This book is full of discovery. Each double page spread is filled with information about a famous explorer from history. The information is clearly written, with perfect language to expand the minds of 7 and 8 year olds. The diagrams and pictures are beautiful and fulfilling. The explorers range in sex, age, age in history... Continue Reading →
This is the Mexican version of the classic story of Cinderella. It follows that story quite closely at the beginning with the story arc being the same, but the settings and cultural context has been changed. There are no pumpkins! Adelita has a happy life at the beginning, but then tragically both her parents die... Continue Reading →
Is there enough respect for the older generation? Anisha Accidental Detective: Granny Trouble! By Serena Patel, illustrated by Emma McCann. Published by Usborne Books. ISBN 978 1 4749 5954 4. £5.99 This book is the latest in a very successful series of books all about Anisha, a young girl who has a knack for finding... Continue Reading →
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 →
Big Sky Mountain Written and illustrated by Alex Milway. Published by Piccadilly Press. £6.99 ISBN: 978 1 848 12972 6 My review: What a fantastic little book this is! From the bright, engaging front cover, to the black, white and blue illustrations festooned across the pages, to the simple, yet elegant story inside. The story... Continue Reading →
Kate on the Case by Hannah Peck £6.99 ISBN: 9781848129702 Pages: 145 Publication Date: 8th July 2021 Author and illustrator: Hannah Peck Author Contact Details: Twitter: @hpillustration_ Instagram: @hannahpeckillustration +44 207 326 9140The Bright Agency103-105 St John's Hill, London SW11 1SY Published by: Piccadilly Press Publisher Contact Details: Twitter: @PiccadillyPress @BonnierBooks_UK Molly.Holt@bonnierbooks.co.uk lizz.skelly@bonnierbooks.co.uk Under 100... Continue Reading →
Morgana Mage in the Robotic Age by Amy Bond. Published by Chicken House, £6.99. Illustrated by Nan Lawson. ISBN: 978 1 912626 52 6 Publication Date: 7th January 2021 Author contact details: Twitter: @AmyLouiseBond Illustrator contact details: Twitter: @NanLawson Publisher contact details: Chicken House Books - Home Twitter: @chickenhsebooks We all know of the age... Continue Reading →
Monster Doughnuts by Gianna Pollero Illustrated by Sarah Horne Published by Piccadilly Press 256 pages Publication Date: 15th April 2021 ISBN: 978-1848129436 Paperback: £6.99 Author Contact Details: Twitter: @GiannaPP Home | Gianna Pollero - Author Illustrator Contact Details: Twitter: @sarahhorne99 sarah horne Sarah Horne | Artist and Illustrator. http://www.sarahhorne.co.uk follow: @sarahhorne9 (wordpress.com) Sarah Horne- Illustrator... Continue Reading →
Monster Max and the Bobble Hat of Forgetting Published by Firefly Press and released into the wild on 18th February 2021 Paperback: £5.99 ISBN: 9781913102333 Pages: 187 By Robin Bennett Twitter: @writer_robin Illustrated by Tom Tinn-Disbury https://www.tomtinndisbury.com/ https://www.monstermax.co.uk/ Published by Firefly Press http://www.fireflypress.co.uk Twitter: @fireflypress Under 100 characters summary: Max (monster/boy) crashes around his town... Continue Reading →
Sofia Valdez and the Vanishing Vote by Andrea Beaty http://www.andreabeaty.com http://www.Questioneers.com Twitter: @andreabeaty Illustrated by David Roberts http://www.davidrobertsillustration.com Published by Amulet books http://www.abramsbooks.com @abramskids ISBN: 978 1 4197 4350 4 £8.99 Politics. Boring. That's what I always thought at school. But, as you grow up, its importance and relevance to your own life becomes more... Continue Reading →
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