A weekly meme hosted by BookCraic! A brilliant way to share favourite middle grade titles! How to Join... Post a picture of a middle grade book which you have read and would recommend, adding in details of author, illustrator and publisher Open the book to page 11 and share your favourite sentence Write three words…
I know when #bookpost arrives from Barrington Stoke that it will be an amazing book written and Illustrated by talented folk from the world of books! There are exciting moments waiting to see what title has arrived and then settling down to enjoy it. What better time to celebrate this special publisher than Dyslexia Awareness…
I believe strongly that wordless picture books should be studied within each year group. They allow for so much conversation, discussion, perspectives, analysis... so many wonderful benefits and they are inclusive of all learners and readers. They are beautiful, poignant and heart felt. They need no words for their pictures tell the story. When Migrants…
This atmospheric, fast paced adventure had my heart quickening over the tiger trade that was very much a part of India’s history. Our historical time travelling story begins with nondescript Elsie being forced to stay with Great-Uncle John as her parents forgot it was the school holiday. Telling Elsie about the tiger rug in his…
I am thrilled to bits to kick off the blog tour for the brilliant and spooky debut MG novel from Jordan Kopy, illustrated by Chris Jevons. It is published by Walker Books! I count myself very lucky to have had a copy sent to me to read and enjoy and then to pose some questions…
Though we are in extreme circumstances, Autumn 2020 must be a heightened year in terms of brilliance in children’s books. September and now October have seen some incredible titles published. Some I have been lucky enough to get as exciting #bookpost, while others have been requested on Netgalley. Some have even managed to squeeze into…
Poetry is an area I need more experience with...and I have just the books to help build my knowledge! I am loving these books and I have spent some quality time delving into each one...they are vastly different and I appreciate their individuality the more I read them. Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright, An animal poem…
Written by Jane Clarke, Illustrated by James Brown, Published by Five Quills Lottie is a nature enthused, scrapbook making, conservationist! She aspires to be like her favourite TV presenter, Samira Breeze, who presents a show all about wildlife. Lottie lives life to the fullest and has brilliant ideas for enhancing her own garden to make…
I make no secret of the fact that I LOVE Picture Books and the set of books sat next to me are already new favourites in my house. I am proud to say that my children still love reading picture books, with me and on their own. Firm favourites come off the shelf and new…
We talk a lot about the Golden Age of Children's Fiction...but what are we saying about the remarkable non fiction titles being published for children? I have been completely fascinated by the titles I have read recently and can't wait to get them into schools for children to enjoy them. A Day in the Life…
