Midnight Treasure Written by: Piers Torday @PiersTorday Cover Illustrasion by: Alla Khatkevich Published by: Quercus Children's Books @HachetteKids Published on: September 2024 Price: £14.99 (hardback) First line: A chain of lanterns winds slowly through the night over the dark sands. Genre: Fantasy Thanks to Toppsta for the review copy. What's it all about? A magical... Continue Reading →
The Memory Key Written and Illustrated by: Nigel Baines @NigelBaines Published by: Hachette Children's Books @HachetteKids Published on: 20th June 2024 Price: £7.99 First line: Grandad, can you remember what the trains were like in Hungary? Genre: Time travel, Memory, Family Thanks to the UKLA's 4-11 magazine for the review copy. The full review will... Continue Reading →
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 →
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet Author: Zanib Mian @Zendibble Illustrator: Nasaya Mafaridik @synasaya (instagram) Published by: Hachette Children's Published on: 2019 Price: £6.99 ISBN: 978 1 444 95122 6 First line: Khaatoooo! Genre: Funny, adventure Age: 7+ What's it all about? Omar is a typical school boy who now has to move house and start... 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 →
Marie Curious Girl Genius Saves the World By Chris Edison https://www.amazon.co.uk/Case-Evil-Engineer-G-M-S/dp/1408359987 Published by Orchard Books £6.99 ISBN: 978 1 40835 998 3 Pages: 243 Publisher website:https://www.hachette.co.uk/ @HachetteKids Under 100 characters summary: A group of girls save the world, defeat evil and invent new machines – science is power!The first line: As soon as she got... Continue 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 →
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 →
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Swimming-Against-Storm-Jess-Butterworth/dp/1510105484 Published by Orion£6.99ISBN: 9781510105485Pages: 229Author contact details:www.jessbutterworth.com @J_T_Butterworth @sallyanne_s #swimmingagainstthestormCover illustrated by: Rob Biddulph http://www.robbiddulph.com @RobBiddulph Inside map drawn by: John Oliver Publisher website:www.hachettechildrens.co.uk @HachetteKids Under 100 characters summary: Eliza & The Canailles race through a hurricane to search for the loup-garou, which they think will save their home. The first line: Our... Continue Reading →
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