My Parents Cancelled My Birthday!

By Jo Simmons Should parents be able to cancel children's birthdays?! https://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Parents-Cancelled-Birthday/dp/1526606585 Published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books£6.99ISBN: 9781526606587Pages: 218Author contact details:@joanne_simmons Cover illustrated by: Nathan Reed http://www.nathanreedillustration.com/ @NathanReed_Illo Publisher website:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/childrens/ @KidsBloomsbury Under 100 characters summary: One boys’ dangerous mission to rescue, re-invite and reinvigorate interest in his own birthday!The first line: It all started when... Continue Reading →

How do you get young children interested in reading?

Planet Omar - Incredible Rescue Mission by Zanib Mian Illustrated by Nasaya Mafaridik Published by Hachette Children's Books at £6.99 ISBN: 978 1 444 95129 5 Pages: 238 Author Contact Details: Twitter: @Zendibble https://www.muslimchildrensbooks.co.uk/ Illustrator Contact Details: Instagram: @a.nasaya Publisher website:www.hachettechildrens.co.uk   @HachetteKids Under 100 characters summary: Omar and his gang have to contend with... Continue Reading →

How much historical fact and description do you need to include in a story to help the reader understand the setting?

Freedom by Catherine Johnson Cover artwork by Two Dots Published by Scholastic £4.99 ISBN: 9781 4071 85484 Published: 2nd August 2018 138 pages Author’s contact details: http://www.catherinejohnson.co.uk @catwrote Illustrator’s contact details: http://www.thetwodots.com Publisher’s website: http://www.scholastic.co.uk @scholasticuk Under 100 characters book review:  Beautifully written story about a slave boy in Jamaica and the continuing battles he... Continue Reading →

How many twists and turns can a plot have?

The Vanishing Trick by Jenni Spangler Illustrated by Chris Mould Published by Simon and Schuster £6.99. ISBN: 9781 4711 9037 7 Published: 30th April 2020 295 pages Author’s contact details: http://www.jennispangler.com @JenniSpangler1 Illustrator’s contact details: chrismould.blogspot.com @chrismouldink Publisher’s website: http://www.simonandschuster.co.uk @simonschusterUK Under 100 characters book review:  Victorian orphan, captured by a medium, wades through the... Continue Reading →

Wink by Rob Harrell

ISBN: 9781471409141 Published by Hot Key Books Main Review: This book begins with a very serious note from the author himself explaining how he was diagnosed with cancer and how the book explores a lot of his own experiences. However, the story itself is not difficult to read, even if it is a challenging subject.... Continue Reading →

Don’t you just HATE star reviews?

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, How I hate you from afar, Up above the review so cheap, Like a drummer without a beat. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, How I hate you from afar. Don’t get me wrong, I totally understand that a star review is used to show someone’s opinion, and that everyone is entitled to... Continue Reading →

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