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
January 2023 What could be better for my final review of 2022 than the third book in Vashti Hardy's brilliant Harley Hitch series?! This young adventurer is back with her robo-dog Sprocket and they're ready for anything! She's as determined as ever to win the coveted school prize - Pupil of the Term. Excitement builds… Continue reading Harley Hitch and the Fossil Mystery by Vashti Hardy & illustrated by George Ermos
The Magic of the Ballet is a gorgeous hardback book of classic ballet stories. The Nutcracker Swan Lake Coppélia Giselle The Sleeping Beauty La Sylphide The Firebird Beautifully retold through immersive language that will spark imagination and accompained by dream-like illustrations that remind me of the bedtime story books of my childhood, this is a… Continue reading The Magic of the Ballet: Seven Classic Stories by Vivian French & Lauren O’Hara
3rd November 2022 Readers age 8+ Macmillan Children's Books Join Tiggy Thistle, Ernestine the Ice Badger and a cast of delightfully magical characters in the second book of The Cloud Chronicles duology by Chris Riddell. Mystery, danger and the unknown take Tiggy on an adventure into an enchanted world in search of the legendary Guardians… Continue reading Tiggy Thistle and the Lost Guardians by Chris Riddell ~ Blog Tour
Pizazz is not an ordinary girl - in fact she's completely extraordinary. She wears a too-big cape, fights super baddies, belongs to a family of superheroes and finds it all really embarrassing! The rest of her family all love being super (except for Aunty Fury who turned into a Baddie). Pizazz finds the world of… Continue reading Pizazz vs Everyone by Sophy Henn ~ Blog Tour
Illustrated Fiction for Cold Days A Night at the Frost Fair by Emma Carroll & Sam Usher From the very first double-page illustration, it’s clear this story is something special. A Night at the Frost Fair by Emma Carroll & Sam Usher is a beautiful, hard-back illustrated fiction book for readers age 7+ although younger… Continue reading Wintery Stories for Young Readers
“Sometimes, if you listen carefully, it’s almost as though you can hear voices among the trees. One day – it is said – they will grant a wish… to the right person.” Every tree has a story to tell. That’s what Olive discovers when she sets out to save her best friend – the 400-year-old… Continue reading The Girl Who Talked to Trees by Natasha Farrant & Lydia Corry ~ Blog Tour
Portico Reeves is the greatest superhero you’ve never heard of! His secret power – making sure all the other heroes in his life stay super and safe. No matter what, he has to protect his secret identity so no one discovers he is Stuntboy. This empathy-building illustrated novel is perfect for readers age 8+. The… Continue reading Stuntboy: In the Meantime by Jason Reynolds & Raul the Third
The Cartoons that Came to Life is a fun, unpredictable middle grade illustrated comic series. Finn Morris is always daydreaming and doodling. He much prefers to be in his own cartoon fantasy world than focusing on school. But when one of his drawings looks strangely similar to the school bully, things start to go very… Continue reading The Cartoons that Came to Life by Tom Ellen & Phil Corbett ~ Blog Tour
June 2021 Grace-Ella: Pixie Pandemonium is the third book in a fun series aimed at 7-9 year olds from Sharon Marie Jones & Adrianna J. Puglisi. It is just the kind of books my daughters would have loved when they were a little bit younger – a magical story with an environmental message, manageable chapters,… Continue reading Grace-Ella: Pixie Pandemonium by Sharon Marie Jones
Scope for Imagination 