stories are sure to be read, shared… Continue reading Autumn with Barrington Stoke
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
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