October, October Written by: Katya Balen Illustrated by: Angela Harding @ANGELACHARDING Published by: Bloomsbury @BloomsburyBooks Published on: September 2020 Price: £7.99 First line: We find the owl at the very edge of our woods the morning after the storm. Genre: Contemporary, Wildlife, London Age: 9+ Thanks to my local library for the review copy. What's... Continue Reading →
Don't Doubt the Rainbow: American Mystery Written by: Anthony Kessel @AnthonyKessel7 Published by: Crown House @CrownHousePub #AmericanMystery #DDTR Published on: 31st January 2025 Price: £6.99 First line: Edie was alone in the canoe, paddling leisurely down a river. Genre: Mystery, Detective, Contemporary Age: 10+ Thanks to Toppsta and Crown House publishing for the advance review... Continue Reading →
Darwin's Dragons Written by: Lindsay Galvin @LindsayGalvin Cover illustration: Gordy Wright @gordyjwright Published by: Chicken House @chickenhsebooks Published on: July 2020 Price: £7.99 First line: Mr Darwin crouched in front of a giant tortoise, notebook in hand. Genre: Fantasy Age: 9+ Thanks to my school library for the review copy. What's it all about? Syms... Continue Reading →
Trash Written by: Andy Mulligan Published by: David Fickling Books @DFB_storyhouse Published on: June 2014 Price: £7.99 First line: My name is Raphael Fernández and I am a dumpsite boy. Genre: Modern Thanks to my local library for the review copy. What's it all about? This is the story of three boys who live on... Continue Reading →
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Everything You Know About The Human Body Is Wrong! Written by: Emma Young @EmmaELYoung Illustrated by: Maribel Lechuga Published by: Nosy Crow @NosyCrow Published on: May 2024 Price: £14.99 First line: The human body as you know it, has been around for about 300,000 years. Genre: Non-fiction, science Thanks to the UKLA for the review... Continue Reading →
Spooky Stories Written by: Sam Baer, Jonathan Weil, Andy Prentice @prenticeweil, Russell Punter Illustrated by: Lia Visirin @liavisirin Published by: Usborne @Usborne Published: September 2024 Price: £12.99 First line: Raheem was bored. Genre: Spooky! Thanks to @toppsta and @Usborne for the review copy What's it all about? This is a collection of eight retellings of... Continue Reading →
The Pinchers and the Dog Chase Written by Anders Sparring Illustrated by Per Gustavsson Translated by Julia Marshall Published by Gecko Press @geckopress Published: June 2024 Price: £8.99 First line: Remember me? Genre: First chapter book, crime Thanks to the UKLA for the review copy! What's it all about? This is the second stretch for... Continue Reading →
Midnight Treasure Written by: Piers Torday @PiersTorday Cover Illustrasion by: Alla Khatkevich Published by: Quercus Children's Books @HachetteKids Published on: September 2024 Price: £14.99 (hardback) First line: A chain of lanterns winds slowly through the night over the dark sands. Genre: Fantasy Thanks to Toppsta for the review copy. What's it all about? A magical... Continue Reading →
Emil and the Detectives Written by: Erich Kastner Illustrated by: Walter Trier Translated by: Eileen Hall Published by: Vintage Books Published on: 2012 (first published in Britain 1931) Price: £6.99 First line: "Now then, Emil," Mrs Tischbein said, "just carry in that hot jug of water for me, will you." Genre: Detective mystery Thanks to... Continue Reading →
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