Hello one and all! Today, I come to you with a post for the blog tour of The Deathless Girls by Kiran Milwood Hargrave. As long time readers of this blog will know, I am a massive fan of Kiran's children's books, so when I heard she was wrting her first YA book I was … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: The Deathless Girls
Hello friends! It is Bank Holiday Monday (the final bank holiday of the year if my memory serves me correctly!?) and as usual, I am taking on my friend Cora's Bank Holiday Book Tag. I think I've joined in on this like 4 or 5 times now (maybe more, maybe less, I'll link some of … Continue reading Bank Holiday Book Tag
It's time! It is the end of 2018 and here comes my "best of the year" series! For books to be considered in the "best of 2018" series, I had to have read them in 2018. So this discounts some of my favourite 2018 releases... Today's best of series takes on: Just like yesterday, they aren't … Continue reading Best of 2018: MG edition
Yesterday, I shared 10 recommendations for emerging chapter book readers - check it out if you're after recommendations for 6+ years! Today I'm sharing books that I've shared with the kids in my class, school and life! Today is the turn of those who are confidently reading longer chapter books - longer chapter books that … Continue reading “Which books should I add to my Christmas list, Miss?”
STOP, COLLABORATE AND LISTEN! Hello there! Wecome to another installment of #SixforSunday! This week sees me take on something that took an AWFUL LOT OF THOUGHT. Mainly because I needed to get it right. And I didn't want to miss out anyone who I loved. Mainly, I have too many choices! Today we take on: … Continue reading S4S – Authors I’d love to see collaborate…
Hello everyone! Sorry for the hiatus this week... there was just a little need for my brain to take a break after a very busy half term! I am back though! And today's #SixforSunday sees me taking on: Dream panels/events So, my dream panels? WELL THIS IS GONNA BE FUN. I'm gonna go 3 MG … Continue reading S4S – Ultimate panels
To coincide with National Poetry Day, we celebtrated at school with Poetry Week, where our English lessons all centred around poems. We in Year 5 had already done a week of poetry (it's what I started the year with), so when it came round the celebrating Poetry Week, the kids were enthused to say the … Continue reading Blackout poetry
The Way Past Winter: a truly magical story about the importance of kindness - to the world and each other "Mila and her sisters live with their brother Oskar in a small forest cabin in the snow. One night, a fur-clad stranger arrives seeking shelter for himself and his men. But by the next morning, … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: Kiran Milwood Hargrave
Hello Sunday! Hello #SixforSunday pals. How are we all today? Today on #SixforSunday, we are talking: Authors I will always pick up Now... I'm technically going to do 2 #SixforSunday posts in one here... 6 YA authors, and 6 MG authors. (Hey, I'm the creator of #SixforSunday, I can bend the rules!) 6 YA authors … Continue reading S4S – Autobuy authors
"Miss, are you our main teacher? There won't be someone else teaching us all the time? Will it be you?" Why yes, yes kids I am your main teacher! I MADE IT. I QUALIFIED. I HAVE MY OWN CLASS. MY OWN ROOM. MY KIDS. MY TEACHING. It's been A YEAR. But, last week, I FINALLY … Continue reading “Miss, are your our main teacher?!”
