Written by Christina Matula, Illustrated by Pearl Law I was shown the cover of this book and immediately wanted to read more about it. I soon learned that the author was a fellow Canadian who had also moved to Hong Kong. It felt right to reach out to ask author, Christina Matula, some questions about…
So many books, so little time! These are books I will come back to for further reading! The books on my picture book post today are superb, beautifully illustrated and wonderful for sharing or for gifting. With Christmas just 5 weeks away, I know I am already hunting down the perfect books to gift to…
Welcome to My Shelves Are Full and to the last day of the wonderful blog tour celebrating the wonder that is The Creature Keeper and author extraordinaire, Damaris Young. I have a special offer for you on today's stop....part review, part quotes from questions I posed to Damaris earlier this month. The full Q and…
Not sure what to think of The Couch Potato?? Well, prepare to be amazed with the trailer for this incredible book and an introduction to the newest member of the gang! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcY4fHdOMdM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcY4fHdOMdMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcY4fHdOMdM A completely delightful series of books with important messages for kids and adults alike. Offering plenty of chances to giggle each book…
Welcome to My Shelves Are Full where I am so pleased to welcome a guest post from Katharine Orton, author of the fantastic Glassheart. I was drawn to this story with "glass at its heart" and I adore all things glass- decorations, stained glass windows, beach glass- you name it and I love it! Putting…
I was fortunate enough to spend some time with two recently published Nosy Crow titles this weekend and I want to recommend them highly for this winter and festive season. On a walk late Saturday afternoon, my family and I spotted our first Christmas tree in a window and it gave us all the festive…
When we hear a friend is having a baby some of us rush out to buy muslin cloths, cute outfits and necessities. I however, rush to buy books! It got me to thinking about the board books on offer from publishers. Which then got me to think about how we begin to read with our…
Monsters take many forms in children’s books, from the cute and cuddly to the large and worrisome! Many of us have grown up with books such as Where the Wild Things Are, The Gruffalo and Monsters Love Underpants, proving that monsters make for super book characters. Today I have more monsters to share...some new and…
Written by Nikki Young, Cover Illustration by Tim Budgen, Published by Hashtag Press Welcome to the blog tour for the fantastic series of Time School by Nikki Young. Having read and enjoyed the first in the series, We Will Remember Them, I was so pleased to see an early copy of We Will Honour Them.…
This is the weekly meme from BookCraic celebrating amazing middle grade books! I hope others will take part and spread the love of MG books! How to Join In... Post a picture of the front cover of a middle grade book which you have read and want to recommend. Add details of author, illustrator and…
A weekly celebration of Middle Grade Novels, hosted by BookCraic To Join in.... Share the cover of a book you have recently read and enjoyed. Include the author, illustrator and publisher information.Turn to Page 11 and share your favourite sentenceChoose three words to describe the bookEither share the link to your review or write a…
This gloriously wrapped package arrived with much fanfare this week! What an absolute delight this book is! Full to the brim of adventure, courage and heart. I had to finish it in one glorious attention-rapt session. Stunning Cover by Gordy Wright Syms Covington is a crew member of the HMS Beagle, famed for it most…
In a bid to celebrate Non fiction November at home, my kids and I have been reading these delights this weekend. All very different and each of us had our own favourite to read again. The New Baby, An Activity Book for soon-to-be big brothers and sisters, text by Ziggy Hanaor, Illustrations by Lie Dirkx,…
