The Cooking Club Detectives – Ewa Jozefkowicz

Ewa Jozefkowicz is an incredible talent. I first was introduced to her writing in Girl 38 and her ability to create a rousing and immersive story but with the chance to go deeper into the artfully created layers of meaning and social issues has only grown stronger and stronger. The Cooking Club Detectives can both …

Anisha, Accidental Detective: School’s Cancelled by Serena Patel illustrated by Emma McCann

Anisha Accidental Detective was a lovely find for us last year as Littlefae took the family focused mystery to her heart and the follow up has been thoroughly enjoyed too. In fact it was partly because Littlefae added this to her special stash that it’s taken so long for me to read and review!! In fact …

Blog Tour: This Book has Alpacas and Bears. Emma Perry and Rikin Parekh

I am delighted to be kicking off the blog tour to celebrate the paperback release of Emma Perry and Rikin Parekh’s This Book Has Alpacas and Bears! A fun and quietly clever look at the power of representation in picture books. There’s nothing that Alphonse loves more than a good book, but when he realises …

Blog Tour & Author Presents: Rainbow Grey by Laura Ellen Anderson

I am so lucky to be a part of the book community, especially on days when the Rainbow Grey proof arrives ( and is immediately seized by a squealing child) and even more so when I'm honoured to be invited on a blog tour to celebrate the book, especially when its an author-illustrator as talented …

Rainbow Grey- Laura Ellen Anderson

The marvellous Laura Ellen Anderson is back with a most triumphant new series in a new realm with a new impossible not to love protagonist, Ray/Rainbow Grey.  I've also got a blog tour post simultaneously that features Laura herself writing about her childhood inspirations and her fan art that help form and develop her creativity …