Weekly Event celebrating all things middle grade! Hosted by the wonderful BookCraic How to Join In... Post a picture of a middle grade book you have recently read and share the important bits like author, illustrator and publisher!Turn to page 11 and choose your favourite sentence!Choose three words to describe the book!Post a short review…
Mini Reviews and Synopsis I always find this season, in the run up to Christmas, the perfect time to read feel good books. Ones with happy endings but with thoughtful plots and some tears blended in to enhance the emotions. The three in this post are feel good, emotional, hopeful and wonderful seasonal reads. Read…
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…
Back to obsessing over fairy tales...this week has been a bit extra special though. On Monday evening I joined the British Library in their event about a series of books called A Fairy Tale Revolution. Currently four books are published, re-imagined by authors of great talent. Duckling written by Kamila ShamsieHansel and Greta by Jeanette…
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…
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…
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…
