The amazing squirrels of Barrington Stoke sent me some amazing books recently and during half term I sat and devoured all of them! I thought now was a perfect time to share my mini reviews of the YA/older titles that I read! (If you're interested in the titles for younger children/middle grade, check out this … Continue reading Barrington Stoke mini reviews: the YA edition
Week 1 joys
Smiles on faces as they walked through the door. Looks of joy being back in the classroom. Sharing of jokes. Breaktime games. Trying hard in PE. Creating a class set of positive affirmations. Being back with my gang. Working hard. Successes of my colleagues. Embracing change and my brain being OK with it. Morning cups … Continue reading Week 1 joys
Mini reviews: 2021 does graphic novels #2
Good morning everyone! I am here with some more graphic novels that I've read recently. I find graphic novels a great thing to wrap up in mini reviews and they're always super popular blog posts! This is part 2 of the 'Steph reads loads of graphic novels during half term' blog series (if you want … Continue reading Mini reviews: 2021 does graphic novels #2
S4S – Books set around the world
Good morning everyone! It's Sunday once again, so you know what that means... it's #SixforSunday once again! I hope you're having a lovely Sunday and it's filled with sunshine and books! Thank you so much to everyone who read/commented/shared their posts last week! This week, we're thinking about: Books set elsewhere in the world As … Continue reading S4S – Books set around the world
Viper-thon announcement!
ARE YOU READY TO TAKE ON THE VIPER-THON? So what is the Viper-thon? To celebrate the release of Vulture, the third book in the Isles of Storms and Sorrow series by Bex Hogan, I have the utter joy of hosting a readathon for the month of April all based on Bex's amazing world! The aim: … Continue reading Viper-thon announcement!
ThursTAG: The Anti-TBR tag
Good morning everyone! It's Thursday once again! We are almost at the weekend - woohoo!! Now today's tag, I keep seeing everywhere! I've seen a few booktubers do it and my lovely pal Charlotte did it (you should check out her post here), so I figured it was my turn now!! *** 1. A popular … Continue reading ThursTAG: The Anti-TBR tag
Mini reviews: the picture books!
Morning everyone! I hope you are all well and have been reading some brilliant books recently. I’m here with some more mini reviews today. My pledge to review every book I read in the year is going well… and that’s all down to mini reviews (when you read as many books as I do, you … Continue reading Mini reviews: the picture books!
Home learning reflections
As I write this, it's Sunday 7th March. We're all guns blazing back to school tomorrow. I have very mixed feelings about this, but this isn't the time for this... I thought I'd spend today just listing 20 things I learned/enjoyed about home learning. This might spur you on to share some things with me … Continue reading Home learning reflections
Mini reviews – 2021 does graphic novels #1
Morning! As long-standing fans of this blog will know, I discovered a love of graphic novels last year, and during half term, I had a wonderful chance to read a few more graphic novels and I am here to review some of them (the others will come next week!). As ever, these were all bought … Continue reading Mini reviews – 2021 does graphic novels #1
BLOG TOUR: S M Wilson
Good afternoon guys! Two blog posts on a Sunday? I know, I DO treat you well! Don't get too used to this treatment though! I have the absolute honour of being part of the blog tour for the new S.M. Wilson book, The Infinity Files. "Get in. Get Out. Keep to the task. Leave no … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: S M Wilson
