Hello! Today I have the pleasure of hosting Francis Martin (of Daddy Hairdo fame!) on my blog as part of the Daddy Hairdo blog tour, talking all about the inspiration behind the gorgeous picture book Daddy Hairdo! Daddy Hairdo is a bit of family history that mutated into a picture book. As a young father … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Daddy Hairdo
The Bear, The Piano, The Dog and the Fiddle: the beauty and brilliance of the first book, multiplied by 100. "Fiddle-playing Hector and his dog, Hugo, are best friends. Hugo is Hector's biggest fan, and when Hector decides to retire, Hugo secretly learns to play the fiddle himself. Soon, a famous piano-playing bear invites him to … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: DC Litchfield
Are you looking for a gorgeously illustrated simplified version of Shakespeare plays to use in the classroom? LOOK NO FURTHER. A Stage Full of Shakespeare Stories is a beautiful collection of 12 of Shakespeare's most popular plays in a new book, perfect for 7 years+. Having had the chance to read through this already, I … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Shakespeare Stories
Hello, happy Monday everyone! Today I have the absolute joy of being part of a blog tour. When I was originally approached about this blog tour, one of the things that interested me most was that I was given 2 questions to use as inspiration for my post - rather than just posting a review, … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Maybe The Moon
I found this tag on my friend Rosie's blog recently (you should check out her post here) and I thought I would do it! I love a good tag... here goes! 01. Find an author name or title with a Z in it: Markus Zusak! I bloody love The Book Thief, it is such a … Continue reading The Bookshelf Scavenger Hunt Tag!
As many of you know, I am FINALLY a qualified teacher and I have my own classroom, my own class... is it terrifying? YES. Was week 1 exhausting? Yes. Was it the very best? YES SO MUCH. I've had so many kind words from everyone and it makes my heart so happy! Thank you everyone! … Continue reading MY FIRST CLASSROOM
Outside: harrowing, surprising and emotional "Outside follows the story of Ele, who is held captive in a small room by a man known as ‘Him’. Ele is determined to prove there is a world Outside. And when she finds a hole in the wall, the proof starts leaking in. In this dark and compelling debut … Continue reading BOOK BLOG:Sarah Ann Juckes
Today I have the absolute joy of hosting Lucy van Smit, author of The Hurting on my blog. I was originally asked to be part of the blog tour with a review, but then I was asked if I'd like to do a Q&A and I was thrilled. I really enjoyed The Hurting... it's a … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: The Hurting
Morning all! How are we all doing? I've done my first week back and man alive, I am exhausted... however, I am also just chuffed that I did it! Today's #SixforSunday talks: Favourite bloggers Now I realise that my list could literally go on for HOURS on end because I know a whole host of … Continue reading S4S – Favourite bloggers
SURPRISE! It's Saturday and you're getting a post... Today I'm taking part in the Back to School Blog Blitz with Bonnier Zaffre to share an extract of one of their books! It's an MG book billed as "one of the most uplifting, warm and funny novels they've published this year: Charlie And Me by Mark … Continue reading Back To School Blog Blitz
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