I find myself regularly drawn to non-fiction books. I love being able to just dip in and out when I feel like it and there’s something very satisfying about finding out something new – every day is a school day, and at that… My children seem to be following in the same footsteps, particularly my…
We do love a bit of non-fiction action in our house and these brand-new, informative hardbacks, published by Wide Eyed Editions, have really hit the spot. Firstly, Maps of the United Kingdom is basically a compendium of maps, broken down by country and county, which aims to celebrate the diversity, talent and history of Great…
If, like me, you have a young child who is bored of school reading books, you’ll know it’s not always easy to find alternatives that match their reading ability. You might find, however, that a new range of Early Readers, published by Maverick Arts Publishing, solves your problems! Maverick have taken fun, interesting picture books…
This is my first Christmas book purchase of the year, and what a cracker (excuse the pun…) it is! How Winston Delivered Christmas has been ingeniously devised, written and illustrated by the multi-talented Alex T Smith (of both Mr Penguin and Claude fame) and is certain to be a festive hit. The book has been…
When I first saw this book, it’s eye-catching cover made me instantly think that it was going to be similar to ‘Eye of The North’ or ‘The Polar Bear Explorers’ Club’ (both excellent adventure stories, by the way), but I was spectacularly proved wrong. You would think by now that I would know not to…
‘Don’t forget who you are. You are a fighter. As the dark in the sky makes the stars shine brighter, you will find the bad stuff has good bits too. The bad days are the days that make you you.’ This book caught my eye as the author, the phenomenal Matt Haig, described it on…
‘For the record, seeing your mum miserable is one of the worst things in the world. Being separated from your almost-twin is another. Knowing it was your fault is a third… All of them together is a pancake stack of bad things.’ Apologies – due to some technical difficulties, we have been off-line for what…
‘Often the journeys we take inside ourselves are more difficult than the stormiest seas’ The Storm Keeper’s Island by Catherine Doyle is the #PrimarySchoolBookClub read for August, and was also the Waterstone’s Children’s Book for July 2018. Some people might be aware of Catherine Doyle through her Young Adult trilogy, Blood for Blood, but this…
‘My sister is beautiful… My sister has the kindest heart of anyone I know. My sister is a better person than you will ever be. Having Down’s syndrome doesn’t make her weird or ugly or thick. It makes her extraordinary.’ If you haven’t come across Jo Cotterill’s books before then you are seriously missing out. An…
Whatever school your young child attends, most teachers plead with parents to keep their child/ren reading over the Summer holidays to prevent ‘reading slide’. While there are plenty of books out there for those who have been reading for at least a couple of years, there are not that many readily available for those children…