Latest Book Reviews
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Baby Faces: Little Lion, Where Are You? is a really lovely board book for babies and toddlers! Bright and colourful pages with large pull...
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Peekaboo Dinosaur is a really lovely, durable and well made board book. The colours and pictures are bright and engaging with pull out ta...
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My eight-month-old baby loved this! Each double page is filled with brightly coloured pictures and has different textures to feel and explore. There are...
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Bhorta Bhorta Baby is a great book for exploring cuisines from different countries and introducing culture through food. Our nursery chil...
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Cat Nap is a wonderful, humorous first book of Steve Antony’s character-led stories for young children. The limited language, focusing on...
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I received this book this morning and have had to read it at least 10 times already. My two-year-old keeps asking for it again and again. He particularly...
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Is it a Seed? depicts a colourful and creative journey through the imagination of two children when they discover a mysterious seed and b...
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Have you ever struggled falling asleep? Meet Bill, his head is so full of ideas it stops him sleeping. This would be fine but Bill is keeping his friends...
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Measuring Me is a fantastic book to share with children who are fascinated by numbers! The book uses beautifully draw illustrations to il...
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Little Frog and his family live by the river and play on its bank, but they stay away from the old tree stump where the Big Scary Thing lives. One day, ho...
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A Midsummer Night's Drama is a beautiful bedtime story for little bards which tackles the tricky problem of getting to sleep! The book is...
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How Many Dinosaurs is too Many? asks the child (gender unspecific) in this vivid and vibrant picture book. When the child gets a real ora...
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Have you ever thought of looking at the world around you in a different way? This book teaches all who read it to look at each situation from a happy pers...
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Catherine Cawthorne and Sara Ogilvie join forces to create a unique and instantly captivating book in Bad Wolf Investigates Fairy Tales....
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The Girl and the Mermaid is the beautiful new book by winning duo Hollie Hughes and Sarah Massini. The front cover is shiny and sparkly,...
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If you haven't already fallen in love with little Pedro and the Adventure Mice, then you are in for an absolute treat. True to form this newest adventure...
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Who doesn't love a book with a map? Well… I (and my three-year-old grandson, Archie) love a fictional map! A map has that capacity to bring a book alive a...
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I am a 'Meet the…' collector as I really love the way Caryl Hart makes informative texts so full of personality, passion and character. A frequent reader...
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Bad United: Just for Kicks is the first book in a super and silly graphic novel series by Louise Forshaw. Hoof is the football-loving uni...
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Twins Scarlett and Thomas have a secret. When they stay with their grandad, they get to travel to different places to experience life throughout history....
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Peng and Spanners is a dazzling delight of a graphic novel! A detecting duo made up of Peng, a dry-witted, sarcastic penguin, and Spanner...
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The Pinchers and the Diamond Heist focuses on the Pinchers, a family of criminals, and particularly on Theo, who is good at lots of thing...
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Totally Chaotic History: Ancient Egypt Gets Unruly! is an accessible and hugely informative fact book written entertainingly by historian...
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A Hugh Dunnit Mystery: Taking Shelter is a hilarious new detective story by Guy Bass. This book is funny to its core and incorporates com...
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Alyssa and the Spell Garden is an enchanting fantasy story that is set in a small London community. Alexandra Sheppard uses the story to...
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When her sister vanishes after a mysterious earthquake, Ysolda sets off to find her, setting foot in the castle of the dreaded Wolf Queen. Can Ysolda resc...
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Sent to live with his uncle in the Lake District, Will is faced with a life far removed from the one he is used to. When he makes friends with Omar, a ref...
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Heather and her friends Lloyd, Nat and Arlene live at Fablehouse, a home for mixed-race children born after World War 2. Following their adventures in Fae...
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The City Beyond the Stars is a phenomenal sequel to <a href="/books/the-kingdom-over-the-sea-the-perfect-spellbinding-fantasy-adventure-f...
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Juniper and Bear are now living in Ennerdale with their father, his new partner, Willow, and their baby, Fern. The life they escaped in the city should be...
