Good morning! As part of my endeavour to highlight amazing authors and their books, I am pledging to an author spotlight every month. There'll be a Q&A with them, blog posts about their books (both released and those to be released), a resource specially made by me for one of their books and then an … Continue reading AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT – Mel Taylor Bessent
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Reading reclaimed #1 – Get kids reading
Good morning! Today is the start of a brand-new, weekly series on my blog all about reclaiming reading. Reading is BRILLIANT. We all know that. I'd assume if you're popping along here it's either because you're a teacher, a reader or one of my friends, so you know that getting kids reading and seeing the … Continue reading Reading reclaimed #1 – Get kids reading
#SixforSunday – 2025 books I loved
Good morning guys! I hope you are all well on this very chilly Sunday morning! Welcome to the first #SixforSunday post of 2026. Share 6 books every week for the prompt (or y'know... go rogue and share 6 books about whatever you want, ha). I'm very excited to get this going again because it's going to … Continue reading #SixforSunday – 2025 books I loved
#SixforSunday 2026
Hello there! Welcome back to #SixforSunday! Today, I am sharing the prompts for #SixforSunday for 2026. New to #SixforSunday? It couldn't be any simpler! Share 6 books on your socials (be it Instagram, blog, Tumblr, TikTok) which meet the theme of the week. I would love to see you if you're joining in! Use the hashtag #SixforSunday if … Continue reading #SixforSunday 2026
2025 round up
Hello there 2026! I hope you are all well this fair morning! I'm here with a round up of my 2025 reading. I figured since you hadn't had any bookish content in 2025; I'd share some of my stats with you all! I know lots of people have moved over to Storygraph - I did … Continue reading 2025 round up
Mini reviews: looking for a laugh!?
Good morning everyone! I am here with some more funny books that I’ve read recently. I think funny books are climbing up my list of favourite kinds of books... and I've got a whole load of brilliant recommendations for you today! *** Oh Maya Gods - Maz Evans Meet Vesper, the bossy, football-mad daughter of … Continue reading Mini reviews: looking for a laugh!?
Mini reviews: the magical edition!
Good morning! I’m catching up on some kids books I’ve read so far this year. I love writing mini reviews, especially when I try and group them together in a theme… these guys are all magic ones! Fantasy and magic are 2 of my favourite things in books... so there's loads more of these to … Continue reading Mini reviews: the magical edition!
Mini reviews: some more graphic goodness!
Good morning everyone! I am here with some more graphic novels that I’ve read recently. My kids (and my partner and I) are still totally loving graphic novels, and I’m more than happy to get some more, read some more and share with them… because then we all win ha! *** Parachute Kids - Betty … Continue reading Mini reviews: some more graphic goodness!
Mini reviews – a PRIDE-tastic selection #1
Howdy y'all. It's June! That fabulous month where we get to celebrate all that is Pride - it's not the ONLY time we should be celebrating pride, but it's important to highlight this month and read stories and tell stories of people who are LGBTQIA+. I'm here today with 4 MG books that I think … Continue reading Mini reviews – a PRIDE-tastic selection #1
BLOG TOUR: Pari Thomson
Good morning! I hope you are all well! It is my absolute honour today to be on the blog tour for Greenwild: The World Behind The Door – a brilliant new book that my kids are just ADORING.. so much so, I had to give both of my copies to them! I am incredibly lucky … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Pari Thomson
