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Happy #sundayshelfie day! It is my pleasure to welcome Deborah Frenkel and Daniel Gray-Barnett. This week we are celebrating Deb and Dan’s delightful picture book The Thing About Dads . One thing about dad-ing: there’s all kinds of ways . . . Some dads are born and some dads are made. From the bestselling author Debora
As an avid fan of Marissa Meyer's books, I am shocked it has taken me so long to get around to reading this novel - but I am so glad I finally did! The novel acts as a prequel to Alice in Wonderland, and tells the story of the infamous Queen of Hearts before she became the ruthless ruler we know her as. The story follo
We’ve been to the ocean and the jungle with them, and now we’re off in Book Three - Snot Cool Snow Stories, on another madcap adventure with Kev and Trev and their support crew, to the mountains in search of interesting animals called pugons. We discover pugons are very shy, cute, small animals that are supposedly livi
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Here's a little book that will absolutely delight younger readers (and very likely, older ones as well) because it is as sweet as the title suggests. It is delightfully pretty with the cutest of cute characters and the problems faced by these little critters are certainly very real but also solved - one way or another
12 year old Zoey suffers severe anxiety, brought on by the sudden death of her father, and has a fear of many things including germs, accidents and falling ill. As a result Zoey is homeschooled and limits her travel beyond her home to very few places. Zoey has been supported by her mum, best friend Lena and next door b
Charlie Bucket and Willy Wonka, meet Sebastian Walker and Elisabetta Nardi – your modern-day counterparts in the exceptionally clever gaming adventure-mystery that is The Nardi Puzzle . Twelve-year-old Sebastian is hooked on the Nardi Corp games, which he plays with his younger brother as an escape from the realities o
It’s quite amazing, even after fourteen years of doing this reviewing thing, I am still surprised when there are batches of books all with very similar themes for similar ages. It’s like some pervasive mist in the air inspired so many authors to independently come up with very like storylines. And I often repeat Tolkie
The star of his own show, Rocky has one line to get right. He breathes in and out, welcomes the audience, starts with a joke and when the big moment arrives… This book is for all kids who love a bit of silliness. Everyone knows the line that must be said and kids will be calling it out at every opportunity. It’s a quic
Most people would know Hannah Sommerville from her beautiful illustration work, A Bigger Book however marks Hannah’s first solo outing as both author and illustrator and what a great topic she has chosen to debut with. Drawing from her own childhood experiences, A Bigger Book tells the story of Cora. Like most children
This new series for your those independent readers will surely be a big hit with it’s combination of magic, humour, friendship, and school – with a difference! Enchantment Street is full of shops and businesses with all manner of magical merchandise and services. Whether you need treats for your pet dragon or want ridi
Happy #sundayshelfie day! It is my pleasure to welcome Bethany Loveridge and Amie Sabadin. This week we are celebrating Bethany and Amie’s delightful picture book The Picture-Perfect Present . Can Meg come up with the perfect present for Dad before time runs out? With one day to find a special gift for her dad, Meg thi
Sport, friendship, grief, resilience – The Rebound has plenty to say, but at its heart is Harry, a boy trying to find his way through some pretty big emotions while holding on to the game he loves. Fiona Harris has created a character who is both wonderfully relatable and refreshingly real, particularly in the way Harr
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