Blog Tour: The Muddlemoor Mysteries Peril at the Bake Off Ruth Quayle illustrated by Marta Kissi

I’m delighted to be hosting a stop on the debut #Muddlemoor Mysteries Blog Tour! Ruth Quayle is such a fun and playful author who consistently manages to capture with tenderness that utter innocence of childhood that creates silly misunderstandings and vagaries of the imagination. Ruth’s previous books including her Mabel series have been a success …

Feature: Corpse Talk: Dead Good Storytellers. Adam & Lisa Murphy

Today I am delighted to be hosting this stop on The Corpse Talk: Dead Good Storytellers Blog Tour with bonus featured content from the author & illustrator husband and wife team Adam and Lisa Murphy!  When the email for Corpse Talk popped up in my inbox it was an instant yes for us. Bringing to …

Blog Tour: Gordon the Gremlin- Lizzie Exton & Tom Exton

Gremlins, you know, the saboteurs from the supernatural, naughtier than piskies and scorned brownies, not quite as horrible as goblins though, Or the things that happen to cute little mogwais if you feed them after midnight. This deliciously dark humoured and stunning visual picture book from sibling duo Lizzie and Tom Exton blends together the …

Blog Tour: Amelia Fang and the Trouble with Toads- Laura Ellen Anderson

Today I’m going to give a lot of love and a big faery pumpkin hug boost to the Amelia Fang series by author/illustrator Laura Ellen Anderson. This series is a faevorite of the entire family and it is a bittersweet note that The Trouble with Toads is the last currently planned in the series. With …

Blog Tour: Llama Out Loud! Annabelle Sami illustrated by Allen Fatimaharan

I’m delighted to be rounding out the Llama Out Loud tour!  Annabelle Sami is a welcome and strong contender in younger middle grade writing, Littlefae and I adore her Agent Zaiba series but Llama Out Loud! showcases her talent in writing range as it is a very different style and voice to Agent Zaiba with …

Blog Tour: Guest Post by Jenny Pearson- The Super-Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates

I am delighted to be taking part in the Blog Tour celebrating the release of The Super-Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates by Jenny Pearson as this week there has been lots of fun and activities to mark the start of this book's adventure into the wilds of children's minds and hearts. You may have read …

Clever Cakes by Michael Rosen illustrated by Ashley King

Michael Rosen has revisited some ideas from his 90s collection to suit the Little Gems collection with dyslexia friendly publisher Barrington Stoke to create two cheeky short fractured fairy tales celebrating how diminutive girls can use their wits to outsmart hungry bears and grumpy kings. With fabulous illustrations from Ashley King (Littlefae recognised his work …