Grunt the Berserker is the second book in the Two Terrible Vikings series by Francesca Simon. There are three short adventures in this book illustrated by Steve May. We have included a clip of the Francesca Simon introducing this series at Bradford Literature Festival in [...]
January 23, 2022
This is the third mystery in the ‘Crooked Oak’ series of strange happenings created by Dan Smith for Barrington Stoke. The text is accompanied by black and white illustrations by Chris King. When an unidentified plane crashes in the fields next to Dunwick Farm in [...]
This happy story celebrates the joy of unexpected friendships. It is a short chapter book but has glossy coloured illustrations on both pages making it a perfect stepping stone for developing readers who are moving on from picture books and emerging as independent readers. [...]
This story is a dark, more grown-up version of a traditional fairytale written by Gina Blaxhill. It features a wolf and a character called Red so you can no doubt guess which one has been twisted for this tale! Published by Scholastic we recommend it [...]
January 19, 2022
From Mitch Johnson, the author of the the acclaimed book Kick is an exciting and thought-provoking story for children aged 10-13 years. This story is set in an apocalyptic world where the characters Ash and Bronwyn are fighting to survive. Our young reviewer’s favourite character [...]
January 18, 2022
This is a new spy series for readers who love fast-paced plots, cutting-edge tech and exciting action adventures. Two teen spies called Swift and Hawk are experts in AI and robotics, are recruited by the top-secret Moebius Programme when their families mysteriously disappear. Plunged into a life-and-death [...]
This is a magical adventure story by Amy Sparkes, author of The House at the Edge of Magic. Our young reviewer loved its originality as you can read in her review as you scroll down this post. Thanks to Walker Books for sending us a [...]
Addy is haunted by the tragic fire that killed her parents, leaving her to be raised by her grandmother. Now, years later, Addy’s grandmother has enrolled her in a summer wilderness programme. There, Addy joins five other Black city kids – each with their [...]
January 14, 2022
Reimagined by the illustrations of Kate Greenaway Medal winner Grahame Baker-Smith, this collectable picture book edition of Lewis Carroll’s classic story will transport a new generation of readers down the rabbit hole to a crazy tea party in Wonderland 150 years after the story [...]
This is book 3 in the hugely popular Dragon Realm series by Katie and Kevin Tsang. In an alternate reality, 5,000 years in the future , the evil Dragon of Death has become ruler of Dragon City . Humans now live to serve the dragon [...]
This cute little hardback book is a lovely gift from one friend of age to another friend. When it feels like your ears are beginning to flop and all of the bounce has gone out of your hop, when everything’s driving you right round the [...]
A hide and seek festive picture book complete with shiny cover is the perfect bedtime story for the run-up to Christmas. When a little boy is told there’s no such thing as elves, he doesn’t believe it for a second. Surely elves exist? After all, [...]
What is an artist? Sometimes John finds art easy, sometimes it’s hard, sometimes art is like a game, but sometimes it’s a puzzle. This book takes us through the many ups and downs of John’s life as an artist whilst also showing the fun [...]
Disaster strikes on a school trip in this hilariously slapstick introduction to Shakespeare’s The Tempest by Ross Montgomery (published by Barrington Stoke so it is accessible to dyslexic readers). The story contains black and white illustrations by Mark Beech. If you scroll down you [...]
January 12, 2022
This is a funny book with some moral messages about being true to yourself by Simon James Green. It contains cartoon-style black and white illustrations by Aleksei Bitskoff and is published by Scholastic. When Otis wakes up after Rocco rococo’s 11th birthday sleepover and it’s [...]
History and myth entwine in this atmospheric tale of freedom and friendship from bestselling author Lucy Strange and acclaimed illustrator Pam Smy. Bess has left the London workhouse behind for a job at a rural cotton mill. But life at the mill is hard and [...]
Edited by Melissa Meyer this book is an anthology of ten short stories about love in all its guises from ten award-winning writers of YA fiction. Taking the theme of love the collection includes stories of first love, unrequited love, love that surprises and love [...]
January 10, 2022
Erika and the Angermare is an exciting adventure that will help children how to understand and deal with being cross! From author and illustrator Tom Percival, who created Silas and the Marvellous Misfits here is the first title in the action packed Dream Defenders [...]
January 6, 2022
For readers who enjoy thrilling stories here is spine-chilling page-turning new YA novel from Cynthia Murphy. Another year has begun at a girls’ school called Morton Academy. Liz is back from a summer full of hospital visits after a tragic last few days of school [...]
January 4, 2022
This book is the sequel to the best-selling story from David Walliams about Ben and his beloved granny. Only the memory of their last extraordinary adventure to steal the Crown Jewels lives on until world-famous treasures are stolen in the dead of night and the [...]
January 2, 2022
