I was lucky enough to request and receive a copy of this from the publishers in exchange for an honest review. All views and opinions are my own. Where the Wilderness Lives by Jess Butterworth, artwork by Rob Biddulph Many of you will already know what a big fan I am of Jess' other books... Continue Reading →
MG Takes On Thursday – Freddie Yates
Mary over at Book Craic has started a really exciting new meme (I think that's the right word!) #MGTakesOnThursday. Post a picture of the front cover of a middle-grade book which you have read and would recommend to others with details of the author, illustrator and publisher. Open the book to page 11 and share... Continue Reading →
Peapod’s Reading Round Up 8/4/20
There's a lot of last week's books still going strong this week, with a few additions... First up is Mini Rabbit, Not Lost by John Bond. Mini Rabbit and Mother Rabbit are making a cake, but they've run out of berries, so Mini Rabbit sets off on an epic (and entirely unnecessary) journey to find... Continue Reading →
Starfell
I was lucky enough to be sent copies of these by the publisher. All views and opinions are my own. Starfell: Willow Moss and the Lost Day/Willow Moss and the Forgotten Tale by Dominique Valente, illustrated by Sarah Warburton When the first Starfell book came out I just wasn't sure - it looked good for... Continue Reading →
Six for Sunday – Waiting in the Wings
Six for Sunday is Steph at alittlebutalot‘s creation with a prompt each week to blog about. I've not taken part for a while, but I'm hoping to get involved again this month. Today’s prompt is: Oh, there's so many more than six! There are some that have been physically waiting for a ridiculously long time... Continue Reading →
Peapod’s Reading Round Up – Picture Books
As I mentioned on Wednesday, I've split this week's Round Up into a few posts then have a rethink as it's getting longer and longer. On Wednesday we looked at bedtime books and on Thursday some of the dog-themed board books he's been loving. Today I'm going to highlight some of the other books he's... Continue Reading →
Fingertrail ABC
We were lucky enough to request and receive a copy of this from the publishers in exchange for an honest review. All views and opinions are my own. Fingertrail ABC, illustrated by Elisa Ferro Okay, Peapod is still too little for learning letters as such, but this book looked too lovely to pass up and... Continue Reading →
Peapod’s Reading Round Up – Dog Days!
As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I'm going to split this week's Round Up into a few posts then have a rethink as it's getting longer and longer. Yesterday we looked at bedtime books today I'm going to highlight some of the books he's been choosing from his bookcase during the day. There's a fair... Continue Reading →
Peapod’s Reading Round Up – Bedtime
I feel like we've only just got started with this, but it seems to be getting longer and longer, especially as Peapod is currently reading a squillion a day (or the same book a squillion times...) so I'm going to split this week's into a few posts then have a rethink... What have we read... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday 1/4/20
WWW Wednesday is hosted by ‘Taking on a World of Words’ every Wednesday. What are you currently reading? The Pear Affair by Judith Eagle I'm not far in but I'm really enjoying this and it's just the sort of read I need at the moment, especially as I'm reading the ebook at night. I feel... Continue Reading →