Inspiring Young Readers
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Neverwhere posted on 04 Sep 2016
There are some very special books that will stay with you forever and I think that this will be one of them.
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A Library of Lemons posted on 30 Aug 2016
I was immediately drawn to this one because the back cover blurb promised a story about a child who was a book lover.
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Little Rabbit Foo Foo posted on 28 Aug 2016
I have read this hilarious cautionary tale many times when I was a teacher of young children and found that it worked its magic every time.
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How Malala Yousafzai Has Inspired Me : On reading 'I Am Malala' posted on 23 Aug 2016
A guest post from the author Chitra Soundar
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Fortune Cookie posted on 18 Aug 2016
This is the last in the ' Chocolate Box' series of books by this highly acclaimed award winning author ...
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Zeki Can Swim! posted on 07 Aug 2016
I love picture books that make no apologies for stating what they are all about on the cover...
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Red Sky in the Morning posted on 03 Aug 2016
I came across this book by chance in a charity shop and am very glad that I did...
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Charlotte Sometimes posted on 29 Jul 2016
The original cover of this novel featured in the wonderful ' Puffin Books' postcard collection that I use with students ...
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The Watcher in the Shadows posted on 27 Jul 2016
A guest review by Yushra Fatima
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Mortal Engines posted on 25 Jul 2016
Let me start by saying that this book was an absolute joy – full of energy, pace, thrills, spills and action that never flags