Inspiring Young Readers
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Maverick Early Readers – a small selection posted on 01 Aug 2017
As a parent and an ex-teacher of young children I understand the importance of finding ways to making learning to read a fun experience.
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Ash Boy: A Cinderfella Story posted on 01 Aug 2017
Imagine you’ve been asked to pick your favourite fairy story to rewrite.
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Wants of the Silent posted on 31 Jul 2017
If you read my review of Ways of the Doomed, the first book in the exciting dystopian Sun Song trilogy...
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Dread Cat posted on 28 Jul 2017
Dread Cat by Michael Rosen illustrated by Nicola O'Byrne That cunning old monkey, Michael Rosen, sure knows how to tell tales for children.
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The Mystery of Me posted on 22 Jul 2017
It’s always a little odd settling down to write a review of a book like this because I’m clearly not the target audience.
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The Lotterys Plus One posted on 19 Jul 2017
This debut children’s novel is by the bestselling author of 'Room', a book that was unusual because it convincingly used the voice of a very young child
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The Call of the Wild posted on 10 Jul 2017
Jack London can claim to be one of the most idiosyncratic novelists of the late 19th and early 20th century...
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Salt To The Sea posted on 04 Jul 2017
Ruta Sepetys, an American author of Lithuanian heritage, has written an ambitious, award winning, young adult novel about one of the forgotten tragedies of
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Bullet Catcher : Blowback posted on 23 Jun 2017
Bullet Catcher: Blowback is the final book in the Bullet Catcher trilogy and sees Chris Bradford’s young super-human agents facing their toughest test yet.
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Defenders : Killing Ground posted on 21 Jun 2017
Tom Palmer’s new book Defenders: Killing Ground is the first of a planned trilogy that will see instalments two and three released later this year.