Blitzers Written by: Alastair Chisholm Illustrated by: Francesca Ficorilli Published by: Barrington Stoke Published on: 5th June 2025 Price: £7.99 Age: 8+ ISBN: 978 0 00 872371 2 Thanks to the UKLA for the review copy. What's it all about? Blitzers (a bit like a Tamagotchi, if you're old enough to remember them) are electronic... Continue Reading →
Pets Tell Tales: Ancient Egypt Written by: Rik Worth Illustrated by: Jordan Collver Published by: Wren and Rook - Hachette Children's Group Published on: July 2025 Price: £9.99 Age: 8+ ISBN: 978 1 5263 6662 7 Thanks to the UKLA for the review copy. What's it all about? Find out all about some of the... Continue Reading →
Guardians of the New Moon: The Year of the Ox Written by: Eric Huang Illustrated by: Phung Nguyen Quang Published by: Little Tiger Published on: July 3rd 2025 Price: £6.99 Age: 8+ ISBN: 978 1 78895 756 4 Thanks to the UKLA for the review copy. What's it all about? Miaow, Ming and Xiao Nioh... Continue Reading →
The Not-So Great Escape Written by: Emma Green @emgwritesagain #WoollyHeist #FurryFelon #Alpacalypse Published by: Usborne @usborne_books Illustrations by: Jack Noel @jackdraws Published: January 2026 Price: £7.99 Age: 9+ ISBN: 9781836045663 Thanks to LoveReadingForSchools for the review copy. First line: When the police officer dropped me, Dad and Lilly back home after the Crash, he said... Continue Reading →
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! Written by: Susan Martineau Illustrated by: Vicki Barker Published by: b small Published on: 24th July 2025 Price: £12.99 First line: Bugs are everywhere. Genre: Non-fiction, Animals, Science Age: 8+ ISBN: 9781916851252 Thanks to the UKLA for the review copy. What's it all about? Not a topic to excite many people, I... Continue Reading →
The Lost Girl of Astor Street The Secret Investigator of Astor Street Written by: Stephanie Morril Published by: Blink Books Published on: August 5th 2025 Price: £12.99 hardcover First line: I gaze up at the Applegates' imposing brick house and take a bracing breath. Genre: Detective Mystery, Mobsters, 1920s Age: 12+ ISBN: 9780310175810 Thanks to... Continue Reading →
The Lucky House Detective Agency Written by: Scarlett Li #TheLuckyHouseDetectiveAgency Illustrated by: Sian James @sianjart Published by: Knights Of @_KnightsOf Published on: June 2025 Price: £7.99 First line: "Clues hide in plain sight," I say. Genre: Detective fiction Age: 8+ Thanks to the UKLA for the review copy. What's it all about? Nei ho ma?... Continue Reading →
Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen: The Body Under the Piano Written by: Marthe Jocelyn Illustrated by: Isabelle Follath Published by: Anderson Press @AndersenPress Published on: April 2025 Price: £7.99 First line: I will tell first about making a new friend and save the dead body for later. Genre: Mystery/Detective Fiction Age: 9+ Thanks to Toppsta for... Continue Reading →
Life in the Wild Written by: Lizzie Daly @lizziedalywild Illustrated by: Chiara Fedele Published by: Dorling Kindersley @dkbooks @DK_Learning Published on: 5th September 2024 Price: £14.99 First line: Polar bear 20741 is a healthy, adult female weighing in at more than 220 kg (485 lb), who calls the Alaska Besufort Sea coast her home. Genre:... Continue Reading →
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