I’ve had this book buried in my electronic TBR for the longest time and for some strange reason, it called out to me yesterday and I’m truly glad it did. Set in Austria towards the end of WW2, it tells the story of a Jewish boy and Roma girl who risk their lives transporting Lipizzaner…
I’ve been really impressed with this book for girls of Key Stage 2 age, it’s a great example of how picture books can work successfully for an older audience. It’s been written succinctly to ensure that the right amount of information is imparted without being overwhelming or too text-heavy. This means that if girls want…
My daughter and I have been on the road a fair bit recently, so audio books have been keeping us company in the car. Judging by the fact that Anna didn’t speak for an entire 2.5-hour journey (a full-blown miracle), I’d say she was totally captivated by this ghostly time-slip adventure. Evie, a typical teenager…
Did you know that the collective noun for a group of pugs is a grumble, the giant squid has a brain shaped like a doughnut, and that employees in India’s fisheries dept HQ work in a building shaped like a giant fish? If these sorts of interesting facts float your boat, then this book is…
My first book of 2023 and it’s a corker. Like my last read (or ‘listen’, considering it was an audio book 😁), this is a magical, wintery tale, but whereas The Ice Children was based in the present, this is set during the Great Frost of 1683. After losing her twin brother 4 years earlier,…