Inspiring Young Readers
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Eats posted on 24 Mar 2018
I don’t think that I have ever read a children’s book with a cookery competition at its centre....
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The Aeneid of Virgil posted on 24 Mar 2018
I am pitifully ignorant when it comes to some of the major texts of the Classical world.
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The Mole and the Flower posted on 23 Mar 2018
Tiny Tree who publish this book are an offshoot of Matthew James Publishing and have been established to bring a distinctive identity ...
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Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading posted on 22 Mar 2018
I've always enjoyed reading this author’s witty pieces in The Guardian and elsewhere but really became a fan when I discovered that she was an avid childre
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My Worst Book Ever posted on 19 Mar 2018
It’s been a little while since I fell so completely in love with a book at first read...
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Framed posted on 26 Feb 2018
As in the best children’s story tradition, this one begins by giving the reader a detailed description of a cosy and comfortable life...
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Dino Wars: Rise of the Raptors posted on 25 Feb 2018
Due for release by the excellent Maverick publishing house in April, Dan Metcalf’s Dino Wars: Rise of the Raptors is the first instalment ....
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PramBusters posted on 22 Feb 2018
I do like a story that focuses on the pleasures of children creating something together.
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Free Lance and the Dragon's Hoard posted on 18 Feb 2018
The concluding book in the medieval trilogy featuring Free Lance, the knight for hire, will delight its readers
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Elise and the Second-hand Dog posted on 14 Feb 2018
Elise is a very likeable sparky young girl protagonist who shows powers of skillful persuasion right from the outset