In October 2019, I created my first post for Scope for Imagination. Today I'm celebrating my 700th post with a very special book. The Boy Who Made Monsters is everything that's good about children's literature. It is engaging, funny, heartfelt and speaks truth. It does not hide from issues faced by children. Instead, it approaches… Continue reading The Boy Who Made Monsters by Jenny Pearson
It's a magician's job to make you doubt but there is no doubt The Great Fox Heist is an absolutely outstanding sequel! We loved The Great Fox Illusion and couldn't wait to join Flick and Charlie on another high-stakes adventure.These are books for active readers - those who want to analyse every clue. Readers have… Continue reading The Great Fox Heist by Justyn Edwards
Twelve-year-old Elsbeth has an extraordinary power: she can travel to parallel worlds and bring objects back with her. With her mother's failing antique shop growing dustier by the day, the trinkets that Elsbeth steals from these worlds seem like they might be the answer to all of their worries. But as bizarre weather events begin… Continue reading The Nowhere Thief by Alice M. Ross
Reading is an essential part of every school day and it is the responsibility of teachers to move that reading from something children learn to something they want to do. Creating a community of readers from the youngest EYFS child right up to the headteacher shows children that reading is valued and something we all… Continue reading 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Reading for Pleasure by Scott Evans ~ Blog Tour
The Weather Weaver series by Tamsin Mori brings together the beauty of the Shetland islands with magical weather phenomena, the importance of family and the most charming little cloud called Nimbus. The story begins with eleven year-old Stella heading north to spend the summer with her grandpa. She’s full of mixed feelings – memories of… Continue reading Winter’s Keep & the Weather Weaver series by Tamsin Mori
Fablehouse by Emma Norry is the most wonderful combination of folklore, faeries, tales of King Arthur and longing to find a place where you truly belong. Magically charged, with an air of mystery and hope, this story lives and breathes. Readers find themselves on a heart-stopping adventure with Heather and her friends as they strive… Continue reading Fablehouse by Emma Norry
Until the Road Ends is the third novel by Phil Earle set during the Blitz of World War Two. Like its companions, When the Sky Falls & While the Storm Rages, it is a stunning story of loyalty and hope. Even in Britain's darkest moments, there were humans and animals who acted with valour and… Continue reading Until the Road Ends by Phil Earle
The Twitchers series by M.G. Leonard goes from strength to strength. Clutch, the third adventure, finds the gang back together again. There are peregrine falcons nesting on Passerine Pike. When their eggs are stolen, the mystery begins, police are involved and everyone's a suspect! The Twitchers are determined to find the thief and stop them… Continue reading Clutch by M.G. Leonard
When Bea’s robot B-bot malfunctions after installing new dance software the three friends put their heads together and return to Questland as the SUPERQUESTERS to find a solution to their problem. Upon arrival, the trio discover that the evil Lord Grumble is wreaking havoc throughout the land with his new Memory Machine, stealing memories from… Continue reading SuperQuesters: The Case of the Missing Memory ~ Blog Tour
There's a catfish under the islands of Japan;when it rolls, the land rises and falls. Exploring themes of identity, relationships, grief and ecology, and set in a world of Japanese myths, folklore and magical realism, Catfish Rolling is the debut YA novel by author Clara Kumagai. Since the rolling catfish caused an earthquake that destroyed… Continue reading Catfish Rolling by Clara Kumagai ~ Blog Tour
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