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How would you use a book of magic?!
Marvin and the Book of Magic Written by: Jenny Pearson @J_C_Pearson Illustrated by: Aleksei Bitskoff @Bitskoff Published by: Barrington Stoke @BarringtonStoke Published: January 2024 Price: £7.99 First line: My name is Marvellous Marvin. Genre: Magic, Contemporary, Humour Age: 7+ Thanks to the UKLA's 4-11 magazine for the review copy. A review can be found in... Continue Reading →
What would you spend a lottery win on?
Millions Written by: Frank Cottrell-Boyce @frankcottrell_b Illustrated by: Steven Lenton @StevenLenton Published by: MacMillan Children's Books @MacmillanKidsUK Published: February 2004 Price: £6.99 First line: If our Anthony was telling this story, he'd start with the money. Genre: Contemporary, Comedy, Neurodivergent Age: 9+ Thanks to my school library for letting me borrow a copy! What's it... Continue Reading →
Who is your favourite literary detective?
Murder At The Museum Written by: Alastair Beckett-King @MisterAbk Illustrated by: Claire Powell @misspowellpeeps Published by: Walker Book @WalkerBooksYA @WalkerBooksUK Published on: February 2023 Price: £7.99 First line: It always seemed to be dusk inside the Hornville Museum. Genre: Mystery Age: 9+ Thanks to @imaginecentre for the review copy, and the full review can be... Continue Reading →
How do you make sure you are proud of who you are?
A Kind Of Spark Written by Elle McNicoll @BooksandChokers Published by: Knights of @_KnightsOf Published on: June 2020 Price: £6.99 First line: "This handwriting is utterly disgraceful." Genre: Contemporary, Witches, Scotland, Neurodivergent Age: 10+ Thanks to Barnet Library for letting me borrow this copy! What's it all about? Addie is a young Scottish girl who... Continue Reading →
My interview with…Alastair Humphreys
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 second interview this week is with adventurer and author, Alastair Humphreys. He who wrote: The Boy Who Biked The World, The Girl Who Rode The Ocean and Against The Odds among... Continue Reading →
My interview with…Ross Welford
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 →
Could you run 5 miles to school everyday?!
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 →
Where do you call home?
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 →
My interview with…Catherine Johnson
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 →
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