I read 'A Place Called Perfect' when it was shortlisted for Waterstones Children's Book Prize last year and thought it was brilliant - a real breath of fresh air in the MG ('middle grade') releases; don't get me wrong, there were many I LOVED but this felt very different in style. I finished the... Continue Reading →
First published almost 125 years ago, the combination of the wild world, freedom and adventure in The Jungle Book mean it is just as appealing today as it was then. And that writing a 'companion' for it would be no easy task. Luckily, Katherine Rundell is more than up to the task. Already a huge... Continue Reading →
Hosted by ‘Taking on a World of Words’, every Wednesday we ask and answer the 3 W’s: I've missed the last few weeks - newborns are time consuming! - and I'm definitely not getting through books at my usual rate (goodbye evening read before bed!) but I'm just about surfacing again! Posts and reviews are... Continue Reading →
I am reliably informed (thanks Twitter) that today is #ReadABookDay. I'm choosing to ignore the fact that really that's every day and using it as a good way to play catch up on the blog, especially since I missed yesterday's WWWWednesday... So, the blog has been somewhat neglected over the past few weeks, thanks to... Continue Reading →
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