Blog Tour: A Kind of Spark- Elle McNicoll

I am so very honoured to be taking part in the blog tour for Elle McNicoll’s debut A Kind of Spark today, beyond honoured, because this book is so beautiful in so many ways. Elle and her novel A Kind of Spark first grabbed my attention when publisher KnightsOf made the announcements of procurement, the …

Blog Event & Giveaway: The Adventures of Pinocchio-MinaLima

I am so excited to be part of an Event celebrating the publication of Pinocchio by MinaLima in the UK!! If you have glanced at the classic and fairy tale sections of your local bookstore you may have seen the gorgeous previous editions by the MinaLima team including The Secret Garden, The Little Mermaid, Alice’s …

The Strangeworlds Travel Agency – LD Lapinski

When I first heard the premise of LD Lapinski’s The Strangeworlds Travel Agency, I felt the tingles that always preclude an astonishingly good book, but I was quite unprepared for just how much this book has grasped my heart and imagination. There is something incredibly special about this book that is lodged halfway between the …

Little Tiger Rescue- Rachel Delahaye, illustrated by Jo Ann Davies

 This is such a gorgeous series, we have both Little Lion and Penguin rescue so we were over the moon to read Little Tiger Rescue and I have to say this one is absolute brilliant with lots of deeper meaning as well as fun.  Fliss wants to be a vet when she grows up and …

MG Takes on Thursday- The Apprentice Witch

#MGTakesOnThursday is a weekly feature from Mary at BookCraic to celebrate the love for Middle Grade Books! The steps to take part are here. The Apprentice Witch by James Nicol (Chicken House 2016) Cover illustration by Daniella Terrazzini and Design by Steve Wells These witches are about to embark on wonderful careers serving their country.Sentence …

Princess Poppy: Fantastic No Plastic by Janey Louise Jones & Jennie Poh +Activity

Princess Poppy Fantastic No Plastic is the follow up to 2019’s Please Please Please Save the Bees which has recently had a reprint cover makeover to compliment this design of Fantastic, No Plastic. The styling is a lovely up to date twist on the branding of the older picture and young fiction Princess Poppy series …

Clifftoppers: The Thorn Island Adventure -Fleur Hitchcock

I am a huge fan of Fleur Hitchcock’s writing in particular so in the Clifftoppers series because they remind me of the beloved Famous Five adventures that I adored when I was a child and the exceptionally brilliant part is that they are linked in that the children appear in each book visiting their grandparents' …