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Can you take inspiration from a children’s classic story and give it a modern twist?
Edie and the Box of Flits by Kate Wilkinson Published: 22.7.2021 £6.99 ISBN: 9781848129108 Illustrated by Joe Berger Illustrator Contact Details: @_JoeBerger Published by: Piccadilly Press Publisher Contact Details Twitter: @PiccadillyPress Under 100 characters summary: Edie finds a box of Flits (small human like creatures) and tries to protect them against evil adversaries. My review:... Continue Reading →
DO CHILDREN LIKE A BOOK SERIES MORE THAN A STAND ALONE STORY?
PLANET OMAR: EPIC HERO FLOP By Zanib Mian, illustrated by Kyan Cheng Published by Hachette. ISBN: 978 1 444 96098 3. £6.99 This is another installment in the popular 'Planet Omar' series of book, of which I have already read 'Incredible Rescue Mission'. It, like all the books in the series, is written in a very... 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 →
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 →
My Cat Just Sleeps by Joanne Partis
This is a heart -warming story of a little girl and her cat, which she is really annoyed with, as he never does anything! I wonder why this could be?! The repeating line, of 'My cat just sleeps' really helps link things together for younger readers. My two year old was able to enjoy the... Continue Reading →
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