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 →
If you could turn into anything, what would you be?!
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 →
Does having a hidden theme in a story influence children?
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 →
Does a football theme engage readers?
Rashford Rules by Simon Mugford, illustrated by Dan Green. Published by Welbeck Publishing, £5.99 ISBN: 978 1 78312 627 9 I was really interested to read this book, which is one of a whole series about current football stars, as I had recently seen the authors taking part in a live event for World Book... Continue Reading →
Do children prefer funny books?
Space Oddity By Christopher Edge Published: 7th January 2021 Space Oddity: an out-of-this-world adventure from bestselling author Christopher Edge: Amazon.co.uk: Edge, Christopher: Books Published by: Chicken House £6.99 ISBN: 9781912626861 Pages: 234 Author contact details: Home page - Christopher Edge Twitter: @edgechristopher Illustrator contact details: Ben Mantle Twitter: @BenMMantle Publisher contact details: Chicken House Books... Continue Reading →
My Parents Cancelled My Birthday!
By Jo Simmons Should parents be able to cancel children's birthdays?! https://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Parents-Cancelled-Birthday/dp/1526606585 Published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books£6.99ISBN: 9781526606587Pages: 218Author contact details:@joanne_simmons Cover illustrated by: Nathan Reed http://www.nathanreedillustration.com/ @NathanReed_Illo Publisher website:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/childrens/ @KidsBloomsbury Under 100 characters summary: One boys’ dangerous mission to rescue, re-invite and reinvigorate interest in his own birthday!The first line: It all started when... 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 →
Cookie… and the Most Annoying Girl in the World
Written and illustrated by Konnie HuqPublished by Piccadilly PressISBN: 9781848128934£10.99 People are hard to understand. They don't say what they want and often they do say what they don't want! Where do you start to learn this? At school, and this story is brilliant at showing you why people do these things and how best... Continue Reading →
Beast Quest: New Blood Book 1
This is an excerpt from my full review for the English 4-11 magazine, which is the magazine for members of the UKLA. Please read the full review in their magazine - https://ukla.org/publications/english-4-11/ New BloodBy Adam BladePublished by Hachette Books£5.99ISBN: 9781408357859For those children who are familiar with the juggernaut that is the ‘Beast Quest’ set of... Continue Reading →
Skeleton Keys The Unimaginary Friend by Guy Bass and illustrated by Pete Williamson
This blog post is a small excerpt taken from a full review written in the UKLA's 4-11 magazine. Who hasn't wondered what a certain key in their set of keys might actually be for? A long forgotten desk drawer, a cupboard, a gate, a long lost door? Well, the narrator and reader's companion of this... Continue Reading →
