This is a stand alone adventure story for readers aged 5-8 years is about a brave and spirited girl called Betsy and her forty-four tiny mice. The book is magnificantly illustrated throughout in hues of red and pink by artist Ashley King. Our young reviewer thought [...]
February 2, 2021
This is a funny book for readers aged 8-11 years by Danny Wallace, with black and white illustrations throughout from Gemma Correll. Imagine if all the technology in the world just . . . STOPPED. If it happened during lockdown we would be a little bit [...]
This is a debut novel for children aged 10-13 year by Helen Rutter is set in the real world. The main character Billy Plimpton is a new boy starting Year 7 at ‘big school’. As even the most confident child knows this is still [...]
Set in a broken, future England, where suspicion and prejudice is rife, this action packed story is the exciting first title in a phenomenal fantasy teen series with a feisty female heroine who is capable of violent acts, but has a strong moral code [...]
From the author of hugely popular non-fiction series Ultimate Football Heroes comes the second book in his Johnny Ball series; humorous fiction for football-mad kids aged 7-11 years. The Johnny Ball books are illustrated in black and white by Tim Wesson. You can see [...]
War Horse is a book that everyone is familiar with. However, you may not be aware that Michael Morpurgo’s story about a friendship between a boy and his horse Joey, set in the First World War, has now been adapted into a picture book. Illustrated [...]
Coyote’s Soundbite is a story written in verse by award-winning poet John Agard accompanied by bright, quirky and highly intricate illustrations by artist Piet Grobler. The illustrations really suit the poem which is about a Coyote who gate-crashes a conference in order to meet [...]
January 30, 2021
This is a self-help guide for teenage girls that is super-relevant for the challenging world that teens are growing-up and forging their identity in. Written by experts Suzie Lavington and Dr Andy Cope who say that there is little to be gained by asking girls [...]
Animals lovers will absolutely LOVE this book. It is a heart-warming tale of one dog’s adventure to find a forever home, told from a dog’s-eye view. We would recommend if to readers aged 7-11 years and it published by Little Tiger Press. Neglected and unloved [...]
January 29, 2021
“All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.” This famous quote is from Animal Farm by George Orwell. In this special new edition Christmas Mould’s intricate black and white drawings punctuate the story making it a very interesting and more [...]
January 27, 2021
Richard Scarry is one of the most loved children’s illustrators of all time. This is one of four internationally bestselling titles that was unavailable in the UK until this year. Now Faber is proud to be introducing these popular educational books to a new generation of readers [...]
This book is actually a collection of three heart-warming and amusing series for readers aged 6-10 years about an ‘ordinary’ young girl called Tola, who lives in a flat in Lagos with her sister, Moji, who is very clever; her brother, Dapo, who is [...]
This is the fourth title in the funny series of books by Dave Cousins about a brother and sister’s adventures with their chaos-causing robot babysitter. (It does not matter if you have not already read the other books which are also illustrated in black and [...]
January 24, 2021
This is the latest book from Ross Welford, who creates wonderful stories in a contemporary setting for readers aged 10-13 years. What we love about Ross’s writing is that the stories are down-to-earth and relatable to children, yet they set their imaginations free-flying too. When [...]
Inspired by a true story this is a powerful and thought-provoking novel for readers aged 14 years + about three children during the Second World War whose fates remain closely intertwined, even when circumstances dictate that their close friendship is torn apart. The story starts [...]
January 20, 2021
Here is another amusing and heart-warming story from the award-winning author of The Bubble Boy for readers aged 9 – 13 years. The Perfect Parent Project by Stewart Foster is an original, absorbing story following a boy’s search for the perfect family which causes [...]
Mermaids Rock is new series for readers aged 5 – 8 years set in a magical aquatic world written by Linda Chapman and illustrated in black and white by Mirelle Ortega. The Midnight Realm is the fourth title in this series of under-water stories, but [...]
Fans of the popular Explorers’ Club series written by Alex Bell will be delighted with adventure No.4 as it introduces Ursula, a part mermaid girl who is determined to follow in Stella’s footsteps and help her to defeat the Collector! In a distant watery corner [...]
January 17, 2021
Richard Scarry is one of the most loved children’s illustrators of all time. This is one of four internationally bestselling titles that was unavailable in the UK until this year. Now Faber is proud to be introducing these popular educational books to a new generation of [...]
January 14, 2021
This story, set in Jamaica, is rich with descriptions about the Caribbean island, but it is the characters in the village community and the writer’s understanding of childhood friendships and their dynamics that will make this book so appealing to readers aged 10-14 years. For [...]
January 10, 2021
