#SixforSunday is hosted by Steph at A Little But A Lot. Every week there is a bookish-themed prompt to inspire 6 choices. This month focuses on Getting to know you and this week the prompt is Best Books of 2019. Oh this was too hard to narrow down to 6, so I have decided to … Continue reading Six for Sunday: Favourite Books of 2019
It's my turn on the Blog Tour today, read through my review to the end to find today's hidden letter for a chance to win a Prize pack! Nizrana Farook has made The Girl Who Stole An Elephant an exhilarating adventure which feels like a tale Scheherazade herself would be proud of; with its daring … Continue reading Blog Tour: The Girl Who Stole An Elephant by Nizrana Farook
This is such a clever, clever idea from the Baby 101 range. Perfect for babies up to preschoolers but will also hold the attention of fidgety 4-7 year olds who love interactive books. Not only are they brilliant to engage young children with STEM topics but are also they offer both a lovely introduction to … Continue reading Notable Non Fiction: Building Fine Motor Skills with Touch and Trace – Patricia Hegarty & Thomas Elliot
Agent Zaiba Investigates is a fantastically fun and uplifting detective mystery story, an exciting and bright read for readers aged 8 and up, whilst accessible for younger children with a strong reading ability who are looking for slightly more challenge and stamina building. The bonus is there are illustrations throughout in black and white too … Continue reading Agent Zaiba Investigates: The Missing Diamonds By Annabelle Sami illus. Daniela Sosa
With consent being introduced into the NC from 2020 this is the perfect time to pick up Respect: Consent, Boundaries and Being in Charge of You by Rachel Brian for children, educators, parents and caregivers which develops on the ideas set out in Blue Seat Studios’ Consent for Kids video after their Tea Consent (links … Continue reading Respect: Consent, Boundaries and Being in Charge of You- Rachel Brian
Stories set predominantly on a Starship in Space tend to come down to one of two concepts for me; meet the aliens pew-pew Earth Huzzah! sort of thing; or exploration of human endeavour and spirit within the medium & character itself of space. I was overjoyed to find Orion Lost is one of the latter, … Continue reading Orion Lost- Alastair Chisholm
My 6 year old and I loved Help! I smell a Monster back in the Summer and were over the moon to get our hands in a copy of the follow up because Alice’s adventures in the Supernatural side of Scotland are genuinely a fantastically engaging, empowering and funny read with vibrant, fully rounded characters … Continue reading Whoa I Spy a Werewolf – Justin Davies & Kim Geyer