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This is a heart-warming, humorous coming-of-age story written by the Yoto Carnegie Medal-shortlisted author of <a href="/books/steady-for-this-the-laugh-o...
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Will and his father have fallen on hard times. After an accident at work his father lost his job and cannot find other work, resulting in a move to a grot...
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Identity, heritage and belonging are hot topics in YA fiction and Amanda Addison fulsomely addresses them in her new book, Looking for Lucie</stro...
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I like this book because it is very informative and spreads awareness about important things in life like racism and disabilities, which are very crucial...
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13-year-old Kamaria Kessy lives in Philadelphia with her Momma and Baba (father), who are originally from Tanzania. Kamaria loves running and rhythm; she...
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12-year-old Yara Sulimayah lives in Bournemouth. When she loses her mother in a tragic accident, she is left alone and is about to go into care. Things ch...
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Written by Nigerian-German author Efua Traore, Sister Spirit is her first novel for older readers. This supernatural mystery/thriller wil...
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Mina and the Cult is the third in the Mina series, and is a YA murder mystery set in New Orleans. In this book we see Mina, her si...
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"It is hard to tell a love story and also the story of a people being torn apart" but Crossan achieves this magnificently in her latest and best verse nov...
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Lie or Die is such a page turner, it kept me on the edge of my seat as I read every word! This is an exhilarating read full of high stakes, tensio...
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All the Wonderful Ways to Read by Laura Baker and illustrated by Sandra de la Prada is a journey through all the different ways one can r...
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Despite the clue in the title, the reappearance of the focus of this brilliant new YA novel from Holly Jackson still surprised me! I was so deeply immerse...
ReadingZone Authors of the Month
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Leigh Hodgkinson
Leigh Hodgkinson joins ReadingZone to introduce her picture books, Martha Maps it Out and Martha Maps it Out in Time...
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Catherine Cawthorne & Sara Ogilvie
Catherine Cawthorne's Big Bad Wolf Investigates explores the science behind our favourite fairy tales... Gr...
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Jarvis
Jarvis, author of The Boy With Flowers In His Hair, shares his new picture book, Thank You, with ReadingZone. Jarvis's earli...
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Mariajo Ilustrajo
Award-winning author and illustrator Mariajo Ilustrajo introduces her new picture book, I Love Books, on ReadingZone. <p...
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Katrina Charman & Guilherme Karstenn
Katrina Charman and Guilherme Karsten tell ReadingZone how a traditional children's song i...
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James Carter
James Carter introduces Once Upon a Big Idea, the latest in his poetry books exploring ideas and science ab...
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Sufiya Ahmed & Hazem Asif
Sufiya Ahmed and illustrator Hazem Asif introduce their new picture book, The Best Eid Ever. </p...
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Matty Long
Matty Long creates picture books including Who Rules the Rockpool?, the Super Happy Magic Forest series, Turbo Bunnies, and...
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Anna Wilson & Harry Woodgate
Anna Wilson lives in Cornwall in the UK with her husband and dog, cat, ducks and a tortoise called Hercules...
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Ruth Doyle & Alexandra Finkeldey
Ruth Doyle's new picture book, A Horse Called Now, explores children's worries with the help of a horse, No...
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Chloe Savage
Chloe Savage was born and raised in Stevenage. She has a First Class BA Honours in...
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Tracey Corderoy & Steven Lenton
Tracey Corderoy grew up in South Wales, on a council estate firmly sandwiched between the steel and chemica...
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John Kane
When John Kane was younger, he liked to make up stories for his little sister. Jimmy and Bear, who appeared in them, are sti...
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Zohra Nabi
Zohra Nabi grew up inventing stories for her two younger sisters. She studied law at Cambridge and Oxford universities, but...
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Nicola Penfold
In her books Where the World Turns Wild and its follow-up, When the Wild Calls, Nicola Penfold explores how climate change m...
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Carlie Sorosiak
Carlie Sorosiak writes books about magical summer camps, missing people, and the inner life of dogs. She grew up in North C...
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Anders Sparring & Per Gustavsson
Anders Sparring writes children’s books and is a screenwriter for many popular television shows. He is als...
