Lose yourself in the thrill of the chase in The Big Bad Wold Murder! Ruby is a skilled "Tooth & Claw" player - a obstacle course game where teams race around an arena to collect flags while being pursued by a terrifying wolf. It's the championship final and Ruby's team is about to win when… Continue reading The Big Bad Wolf Murder by P.G. Bell
Gina Kaminski is a girl to be reckoned with! I adored Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf in 2023 and am thrilled to see another fantastic alternative fairy tale by Craig Barr-Green and Francis Martin! In Gina Kaminski Rescues the Giant, this spirited little girl lets everyone know what she thinks. On a school trip to… Continue reading Gina Kaminski Rescues the Giant by Craig Barr-Green & Francis Martin
Gruff Justice is Ross Montgomery's third brilliantly bonkers story playing on a well-known traditional tale. The Three Billy Goats Gruff takes on a whole new meaning in this charming who-dunnit. Someone has taken a bite out of the birthday cake and the famer is fuming! Of couse he blames Big Goat Gruff who has a… Continue reading Gruff Justice by Ross Montgomery & Marisa Morea
Porky Pies is a brilliant new take on two favourite fairy tales: The Three Little Pigs & The Boy Who Cried Wolf! Follow this mischievous little pig as he pranks the others again and again with "The big bad wolf is back!" This isn't funny! What will happen when the wolf actually shows up? Will… Continue reading Porky Pies by Ross Montgomery & Marisa Morea
So many delightful picture books are available in Autum 2023. Here is a selection of really lovely ones to read with your class. Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf by Craig Barr-Green & Francis Martin (Little Tiger) So often we accept stories as they are told to us. But what if there's a better way. Gina… Continue reading Gorgeous Picture Books for Autumn 2023
I've loved revisiting some of my favourite fairy tales with a very modern twist. Girls challenges our preconceived notions of how these stories should go. There are no princes to save the day and everyone isn't always "living happily ever after" but the girls in these stories are tough, resilient and fight for their own… Continue reading Girls by Annet Shaap (Translated by Lauren Watkinson)
"Humans have made the world a place where winter cannot survive." Inspired by The Snow Queen, The Selfish Giant and Pinocchio, The Ice Children is a powerful and beautiful modern fairy tale of climate change, sibling devotion and a quest to make the world a better place. M.G. Leonard has created a captivating, frosty mystery… Continue reading The Ice Children by M.G. Leonard
It's The Paper Bag Princess for the next generation. Join Princess Tilly as she stands up for herself and encourages girls to be just as strong as boys - if not stronger. Challenging gender stereotypes and helping all children to see themselves in stories, Princesses Break Free is a brilliant new picture book by Timothy… Continue reading Princesses Break Free by Timothy Knapman & Jenny Lovlie ~ Blog Tour & Guest Post
Saving Mr Hoot by Helen Stephens Ben is sure he hears an owl outside his bedroom window but no one else has noticed him. Mr Hoot takes Ben’s biscuit and steals his glove but still no one believes him. When spring comes, there are plans for tree felling in the area. Mr Hoot’s home is… Continue reading Super Books from Scholastic – September 2021
Scope for Imagination 