Today’s my stop on the blog tour for The Tigers in the Tower, a brilliant, historical adventure for readers aged 8+, which is written by Julia Golding. Before I talk about this superb story, though, can I just take a minute to appreciate the amazing cover art created by Keith Robinson? It really is stunning…
You know when you give your kids a few pounds in a gift shop and tell them that they can spend it on whatever they want, but then find yourself trying to talk them out of buying whatever tat they select? Well, you might want to learn from my experience… About a year ago, I…
This fabulous book has only been here less than a day and I’m already a little bit (OK, a lot…) in love with it! Gertie, the littlest yak, is desperate to be just like the big yaks and does everything she can to speed up the growing process. Being small has its advantages, though, and…
A big thank you to the lovely Fern at Lion Hudson for inviting me to join the blog tour for Tigers in the Tower, a historical adventure for readers aged around 8 – 12, written by the award-winning Julia Golding. I’m up on Saturday 26th September and I can’t wait to share my thoughts on…
I’ve just got time for a quick post to tell you about Kate Poels’ latest story, which I enjoyed reading last night. It’s a madcap mystery adventure, aimed at children aged 8+, that will have readers intrigued from the first page. There are strange things happening to the children in Mima’s neighbourhood. Blue mouths, webbed…
This is our final reading roundup of the Summer break, which means that the children are about to return to school. I don’t know about you, but I’m really looking forward to a little peace and quiet and the ability to catch up on my reading pile! First up today are these superb, illustrated Austen…