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BOOK BLOG: Sophie Anderson

January 10, 2022January 9, 20221 Comment

The Thief who Sang Storms: an incredible story of honesty, friendship, bravery and community The Island of Morovia is shaped like a broken heart. The humans live on one side of the island, and the alkonosts - the bird-people - live on the other. But it wasn't always this way...Linnet wishes she could sing magic, … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Sophie Anderson

S4S – Books you can’t wait for

January 9, 20222 Comments

Good morning guys! I hope you are all well on this very chilly Sunday morning! I have been for a run, done some work and now I'm sitting down to do a bit of blogging! Welcome to my first #SixforSunday post of 2022 (sorry I missed last week... but y'know, I am the boss haha). … Continue reading S4S – Books you can’t wait for

ThursTAG: 2021 in books… a freak out!

January 6, 2022January 3, 20221 Comment

Hola amigos! It is time for my 2021 in books round up. Get yourself a cup of tea and get comfy! I might be here a while, ha! **2021 READING STATS** NUMBER OF BOOKS YOU READ: 163 (I think!)NUMBER OF RE-READS: 0GENRE YOU READ THE MOST FROM: FANTASY 1. BEST BOOK YOU READ IN 2021? … Continue reading ThursTAG: 2021 in books… a freak out!

Festive happy things

January 4, 2022January 3, 20221 Comment

I've had the very best time over Christmas and New Year and think it's so lovely when I get these chances to just stop and appreciate the good things (cause y'know, I'm a total dweller!). Here's just a small collection of things that have made me smile recently... I'd love to know yours! Spending time … Continue reading Festive happy things

#SixforSunday 2022: January – March prompts

January 3, 202278 Comments

Well well well,  Here we go again. It’s 2022. It’s time for us to embrace 2022 #SixforSunday prompts. Like I did last year, I’ll release the prompts quarterly! I can’t quite believe that other people are joining in with this and that people have been ASKING where the prompts are. This was something I started for myself back … Continue reading #SixforSunday 2022: January – March prompts

ThursTAG: The 12 Days of Christmas

December 9, 2021December 5, 20211 Comment

Good morning! It’s ThursTAG once again and since we're in the festive mood, I'm doing a tag inspired by Christmas! I’m taking on 'The 12 Days of Christmas’ tag today! Try reading this without singing the song... I dare you!! *** ON THE FIRST DAY OF CHRISTMAS, MY TRUE LOVE SENT TO ME: A PARTRIDGE … Continue reading ThursTAG: The 12 Days of Christmas

Mini reviews – the ones I LOVED

December 8, 2021December 5, 2021Leave a comment

Hello everyone! I hope you are all well! I’m stopping by your timelines today to share 3 books that I read and loved recently! *** Greta and the Ghost Hunters - Sam Copeland Greta Woebegone did not believe in ghosts because she was a sensible young girl and sensible young girls tend not to believe … Continue reading Mini reviews – the ones I LOVED

Books: the perfect present!

December 7, 2021December 5, 20211 Comment

Every year, I am asked for recommendations of books to buy for children... and every year I go blank, so I thought I would put together this list of books that I'd recommend buying for kids for Christmas! This post is going to focus on middle grade books, but I will be back with a … Continue reading Books: the perfect present!

Graphic novels we love: some stand alones!

December 6, 2021December 5, 2021Leave a comment

Morning everyone! I've been sharing the graphic novels we love in my classroom over the past few Mondays and I thought I'd take the time to share stand alone graphic novels we love and have gone mad over. *** DOODLEVILLE – CHAD SELL Drew is just a regular artist. But there’s nothing ordinary about her … Continue reading Graphic novels we love: some stand alones!

S4S – Red and green books

December 5, 2021November 28, 2021Leave a comment

Good morning #SixforSunday crew! Sorry I've been MIA for a few weeks. Blame running out of time and not really having a lot of energy! However I am back and hoping to post every week in December! Gotta love the festive period! Here are the prompts for December - I'd love to see loads of … Continue reading S4S – Red and green books

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