So many books...so little time! At least until the weekend and then I spend ages lost in the pages of these stories! I love the breadth of a picture book- from a funny story to important messages, diverse characters and families, or animals leading the way...so much to love! What About Me? said the Flea…
Written and Illustrated by Sharon Davey, Published by New Frontier Publishing I was lucky enough to read this book in order to pose some questions to author and illustrator Sharon Davey. Her answers are brilliant, as is the book! Sharon- what an enchanting and fun book! I love the bold and bossy Suzy and her…
A weekly meme hosted by BookCraic This weekly meme has allowed me to celebrate middle grade books that deserve more attention and shouting about! Each week, Twitter buzzes with extra love for middle grade titles! To Join In... Choose a middle grade novel you have read recently and want to recommend, share the publishing information…
Written by Charlotte Guillain, illustrated by Sam Usher, Published by Welbeck Kids Giveaway!!!! Win one of three copies.....Just visit @erinlynhamilton on Twitter to RT the pinned tweet! Ends 5th March! Review: This beautiful book is a budding historians dream! Never before have I seen the history of a town told from the perspective of a…
Written by Nansubuga N. Isdahl, illustrations by Nicole mills, Published by David Fickling Books The First Names series of books aims to introduce children to famous people from history, and helps readers get to know them on a first name basis. This blog tour celebrates recently published Nelson, all about Nelson Mandela. There are 4…
Written by Penny chrimes, illustrations by Levente Szabo, published by hachette childrens London and the Gutterling Chronicles Stick wasn’t used to the silence of the city at night. It was the silence of many hundreds sleeping, but it was also the silence of many thousands dead … The dark dome of St Paul’s loomed down…
Reading begins as soon as books are given to new parents and as soon as they are shown to babies, toddlers and children. Our relationship with books is one of the earliest opportunities we are given. The books in today’s blog are colourful, fun and introduce new concepts and ideas to our youngest readers. Sturdy…
Satoshiʼs journey to become a children's book creator. When I was 19 years old I made my first picture book. I wrote a few lines and added an illustration in the first page of a small sketchbook. Then I made up a story page by page, and it ended at page 22. It was not…
Written by Glen Blackwell, Cover by Sasha Brazhnik, Published by Zoetrope Books From Suffolk to Canada, I felt at home throughout the entire reading of this charming story. When my husband and I first met, our cultures collided. He is British and I am Canadian. Though we both spoke English, there were language barriers and…
Mysteries, sleuthing and solving crimes are top choices for reading fun, regardless of what age you are! Young readers are spoiled for choice with new mysteries to solve, sleuths to meet and clues to figure out. The stories highlighted below are all fantastically written, drawing the reader into each mystery and problem, begging for help…
