Discussing the holocaust with children is a daunting but necessary task and one where books are a great support. Michael Rosen's new book, The Missing: The True Story of My Family in World War Two, published by Walker Books, is the result of Rosen's research into the members of his family who disappeared during the war. His... Continue Reading →
Refugee Week happens every year around World Refugee Day on the 20th of June. Starting in 1998 in response to negative attitudes towards refugees in the media, Refugee Week aims to educate, build better understanding within communities and celebrate the lives and achievements of refugees through arts, cultural and educational events. My Name is not... Continue Reading →
The Song From Somewhere Else by A.F. Harrold, illustrated by Levi Pinfold and published by Bloomsbury is an enchanting and striking middle grade book for around ages 8 and up. It's the summer holidays, Frank's best friends are all away on holiday and just to make matters worse her beloved pet cat has disappeared. Heading out to the playing fields to... Continue Reading →
The shortlist for the Lollies Awards 2018 has been announced so it's time to get reading and get voting! Each year, the laugh out loud awards selects 12 of the funniest kids books and puts them to the public vote. We've had a great time reading through the nominated books so without further a do,... Continue Reading →
My Story: Suffragette by Carol Drinkwater is part of the My Story series of YA novels based on true events and times in history, published by Scholastic. This is the story of Dollie, a fourteen-year-old girl who becomes swept up in the fight for votes for women. Following the death of her father, Dollie's mother struggles to provide for... Continue Reading →
The Princess and the Suffragette by Holly Webb, published by Scholastic is a sequel to the much loved classic, A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is 1913 and the protagonist in this novel is ten-year-old Lottie, last seen aged four after first arriving at Miss Minchin's School for Girls. Sara, the original Little Princess now lives next... Continue Reading →
The Lollies Book Awards were started by publisher Scholastic as a way to celebrate the best in funny books for children. We were recently asked to take part in the blog tour for this year's awards and enjoyed it so much we thought we'd review the shortlist highlighting our favourite funny moments as well as... Continue Reading →
My bigger boy is now 4 and it's noticeable how much his attention span for stories has increased. He still loves all his picture books but recently I've noticed during our library visits that he is eager to listen to stories that are longer. Whilst on the lookout for books that are a bit longer than... Continue Reading →
