Ah, welcome back, Pea! And her sisters Clover and Tinkerbell, and Wuffly the dog, and Mum who’s also Marina Cove, the famous author… I heart Pea. I have mentioned this before, in my review of the third in the series, Pea’s Book of Birthdays. Susie Day is such a great writer, she jam-packs her books … More Pea’s Book of Holidays – review
Books for children are the best; they’re the ones that stay with you forever. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Where The Wild Things Are, the Narnia books, Just William… I think adults sometimes forget just what books MEAN to children, which is silly because they were all children once too. I am SO lucky to be … More How to do books properly: The Story Museum, Oxford
As a writer and mum, I don’t get out much. So to have two massively exciting events in the same week was almost a bit overwhelming for me – which is why it’s taken me another week to recover and feel up to writing this post! First, there was the annual ‘retreat’ with the Scattered … More From retreating to emerging! Charney and YALC
I stole this book from my daughter (shhh!). She wanted a copy after seeing Steve Cole leaping about a stage doing poems about cucumbers and mashups of chairs and zombies. She’s much too young for it still, but the book is a thing of beauty in its own right. Jim Field has done an awesome … More Aliens Stink! – review
I’m going to start by saying this is my favourite Ali Sparkes book so far. I loved Frozen In Time, and I enjoyed Out of This World, but Destination Earth has just topped them both. Think ALIEN. Think MARS ATTACKS. And then think suitable-for-kids. Clever Ali 🙂 Lucy is, to outward appearances, a thirteen-year-old girl. … More Destination Earth – review
Romance and jive – what’s not to like? As the title suggests, this new book by Jenny McLachlan is a kind of toned-down version of Dirty Dancing, but don’t be put off by the ‘romance’ tag because actually this is more about a shy girl finding her inner courage. Which isn’t a new thing in … More Flirty Dancing – review
Jo Cotterill 