Looking for something to read this bank holiday weekend? We’ve got you covered, in our most recent review round-up! A great selection of books for older and younger readers, we’ve got something for everyone!
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Libraries 4 Schools 2021 Review Round-Up 2
Welcome to our most recent review round-up, where we take a quick look at just some of the books you might like to add to your school or personal bookshelves. And what a great selection we have for you!
Continue reading “Libraries 4 Schools 2021 Review Round-Up 2”A Secret of Birds and Bone | Review
By Kiran Millwood Hargrave (published by Chicken House)
She checked her neck again, feeling for the clasp. She searched the front of her tunic, down her trouser legs, all the way to her shoes. Then she felt her neck again.
But she was not mistaken. There was no sign of the locket. It was gone.
It matters, Sofia. Keep it safe, always.
Continue reading “A Secret of Birds and Bone | Review”Scribble Witch 1: Notes in Class | Book Review
By Inky Willis (published by Hachette Children’s Group)
Dear Molly,
I is Notes! Notes is me!
Bestest wishes
From Notes
The Time of Green Magic | Book Review
By Hilary McKay (Macmillan Children’s Books)
Salt spray had twisted her already curly black hair into tight salty springs. They blew into her eyes and stung. She pushed them aside, hardly noticing, and read deeper and deeper.
Continue reading “The Time of Green Magic | Book Review”Happy Halloween! | Coraline | Book Review
By Neil Gaiman (Bloomsbury Publishing)
The old man leaned down, so close that the bottom of his moustache tickled Coraline’s ear. ‘The mice have a message for you,’ he whispered.
Coraline didn’t know what to say.
‘The message is this. Don’t go through the door.’
Continue reading “Happy Halloween! | Coraline | Book Review”Hilary McKay’s Fairy Tales | Review
By author Hilary McKay and illustrator Sarah Gibb (Macmillan Children’s Books)
With wonderful silhouette-style illustrations, McKay and Gibb’s ‘Fairy Tales’ is a book that goes far beyond a simple “retelling” of ten of the most well-known fairy tales.
Continue reading “Hilary McKay’s Fairy Tales | Review”Pages & Co: Tilly and the Bookwanderers | Review
By author Anna James and illustrator Paola Escobar (HarperCollins)
This is a truly delightful book that argues for keeping libraries and bookshops (but I can’t tell you why!).
Continue reading “Pages & Co: Tilly and the Bookwanderers | Review”Summer Sizzlers 2018 | Reviews
This summer has been hot, hot, hot, so why not find yourself a shady spot and grab one of the cool titles from our reviews below!
Out Now: Sky Song | Review
By Abi Elphinstone (Simon & Schuster Children’s UK)
‘A voice is a mighty thing, Eska. When everything is taken from you – your family, your home, your friends, your dignity – you still have a voice, however weak it sounds.’