This sparkling adventure from award-winning author of Kick, Mitch Johnson is about the power of courage, standing up for what’s right, as well as fizzy drinks! It is published by Orion and has an enticing glittery silver cover and turquoise-sprayed page-edges! When the priceless recipe [...]
August 24, 2021
This is the first title in an imaginative and engaging series of mystery adventures set in space by writer Mark Powers and illustrator Dapo Adeola. The books will all be published by Bloomsbury. Book Two is soon! Connor and Ethan are spending their summer holidays [...]
June 16, 2021
This thrilling naval adventure, inspired by the courageous Second World War experiences of real sailors, is written by one of our favourite authors, Tom Palmer. Inspired by true facts this exciting historical story for readers aged 9-12 years is published by Conkers Winter 1943. Teenagers [...]
May 10, 2021
This story by Ele Fountain is a thrilling and highly topical adventure as it is gentle reminder about the dangers and reality of global warming. It is published by Pushkin Press. A boy lives in a remote, snow-bound village with his elderly grandmother. Their traditional [...]
April 6, 2021
This is the first book in a wonderful new mystery series for readers aged 7-11 years from the internationally bestselling author of Beetle Boy and the Adventures on Trains series, M. G. Leonard. The Twitchers celebrates friendship, bravery and the incredible world of birds, starring [...]
April 3, 2021
Determined to be the world’s greatest detective, Zaiba is always on the lookout for a crime to solve! The Poison Plot is her second mystery. The Agent Zaiba Investigates series written Annabelle Sami and illustrated by Daniella Sosa is published by Little Tiger Press. [...]
March 29, 2021
This captivating fantasy story for readers aged 7-11 years by Peter Bunzl stirs up magic, myth and is a tribute to the natural world. As with all books for readers of this age published by Barrington Stoke it contains black and white illustrations (by [...]
March 22, 2021
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 [...]
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 [...]
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
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 [...]
David Walliams’ latest story for readers aged 7-11 years takes them back to 1940 which is of course right in the middle of the Second World War. Notwithstanding that it is set at a time when Britain was at war with Nazi Germany this story [...]
January 10, 2021
This is an adventure story set in the Far East for readers aged 8-12 years written by H. S Norup, the author of a Sunday Times Book of the Year, The Missing Barbegazi . The Hungry Ghost explores themes of families under stress, grief and [...]
December 12, 2020
Witch Child is a finely crafted historical fiction novel that has been enjoyed by teenage readers for over 20 years. This special 20th Anniversary Edition is published by Bloomsbury, who also publish the story’s sequel Sorceress. When Mary sees her grandmother accused of witchcraft and hanged [...]
November 11, 2020
Here is another whopping fantasy adventure story for readers aged 9-12 years old from award-winning author Abi Elphinstone. Isabelle, our young reviewer really says it all so scroll down to check out her brilliant book review. This skilfully written book is the second volume [...]
November 4, 2020
From a consistently excellent author of adventure books for children comes another great story. The Good Thieves is about a heist, orchestrated by determined children with honourable motives. This historical adventure set in Manhattan, New York during the 1920s is published by Bloomsbury. Fresh off the [...]
September 22, 2020
This story, based on the true narratives of real people who had experienced life in a Nazi concentration camp as children, is told sensitively and age-appropriately by bestselling author Tom Palmer and published by Barrington Stoke This unusual book offers insight into the ordeal experienced [...]
September 5, 2020
