This is one of my most favourite contemporary adventure stories and so I’m not quite sure why I haven’t shared this before! Ever since Tom’s accident, he has struggled to walk. but he has a secret escape: Skylark, his drone. Through this technology, he can fly above his Lake District home, exploring the world from…
I don’t often share ’grown up’ reads on the blog, but I felt that this very much deserved a share. After a rubbish couple of weeks with very little reading going on, I treated myself to Cathy Rentzenbrink’s superb book and couldn’t put it down. If, like me, you are one of those people who…
A beautiful day here in South Lincolnshire and a beautiful book to accompany it! Birdsong is the latest addition to the brilliant Barrington Stoke super-readable novella series, principally designed to help dyslexic and reluctant readers develop a love of reading, but also great for readers who enjoy shorter stories. It tells the story of Annie,…
I’m not sharing this superb book just because it’s a fascinating and entertaining read about biomimicry, or that it’s been fabulously illustrated and has stunning end papers, I’m sharing it because I can’t believe that it’s the last factual book to ever be a Blue Peter Book Award winner. I’m so disappointed that after 22…
My son is a fan of both interactive books and non fiction, and so purchasing this brilliant hardback was a no-brainer when I came across it in our local indie. After making an emergency landing in the middle of the mountains and no idea where they are, readers have to decide both which route to…
As it’s Saturday and I’m sat in the school car park, I thought I should expand my mind a little – every day’s a school day and all that… It’s fair to say that I’ve not got a scientific brain and so a book on astrophysics is not what I would usually pick up, but…
Today is Windrush Day in the UK, where we remember and celebrate the Windrush generation who came from the Caribbean to help rebuild Britain after the Second World War, honouring them – and their descendants – for their immense contribution to British society. While I don’t have a specific book about Windrush to share, I…
“With my Dad I can do anything. I can be anything. Because he’s my Dad” Happy Father’s Day to everyone celebrating today. This beautifully-illustrated picture book is perfect to share as it highlights the special bond between dads and their children, describing so many ways they can simply enjoy each other’s company. It’s both heart-warming…
Has anyone read any of the Clementine books? I was kindly sent the first in the series – Clementine’s Walk – by the lovely Lily from Catch a Star and I’m very taken with it. Both written and illustrated by Annie White, it’s a fab and humorous rhyming story about a loveable hound who is…
What a fantastic middle grade read this is. It was one of those stories where I didn’t quite know what to expect. I started it one evening expecting to read a few chapters before bed and then before I knew it, it was late into the night and I was turning the last page! I…