Inspiring Young Readers
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Sunday Rain posted on 03 Mar 2021
The cover of this enchanting new picture book shows two young children playing with a boat in a puddle...
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An Interview with Gill Lewis posted on 28 Feb 2021
An Interview with Gill Lewis
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The Girl with her Head in the Clouds posted on 24 Feb 2021
There is a fine line between being brave and being reckless, although I must admit that I have never been either of these, either as a child or an adult.
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An Interview with Beth posted on 21 Feb 2021
An Interview with Beth
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The Chocolate Wedding posted on 17 Feb 2021
Those of you familiar with Posy Simmonds through her adult social satires like Mrs Weber’s Diary or Tamara Drew will be aware of her comic-strip style
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Maverick Early Readers : Purple Band posted on 14 Feb 2021
One of the most enticing features of any books published by Maverick are the illustrations on each book cover.
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Swan Song posted on 11 Feb 2021
Dylan is used to living life in an urban environment where he has managed to get himself into trouble at school.
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Garibaldi’s Biscuits posted on 08 Feb 2021
In the golden days of my childhood (and in truth well beyond them too) I used to love biscuits.
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone posted on 03 Feb 2021
There are lots of reasons why I’ve never read any Harry Potter until now:
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The Deep-Sea Duke posted on 31 Jan 2021
Back in June of 2019 with the publication of The Starlight Watchmaker, we first met the characters in Lauren James’ extraordinary universe