Latest Reviews

Name: Rhiannon Cook
05 May 2018;

Genre: Adventure

We Travel So Far tells the migration stories of animals on land, in the air and under the water. From the gigantic to the tiny, 25 creatures feature alongside fascinating factual snippets which will delight and intrigue children from 5+. Chris Madden's illustrations have a lovely texture and cla...

More

Name: Alison Kelly
23 April 2018;

Genre: Adventure

Wild World (Wide Eyed Editions). A trainee teacher recently asked me if I had any recommendations for good cross-curricular poetry. There are, of course, many such poems to be found in different anthologies. However, it was a delight to meet this gloriously illustrated collection of poems by Ang...

More

Name: Lizi Backhouse
23 April 2018;

Genre: Adventure

Monty and Sylvester are a pair of every day animals who become superheroes. Their phone rings, and they rush off to help someone in trouble until an evil rat tries to stop them! Armed with their trusty vacuum, this story is entertaining and would be a good story for reluctant readers, and I thi...

More

Name: Dawn Woods
23 April 2018;

Genre: Animals

The third adventure of Pug with his owner, the child Lady Miranda. Again Pug finds himself in strange situations without quite knowing how he got there. After a nightmare one night, Lady Miranda passes the blame onto Pug and announces Pug needs to face his fear of lions and go on safari. Pug h...

More

Name: Emily Marcuccilli
19 April 2018;

Genre: Adventure

In this fantastic addition to the inspirational 'Little People, Big Dreams' series, the author and the illustrator transport the reader into the world of 1930s and '40s New York where we meet a young Ella Fitzgerald who, despite a difficult start in life, goes on to become one of the world's most...

More

Name: Emily Marcuccilli
19 April 2018;

Genre: Adventure

I am a huge fan of the terrific 'Little People, Big Dreams' series. Celebrating the lives of extraordinary women, they inspire and empower young readers (girls and boys alike) to dream big. This particular title transports us into the world of Ada Lovelace, whose fascination with mathematics an...

More

Name: Nikki Stiles
15 April 2018;

Genre: Adventure

A little gem! This activity book - and it's pairing in the series, Let's Discover Bugs - are great for inquisitive minds. The book is designed to be a carry-along guide for children and adults whilst on their adventures discovering birds. I really like that this book is lightweight and a great si...

More

Name: Louise Gahan
14 April 2018;

Genre: Adventure

A Bottle of Happiness is a book about two villages; one rich and wealthy, where the people work hard to get richer, the other where the people had just enough to get by and loved to share the same stories over and over again. Their villages are separated by a huge mountain, but one day a child ca...

More

Name: Jane Rew
13 April 2018;

Genre: Adventure

I wanted to like this book, to heap praises upon its talented creators. However, it did fall short of my expectations, not so much for the illustrations which are varied and contemporary but on account of rhymes which didn't quite scan and because the answers to a profound question didn't quite h...

More

Name: Louise Gahan
11 April 2018;

Genre: Adventure

An alphabet story book with a difference. Each letter is simply and creatively illustrated to capture any young reader's attention and with each letter, the reader will find simple statements, captions or questions around sleep. Whether it is learning about hibernation, or how many days leopards...

More