So, here on Kinkajousreadtoo, it's double author interview week. I recorded these a while back, so, sorry for the delay in publishing them. My first interview is with science fiction/fantasy author supremo Ross Welford. He who wrote: Time Travelling With A Hamster, The 1000 Year Old Boy among others. Thanks to Ross for giving his... Continue Reading →
The Fastest Boy in the World Written by: Elizabeth Laird @EMRLaird Published by: Macmillan Children's Books @MacKidsBooks Published on: June 2014 Price: £6.99 First line: In my dreams I'm always running, running, running. Genre: Sports/Travel/Contemporary Age: 9+ What's it all about? Solomon lives happily at home in the Ethiopian countryside, until one day his Grandfather... Continue Reading →
Windrush Child Author: Benjamin Zephaniah @BZephaniah Published by: Scholastic @scholasticuk Published on: November 2020 Price: £6.99 First line: I didn't just appear here. Genre: Contemporary fiction/ autobiography Age: 10+ What's it all about? Leonard, a young boy, is ripped from his comfortable life living in a small village (Maroon Town) in Jamaica to living in... Continue Reading →
Welcome to my interview with Catherine! Firstly, thanks need to go to Catherine for her time, a few weeks ago now, and I apologise for my rambling style of interview, as this is the first one that I have ever conducted over the telephone (usually its an email or DM), and I was experimenting with... Continue Reading →
Time Travelling with a Tortoise Author: Ross Welford @rosswelford Illustrated by: Tom Clohosy Cole Published by: Harper Collins @HarperCollinsCh Published on: 4th January 2024 Price: £7.99 First line: I should really do one of those 'Previously on...' things like they do on Netflix. Genre: Science Fiction Age: 8+ What's it all about? This is the... Continue Reading →
Howl's Moving Castle Author: Diana Wynne Jones Illustrator: Marie-Alice Harel https://www.maharel.com/ @maharelillo Published by: The Folio Society @foliosociety Published on: 2021 Price: £45 First line: In the land of Ingary, where such things as seven-league boots and cloaks of invisibility really exist, it is quite a misfortune to be born the eldest of three. Genre:... Continue Reading →
Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre Author: Abridged by Patrice Lawrence @LawrencePatrice Illustrations: Hannah Peck @hpillustration_ Published by: Walker Books @WalkerBooksUK Published on: 4th January 2024 Price: £7.99 First line: The sun is setting and the rain beats against the window. Genre: Classic Age: 9+ ISBN: 978 1 5295 0662 4 What's it all about? A young... Continue Reading →
The Boy Who Biked The World By Alastair Humphreys @Al_Humphreys Illustrated by Tom Morgan-Jones @TomMorganJones Published by: Eye Books @EyeAndLightening Published on: April 2011 Price: £7.99 First line: Tom forced himself to keep smiling as the chief handed him a bowl of steaming blood and milk. Genre: Adventure Age: 8+ ISBN: 978 1 903070 75... Continue Reading →
What are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life? I would love to live forever - rather than a very long life! Nothing could be better. I don't want to ever die. The things you would see. The changes you could navigate. The opportunity to teacher others to learn from what... Continue Reading →
Race to the Frozen North: The Matthew Henson Story Author: Catherine Johnson @catwrote Illustrator: Katie Hickey @katiehickey195 Published by: Barrington Stoke @BarringtonStoke Published on: 2018 Price: £7.99 First line: Matthew Henson was the first American to reach the North Pole. Genre: Biography, adventure. Age: 8+ ISBN: 978 1 78112 840 4 What's it all about?... Continue Reading →
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