Rita Wong and the Jade Mask- Mark Jones with illustrations by Seamus Jennings

Rita Wong and the Jade Mask is a curious story. It has this whimsical feel that has whispers from a wide range of modern MG influences, of Pages & Co, Podkin and Stubbs and Dragon Detective meets with portal magic, tumbling into a strange magical world like The Midnight Hour trilogy. It’s very different from …

The Wizard in the Wood – Louie Stowell illustrated by Davide Ortu

We’ve been fans of Louie’s convention-smashing Kit The Wizard Series illustrated by Davide Ortu since whispers of The Dragon in the Library brought a proof to my doorstep and into my heart.  A perfect adventure and fun filled series snuggling into that post early chapter but not quite ready for full on middle grade range …

Amari & the Night Brothers by B.B Alston

I am DELIGHTED to be taking part in the Ultimate Blog Tour for Amari and the Night Brothers by BB Alston which is quite frankly such an thrilling and fresh take on the magical fish out of water genre that I can hardly hold my excitement in. The crunch of it could be summed up …

The Slightly Alarming Tale of The Whispering Wars- Jaclyn Moriarty

The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone is one of my favourite books ever. Moriarty manages to make her writing feel timeless, classic and modern in one, to sweep even the grown up away into its deeply layered worlds of magic. At first I was a little confused as this was billed as the sequel …

Once upon a dragon’s fire- Beatrice Blue

We were delighted when we won a copy of Once Upon A Dragon’s Fire from Toppsta. This book is a lovely mythopoeic tale that takes the idea of explaining how dragons got their fire. But it also has hidden depths, undulating below the sweet story of two brave small children is challenging gossip and not …

Dragon Detective: Catnapped! – Gareth P Jones

This tale of the dynamic detective duo Dirk Dilly and Holly published by Stripes is a freshen up for a new generation of The Case of the Missing Cats published by Bloomsbury in 2007 which originally was shortlisted for the Waterstones Book Prize at the time. This updated and new look edition takes into account …

The Snow Dragon- Abi Elphinstone & Fiona Woodcock

When we won this book from Toppsta I genuinely squealed with delight, this book has been highly anticipated since first hearing about this earlier in the year and the girls were squealing about how pretty and exciting the book was too! The Snow Dragon is an abridged and beautifully illustrated edition of the short story …