The Girl With Space in Her Heart -Lara Williamson

This is not quite what I was expecting and I think this added to my enjoyment, I cared enough about the characters to laugh and cry and particular points and was swept into the drama of it all. I’m not usually one for contemporary unless it has a twist, especially of fantasy, but this has …

Happy: A Children’s Book Of Mindfulness – Nicola Edwards & Katie Hickey

This is such a good idea for a book. It’s sweet, soothing and packed with practical but not patronising advice that is accessible to even the youngest children. With September imminent, whether with the seasonal changes and for many starting or return to school looming can be a stressful thing for some, and over-stimulating for …

Let’s All Creep Through Crocodile Creek – Jonny Lambert

This is such a fun and playful book about a well meaning mouse and a shortcut home that goes spectacularly wrong out of blithe disregard for the facts. Jonny Lambert’s art is so clever throughout with use layering and texture that reflects descriptions in the text about crocodiles such as ‘knobbly, gnarly back’, ‘pokey, pointy …

Picture Books about changing your perspective

Sometimes people get entrenched in one way of thinking that it's hard to shake off and see that others view the world in different ways. Children are not immune to this, we see how attitudes are hard to shake without hard work and these books are great to help challenge attitudes and introduce more fluid …

What Magic Is This? Holly Bourne

I really loved What Magic is This? By Holly Bourne from Barrington Stoke which seeks out popular authors to create accessible yet not patronising texts for reluctant or struggling readers and dyslexics of different ages with age appropriate themes and characters but careful vocabulary, pacing and typesetting. Holly Bourne is a super popular author for …

#SixForSunday Yellow Books

#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 Books and Holidays and this week the prompt is Yellow Books Ok I may have gone a little overboard!! Littlefae helped me this week finding ALL the yellow books!! …

And Then I Turned into A Mermaid – Laura Kirkpatrick

Laura Steven's (writing as Laura Kirkpatrick) Middle Grade debut is a riot of all the messy, silly but inherently important things in a regular unpopular 13 year olds life but with the added pressure of being a mermaid to complicate things. Mollie Seabrook lives with her mum and 4 sisters in a dilapidated Lighthouse at …