The Nowhere Emporium – magical, fantastical and sheer brilliant. "When the mysterious Nowhere Emporium arrives in Glasgow, orphan Daniel Holmes stumbles upon it quite by accident. Before long, the 'shop from nowhere' -- and its owner, Mr Silver -- draw Daniel into a breathtaking world of magic and enchantment. Recruited as Mr Silver's apprentice, Daniel … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Ross Mackenzie
Taken Moons Candles
This month I have the absolute pleasure of being a rep for my friend Rebecca's new, amazing candle company! I'm so so very proud of her and she is KILLING the candle game. Taken Moons produces the most incredible smelling candles, and they're all bookish! So far on the shop there have been Harry Potter houses, … Continue reading Taken Moons Candles
S4S – Besties or baddies?
HOLA. Sunday again. #SixforSunday again. Six more characters again. This time we're talking Characters I would NOT like to be friends with Last week, I shared 6 characters I think would make BRILLIANT best friends... this week, 6 that I personally would not enjoy thanks. The Sleeping Prince - The Sin Eater's Daughter trilogy LOL. … Continue reading S4S – Besties or baddies?
Q&A with Katherine Webber!
Katie Webber is one of my favourite authors, one of those MUST BUYS MUST TRY TO ACQUIRE BOOKS FROM. Wing Jones is one of those just incredible books that comes along and smacks you in the face. When I was asked if I'd like to do a Q&A with Katie as part of the NYA … Continue reading Q&A with Katherine Webber!
Y6 SATS Survival
Yes, We're getting to that time of year again.. SATs time. Now, they don't HAVE to be stressful. I know schools all deal with them differently. There is no right way for the collective, there's only a right way for your school, for your kids. For us, we bring the kids in early, ensure they … Continue reading Y6 SATS Survival
Playlist: The Exact Opposite of Okay
Hello! I'm trying something new today. While reading The Exact Opposite of Okay (which you can find my review of here), I was like "OMG, IZZY! A PLAYLIST". So here we are, with my very first at an attempt at a list of songs inspired by The Exact Opposite of Okay. (If this goes well, I … Continue reading Playlist: The Exact Opposite of Okay
#BookBuddy
(Picture courtesy of Book Buddy website) HELLO. I'd like to take a little moment today to talk about the amazing movement #BookBuddy, started by the incredible Maz Evans (yes, that Maz Evans, author extraordinare!). What is #BookBuddy? The aim of this site is to help schools match up with interested donors to get books into … Continue reading #BookBuddy
S4S – YA besties
Bonjour! How are we all? Welcome back to anther installment of #SixforSunday, hosted by me, Steph! How are we all doing? Are we all keeping up with this year's #SixforSunday posts. Remember you can join in by checking out the prompts at S4S – YOU Join In 2018 and the prompts for the second half of the … Continue reading S4S – YA besties
BOOK BLOG: Steven Butler
The Nothing To See Here Hotel - perfectly good fun! "Welcome to The Nothing to See Here Hotel! A hotel for magical creatures, where weird is normal for Frankie Banister and his parents who run the hotel. When a goblin messenger arrives at The Nothing to See Here Hotel, announcing the imminent arrival of the goblin prince Grogbah, Frankie and … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Steven Butler
BOOK BLOG: Padraig Kenny
Tin - an incredible story which explores what it really means to be "human" "Christopher is 'Proper': a real boy with a real soul, orphaned in a fire. He works for an engineer, a maker of the eccentric, loyal and totally individual mechanicals who are Christopher's best friends. But after a devastating accident, a secret … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Padraig Kenny
