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’s the best ice cream flavour?
The Shop of Impossible Ice Creams: Perilous Pineapple Plot Author: Shane Hegarty @shanehegarty Illustrated by: Jeff Crowther @jeffcrowther Published by: Hodder Children's Book @HodderFiction @Hachette Kids Published on: 8th June 2023 Price: £6.99 First line: Limpet had a big, bushy beard and it was very, very itchy. Genre: comedy, adventure Age: 8+ ISBN: 978 1... Continue Reading →
Where do you go to find peace?
Island Author: David Almond @davidjalmond Illustrated by: David Litchfield @dc_litchfield Published by: Hodder Children's @HodderFiction Published on: this edition 2023 Price: £9.99 First line: An early afternoon, late May. Genre: Adventure, History Age: 10+ ISBN: 978 1 444 954 1 8 0 What's it all about? Louise and her father have travelled together to spend... Continue Reading →
Can a story ever be too simple?
Paper Boat, Paper Bird Author: David Almond Illustrator: Kirsti Beautyman Published by: Hodder Children's Books Published on: 4th August 2022 Price: £7.99 ISBN: 978 1 444 96328 1 First line: Kyoto. Genre: Contemporary Fiction Age: 9+ What's it all about? I was very excited about reading this book, as I love Skellig by the same... Continue Reading →
Do you believe in witches?
The Wildstorm Curse Author: Eve Wersocki Morris @MzEvieMo Front cover illustrator: Paola Escobar @paolaeeco8ar Published by: Hodder Children's Books @HachetteKids Published on: 19th January 2023 Price: £7.99 ISBN: 978 1 444 96334 2 First line: Kallie Tamm was never meant to arrive at Wildstorm Theatre Camp in the dead of night. Genre: Mystery, Adventure, Theatre... Continue Reading →
What’s the worst ice cream flavour you can think of?!
The Shop of Impossible Ice Creams by Shane Hegarty @shanehegarty Illustrated by Jeff Crowther @jeffcrowther Published by Hodder Children's books. Published on: 9th June 2022 £6.99 ISBN: 978 1 444 96249 9. First line: The first thing to know about Limpet was that his favourite ice cream was vanilla. Genre: comedy, adventure, food Age: 7+... Continue Reading →
Can you have too many characters?!
Title: Indigo Wilde and the Unknown Wilderness - Book 2 Author: Pippa Curnick @PippaCurnick http://www.pippacurnick.com Published by: Hodder Children's Books @HodderFiction Published on: 2nd February 2023 ISBN: 978 1 4449 48844 Price: £5.99 First line: Indigo dropped the postcard she had been reading in surprise and spilled her mug of milkshake into her lap. Genre:... Continue Reading →