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Ash Bond
Ash Bond writes magical stories that have classical myth sprinkled through them like fairy dust. Look out for her debut, <st...
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Guy Bass: Hugh Dunnit Mysteries
Guy Bass introduces Hugh Dunnit, 'a self-styled detective who loves nothing more than cracking cases and solving mys...
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Alexandra Sheppard
Alexandra Sheppard introduces her latest novel, Alyssa and the Spell Garden, exploring community, teamwork...
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Catherine Cawthorne & Sara Ogilvie
Catherine Cawthorne's Big Bad Wolf Investigates explores the science behind our favourite fairy tales... Gr...
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Katie and Kevin Tsang
Authors Katie and Kevin Tsang introduce their new Dragon Force adventure, Devourer's Attack, in this special ReadingZone fea...
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Steve Webb
Steve Webb tells ReadingZone about his hilarious new graphic novel about the newest superheroes in town, Peng and Sp...
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Greg Jenner
Greg Jenner, historian, author and podcast host, tells ReadingZone about his new Totally Chaotic History series, sta...
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Catherine Doyle
Catherine Doyle introduces her new swashbuckling tale, Pirates of Darksea! Catherine grew up beside the Atlantic in the we...
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Christopher Edge
Black Hole Cinema Club, Christopher Edge's latest novel, is a love story to movies. Dive into an immersive blockbuster exper...
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Guy Bass & Pete Williamson
The bestselling Stitch Head series is getting a new look - as a graphic novel! Author Guy Bass and illustr...
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Justin Somper
Justin Somper, author of Vampirates, introduces his brand new pirate series, Pirate Academy! Justin grew up in St Alb...
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James Nicol
James Nicol, author of The Apprentice Witch series, tells ReadingZone about his new eco fantasy, The Cloud Thief. Jam...
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Piu DasGupta
Our debut author of the month Piu DasGupta introduces her novel, Secrets of the Snakestone...
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Sinéad O'Hart
Lola and Larch is Sinéad O'Hart's first chapter book series for young readers. Her books for older readers include...
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Liz Flanagan
Liz Flanagan, an award-winning author who writes about strange worlds and fantastical creatures, joins ReadingZone to introd...
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Rachel Chivers Khoo
Rachel Chivers Khoo introduces her magical new story, The Magician Next Door, and tells Re...
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Elys Dolan
Rex Dinosaur in Disguise is the brilliantly funny novel for younger readers from E...
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Jenny McLachlan
Stink the troublesome fairy is back in Fairy Vs Wizard Jenny McLachlan's first b...
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Gabriel Dylan
For readers who like their adventures laced with a dash of horror.... Look out for Gabriel Dylan's Shiver Point series!...
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Alex Bell
Alex Bell introduces her magical new middle grade novel, The Glorious Race of Magical Beasts, the latest in a range of nove...
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Bex Hogan
Bronte Tempestra is author Bex Hogan's first young fiction series and it's packed with adventure, friendship and magical cre...
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Efua Traoré
Efua Traoré's latest novel Spirit Sister draws on her years growing up in Nigeria, as well as the mythology and supernatural...
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Zohra Nabi
Zohra Nabi grew up inventing stories for her two younger sisters. She studied law at Cambridge and Oxford universities, but...
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Nicola Penfold
In her books Where the World Turns Wild and its follow-up, When the Wild Calls, Nicola Penfold explores how climate change m...
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Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl
Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl is a writer and editor. Her recent books include Beyonce (Knowles-Carter) and Nelson (Mandela), whi...
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Ash Bond
Ash Bond writes magical stories that have classical myth sprinkled through them like fairy dust. Look out for her debut, <st...
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Sarah Crossan
Sarah Crossan introduces her powerful new verse novel, Where the Heart Should Be (Bloomsbury YA). Sa...
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Nora Dasnes
Nora Dåsnes is an author and illustrator. Cross My Heart and Never Lie is her debut as a writer and illustr...
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Alexandra Sheppard
Alexandra Sheppard introduces her latest novel, Alyssa and the Spell Garden, exploring community, teamwork...
