Paul Coomey was born in Cork, where his mother taught him to read in 1982. His favourite book that year was Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss, and he hasn’t stopped reading since. He learned to write creatively at Kilmurray National School, where he was the only student to ever achieve a mark of…
A fanciful adventure where finding truth in Arthurian legends leads a young girl to learn about her own identity. Tia Hemyke is being adopted by the Treveylan family and she feels both nervous and excited at the prospect of having parents and a home of her own. Having been left at Ms. Davidson’s home when…
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…
It is my turn to post a review for this incredible debut novel from the wonderful Kereen Getten and Pushkin Press. Having watched the hype for this title increase on Twitter, I made the exciting request on Netgalley and luckily was approved. Diving in, I was immediately transported to the heat of Sycamore and the…
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…
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 am..., I am...Awakened, I am...Becoming by A. Bello Written by A. Bello, Cover Illustration by Alexandra Artigas, Published by Hashtag Press It is always so exciting to discover a new series and read them together, without waiting months or even a year for the next to be published. When the three I Am...books arrived…
Written by Joseph Coelho, Illustrated by Freya Hartas, Published by Walker Books I have a firm fascination with all things fairytales- from the original legends from history, through to the Disney versions and into an age now, where they are being re-imagined, twisted and given a new lease of life! Joseph Coelho has created a…
Hachette Children's have devised an entirely clever and exciting blog tour for this awesome addition to the Oi series of books. Heralded as hilarious, ingenious and brilliant, this series has taken the children's book world by storm. This alphabetical blog tour is in keeping with frog's latest seating plan for animals in his Alphabetty Botty…
