Hello everyone! I hope you are all well! I'm stopping by your timelines today to share 4 books that will be perfect for the upcoming spooooky, Halloween'y period! Featuring vampires, ghosts, witches and creepy talking machines, these books will be spot on! My Y6 readers are slowly embracing these books and are thoroughly enjoying them! … Continue reading Mini reviews: the SPooOOooKY ones
I hope you’re all doing well and staying safe! Today, I’m sharing some mini reviews of some gorgeous kids' books I've read recently. Honestly, I adored each of these and I know my kids are also getting a lot of joy from them too! *** WishYouWas by Alexandra Page It's 1952 in smog-shrouded London. Christmas … Continue reading Mini reviews: the ones that brought such joy!
Hello! How are you all? Today, I thought I would share some of the books my class are reading… cause they’re all reading some absolute corkers and I’m so impressed that they’re embracing the range of books that are available to them! Starting this academic year, I really wanted to get my kids excited about … Continue reading What we’re reading: September
Good afternoon everyone! Twice in one day, I hear you say? I know, I know; I spoil you so! This afternoon, I have the utter joy of being part of the blog tour for The Bewitching of Aveline Jones by Phil Hickes. The first book in this series was so incredibly popular with so many … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Phil Hickes
Good morning everyone! To celebrate the release of Laura Dockrill's new book, The Dream House, I am honoured to be on the blog tour!! Laura is popping along today to share some recommendations about grief for younger readers, and I think these will come in so handy for teachers, parents and anyone who works with … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Laura Dockrill
Morning everyone! Today is my stop on the blog tour for the brilliant, football-tastic book by Seth Burkett and Matt Oldfield. I know the kids at my school were football crazy before we broke up and all of the football books were constantly out of the library, so new football books are always welcome in … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Seth Burkett and Matt Oldfield
Kissing Emma: a story full of fight, falling and family Emma and her mother are down on their luck. They're taking turns sleeping on the sofa in her nan's tiny flat - and desperately trying to come up with an escape plan. Emma is struggling with her family, struggling at school where the girls are bitchy … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Shappi Khorsandi
Morning everyone! Today, I have a very exciting thing for you all... or rather TWO exciting things! About a year ago now, the gorgeous humans of Chicken House approached me to write some resources around a brand new book they were publishing, and I HAPPILY agreed! Then, a few months ago, Nina (publicist extraordinaire) asked … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Angharad Walker
Good morning everyone! I have the utter joy of being on the blog tour for Lightning Falls, the brand new adventure from Amy Wilson. I am a massive fan of Amy's books and Lightning Falls is no different! Her books are always so full of magic and wonder... and let me tell you, this one … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Amy Wilson
I hope you’re all doing well and staying safe! Today, I’m sharing some books that are perfect for the younger readers in life – from books for 5 year olds to maybe 8 year olds? For being a teacher, I’m terrible at this kind of thing… I’m more of a ‘let them try it and … Continue reading Mini reviews: more kids’ delights!
