I have taken a shine to debut authors in the last year or so, finding their unique new perspectives and…
Amazing Non-Fiction!
We’re Going Places by Mick Jackson and John Broadley, Published by Pavilion The Secret Forest by Sandra Dieckmann, Published by…
Polly Pecorino, The Girl Who Rescues Animals by Emma Chichester Clark- The Blog Tour!
Polly Pecorino is a rescuer of animals- of all shapes, sizes and temperament. She is able to communicate with creatures…
The Bewitching of Aveline Jones Blog Tour
I can’t believe I get to kick off the blog tour for this amazing book- it is a true honour!…
The Book of Four Journeys Blog Tour
WARNING NOTICE: The reader will not find any dragons, wizards, trolls or ogres in this book, but that doesn’t mean…
The Hideaway by Pam Smy
With a book like this, I try to write my review immediately to capture the raw emotion and heartfelt awe…
What a Wonderful World Blog Tour
This visually stunning book offers readers a glimpse of our beautiful planet and introduces them to inspiring people from around…
Sing Like a Whale Blog Tour
As part of my turn on the blog tour, I am thrilled to share the promo video for this delightful…
Debut Author Interview- Richard Pickard
I am always enthralled with debut authors and their new ideas, perspectives, characters and plots. Last year I did an…
New Non Fiction
With distinctive styles of art and illustration in each book, these could be considered art books as well as information…
Picture Book Perfect
All of the books highlighted today are now part of my permanent collection. The collection I take to schools and…
Lightning Falls Blog Tour
Amy Wilson has this incredible talent for creating worlds in which readers can lose themselves. Lightning Falls and Orbis are…
Diary of an Accidental Witch Blog Tour
I am thrilled to kick off the blog tour for this exceptional book! Diary style books are so popular with…
Holiday Reads…
We have taken a few short staycation breaks this past week, one into Lincoln and another camping. I was sure…
Zinnia Jakes Blog Tour
Super baker Zoe is more than your average 9 year old student! She excels in baking wonderful cakes, highly sought…
Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City Blog Tour
Kicking off the blog tour for Peanut Jones is such an honour! I was lucky enough to have a proof…
The Peculiar Tale of the Tentacle Boy- Blog Tour
I was so thrilled to receive a copy of this book- and it was so wonderfully written that I ended…
Utterly Dark and the Face of the Deep by Philip Reeve
Utterly Dark is a superb piece of storytelling from the master himself, Philip Reeve. There is a lyrical style to…
Graphic Novels- One Year Later
On 1 August 2020, I launched a personal reading challenge to delve into Graphic Novels and to see if I…
Picture Book Perfect
Books to make you smile, laugh and relish in the moments of reading! These 6 books are firm favourites in…
10 Things I love about How to be Brave by Daisy May Johnson, Published by Pushkin Children’s
I started writing a review for How to be Brave and found I was so enamored with this book that…
The Incredible Record Smashers by Jenny Pearson
This incredible book is hot on the heels of The Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates which was laugh out loud…
Picture Book Perfect for Little Monsters…
Monsters take many forms in children’s books, from the cute and cuddly to the large and worrisome! Many of us…
Time School, We Will Honour Them Blog Tour
Written by Nikki Young, Cover Illustration by Tim Budgen, Published by Hashtag Press Welcome to the blog tour for the…
#MGTakesOnThursday
This is the weekly meme from BookCraic celebrating amazing middle grade books! I hope others will take part and spread…
