Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why? This is a great questions. I think in the past (no pun intended) I used to not just think about the past, but more dwell on it, and possibly even dwell in it, which I think has quite negative connotations. Now, I... Continue Reading →
How many different types of time portals have you read of in different books?
The Sky Over Rebecca Author: Matthew Fox @mattfoxwriter Illustrated by: Ben Mantle @BenMMantle Published by: Hodder Children's Books @Hachettekids Published on: April 2022 Price: £7.99 First line: Somebody had made a snow angel in a perfect white snow drift down by the lake. Genre: Historical fiction Age: 9+ ISBN: 978 1 444 96470 7 What's... Continue Reading →
What is the greatest gift someone could give you? Pretty boring as an answer to this one, but it has to be - pay off my mortgage! I'd have so much spare money then and would know exactly what to do with it! I wouldn't be like any of those weirdos who spend their money... Continue Reading →
What colleges have you attended? I've been to quite a few (I assume you mean what we call universities in England): The University of Reading, Exeter University, Hertfordshire University, University College London (UCL). How about you? Have you attended any of the same ones? What did you study?
How many cups of tea do you drink everyday?!
Yesterday Crumb and the Teapot of Chaos Author: Andy Sagar @andysagarbooks Illustrator: Marine Gosselin instagram - @phlox.art Published by Orion Books @orionbooks Price: £7.99 First line: There was once a teashop that wouldn't stay put. Genre: Magical, fantasy Age: 9+ ISBN: 978 1 51010 952 0 What's it all about? This is the second book... Continue Reading →
How do you become happy?
The Extraordinary Book That Makes You Feel Happy Author: Poppy O'Neill http://www.poppyoneill.com instagram - @poppyoneillbooks Illustrator: Caribay M. Benavides instagram - @cari.bay Published by: Weldon Owen @WeldonOwenUK Price: £10.99 First line: Your extraordinary young person will explore, discover and enjoy this extraordinary book - sometimes solo and other times with your support - through reading,... Continue Reading →
Are you brave enough to escape a Medieval Castle?!
ESCAPE THE MEDIEVAL CASTLE: USE THE CLUES, SOLVE THE PUZZLES, AND MAKE YOUR ESCAPE Author: Stella Caldwell Published by: Weldon Owen @WeldonOwenUK Published on: 6th October 2022 Price: £11.99 First line: Are you ready to travel more than 600 years back in time, to the heart of a medieval castle? Genre: Historical, Reader choices Age:... Continue Reading →
Who can you trust?
Diver's Daughter By Patrice Lawrence Author: Patrice Lawrence @LawrencePatrice Illustrated by: Alette Straathof Published by: Scholastic Children's Books @scholasticuk Published on: 2019 First line: I hit the water. Genre: Historical fiction Age: 9+ Price: £6.99 ISBN: 978 1 407191 40 9 What's it all about? Eve, a 12 year old girl, lives in 16th century... Continue Reading →
Where would you go for safety during a war or a pandemic?
The Children of Swallow Fell Author: Julia Green @JGreenAuthor Illustrator: Helen Crawford-White @studiohelen Published by: Oxford University Press @OxUniPress Published on: August 2020 Price: £6.99 First line: This is how it starts. Genre: Dystopian, Nature, Adventure Age: 9+ ISBN: 978 0 19 277158 2 What's it all about? A girl, Isabella, who lives comfortably in... Continue Reading →
My interview with…Thomas Taylor
Thomas Taylor Welcome to my interview with Thomas based on his brilliant book: Mermendusa from the Eerie-on-Sea series. Thank you so much to Thomas for taking the time to answering my questions whilst waiting for his train to move! I can definitely see the Philip Pullman influence in Thomas' writing. 1) How could you end... Continue Reading →
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