Hello comrades! How are we all on this wonderful Tuesday morning? I have something very exciting to share with you all. I am here today to share an extract from the very brilliant 'The Words That Fly Between Us' by Sarah Carroll. "Lucy’s father is a successful lawyer making a killing on the property market. … Continue reading The Words That Fly Between Us blog tour
A Pocketful of Stars: magical, mysterious and memorable. (proof cover - see finished cover at the bottom) "When I next open my eyes, I’m back... in front of the house again. It’s night time. The stars wave hello, like they’ve been expecting me. The door of the house, Mum’s house, is wide open, like it expects me … Continue reading A Pocketful of Stars review
Hello! It is Sunday again. Where did this week go?! I hope you all had a lovely Easter weekend and haven't worked too hard this week! Welcome back to another #SixforSunday! This is our final month of #SixforSunday does kids lit... but let's be honest, I will always be an advocate for kids lit, so … Continue reading S4S -2019 Must Reads
Somebody Swallowed Stanley: a beautiful story to teach children about the importance of looking after our oceans! "Say hello to Stanley! He’s swimming around in the sea, but he’s no ordinary jellyfish. Most jellyfish have dangly-gangly tentacles, but Stanley has two handles. Other jellyfish have a magical pearly glow, but Stanley has colourful stripes. Lots … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Sarah Roberts
I am FOREVER looking for inviting non-fiction books to get kids engaging with non-fiction. Recently, there's been a whole host of absolutely brilliant non-fiction published by a range of publishers, but Quarto are absoluely killing the game! There's been a whole load of these books published about brilliant women (and we can never have too … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Boy Oh Boy
Happy Tuesday! Today I have the utter joy of hosting author Nicola Killen and we're getting a tour around her studio. I'm really nebby so I absolutely adored reading this post when it dropped into my inbox! ----- Hello and welcome to my studio tour! This is the place where I worked on the story … Continue reading Ollie’s Magic Bunny Blog Tour
If you've been following me for any length of time, you will know that I am a massive fan of treating myself to a breakfast ever now and again. In Newcastle, we are spoiled for choice of places to go... but I will ALWAYS go back to the same place. And I recommend that you … Continue reading There’s nothing quite like a good cup of tea…
Helloooo! It is Sunday again, which can only mean one thing: #SixforSunday! Continuing on our mission to spread the love of kids lit this month, today we are looking back to last year and the myriad of increidble books that were released! Today's #SixforSunday theme is: 2018 Must Read Books So here we are, 6 … Continue reading S4S – 2018 Must Reads
Hello everybody! Today, I’m going to be doing the Books I Want to Read tag, which I found on my friend Amy's blog. When I read it, I knew it was something that I'd like to tackle - it's not often I think about my TBR! The Rules • Link back to the original tag • Complete … Continue reading Books I Want To Read tag
One of my favourite things about half term is: HOW MUCH READING I GET DONE Like seriously, a week of (avoiding doing a lot of work) reading is absolute bliss. I don't hold back. I read a book, then pick up another, then another, until I inevitably can't pick up another because I have to … Continue reading Half term reading
