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Friday, April 21, 2023

Discover how the legend of a magical sword helped inspire Misa Sugiura's Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind (Puffin).  In this fast-paced fantasy adventure, Momo discovers that her mother is a Shinto goddess and embarks on a quest to find a legendary sword.

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Friday, April 14, 2023

M.A. Bennett's The Mona Lisa Mystery is a gripping time-travel adventure story that takes us to the Louvre at the turn of the century, and the theft of what was, at that time, a little-known painting... The Mona Lisa!

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

Kesia Lupo introduces her new YA thriller, a dark and twisting novel set in a murderous VR game... Let's Play Murder!

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Friday, April 7, 2023

We asked Alison David from publisher Farshore, to share her tips about creating and maintaining a regular reading habit at home.

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Friday, March 31, 2023

The shortlists for the UKLA Book Awards, judged entirely by teachers, have been announced. The awards seek books from a "wide and inclusive range" of publishers that "recognise a broad range of perspectives, experiences and voices".

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Saturday, March 25, 2023

Caryl Hart's Meet the Weather book is the latest in the series that also includes Meet the Planets and Meet the Oceans (Bloomsbury Children's Books). The books are aimed at younger children aged 3-5 years, who will enjoy meeting the author in...

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

In What the World Doesn't See, author Mel Darbon draws on her own sibling experiences, giving a voice to young people who are often not heard.

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Nadia Mikail has been named Overall Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize for her debut novel, The Cats We Meet Along The Way, which also won the Older Reader's Category.  M.T. Khan's Nura and the Immortal Palace won the Young...

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