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Catherine Doyle
Catherine Doyle introduces her new swashbuckling tale, Pirates of Darksea! Catherine grew up beside the Atlantic in the we...
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Christopher Edge
Black Hole Cinema Club, Christopher Edge's latest novel, is a love story to movies. Dive into an immersive blockbuster exper...
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Piu DasGupta
Our debut author of the month Piu DasGupta introduces her novel, Secrets of the Snakestone...
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Liz Flanagan
Liz Flanagan, an award-winning author who writes about strange worlds and fantastical creatures, joins ReadingZone to introd...
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Sylvia Bishop
Sylvia Bishop's new book, On Silver Tides, is her first novel for teenagers. Sylvia spent an entire childhood reading fictio...
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Gabriel Dylan
For readers who like their adventures laced with a dash of horror.... Look out for Gabriel Dylan's Shiver Point series!...
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Tim Hall
The inspiration to write about Robin Hood struck Tim Hall while trekking in the 'primal and dangerous landscape' of the Amaz...
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Efua Traoré
Efua Traoré's latest novel Spirit Sister draws on her years growing up in Nigeria, as well as the mythology and supernatural...
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Sarah Crossan
Sarah Crossan introduces her powerful new verse novel, Where the Heart Should Be (Bloomsbury YA). Sa...
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Ginny Myers Sain
Ginny Myers Sain tells ReadingZone what inspired her latest page-turning YA novel, One Last Breath. ...
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Tim Hall
The inspiration to write about Robin Hood struck Tim Hall while trekking in the 'primal and dangerous landscape' of the Amaz...
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Shade Lapite
Shade Lapite is British-Nigerian and has drawn on her heritage to create the world of Goddess Crown. She spent a significant...
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Kelly McCaughrain
Kelly McCaughrain lives in Belfast where she works with disabled students in further education. Her debut novel, Fly...
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Krystal Sutherland
Krystal Sutherland is the New York Times bestselling author of House of Hollow, A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares a...
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Leigh Hodgkinson
Leigh Hodgkinson joins ReadingZone to introduce her picture books, Martha Maps it Out and Martha Maps it Out in Time...
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Efua Traoré
Efua Traoré's latest novel Spirit Sister draws on her years growing up in Nigeria, as well as the mythology and supernatural...
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Zohra Nabi
Zohra Nabi grew up inventing stories for her two younger sisters. She studied law at Cambridge and Oxford universities, but...
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Nicola Penfold
In her books Where the World Turns Wild and its follow-up, When the Wild Calls, Nicola Penfold explores how climate change m...
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Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl
Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl is a writer and editor. Her recent books include Beyonce (Knowles-Carter) and Nelson (Mandela), whi...
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Carlie Sorosiak
Carlie Sorosiak writes books about magical summer camps, missing people, and the inner life of dogs. She grew up in North C...
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Anders Sparring & Per Gustavsson
Anders Sparring writes children’s books and is a screenwriter for many popular television shows. He is als...
-
Ash Bond
Ash Bond writes magical stories that have classical myth sprinkled through them like fairy dust. Look out for her debut, <st...
-
Sarah Crossan
Sarah Crossan introduces her powerful new verse novel, Where the Heart Should Be (Bloomsbury YA). Sa...
-
Nora Dasnes
Nora Dåsnes is an author and illustrator. Cross My Heart and Never Lie is her debut as a writer and illustr...
-
Guy Bass: Hugh Dunnit Mysteries
Guy Bass introduces Hugh Dunnit, 'a self-styled detective who loves nothing more than cracking cases and solving mys...
-
Alexandra Sheppard
Alexandra Sheppard introduces her latest novel, Alyssa and the Spell Garden, exploring community, teamwork...
-
Catherine Cawthorne & Sara Ogilvie
Catherine Cawthorne's Big Bad Wolf Investigates explores the science behind our favourite fairy tales... Gr...
-
Katie and Kevin Tsang
Authors Katie and Kevin Tsang introduce their new Dragon Force adventure, Devourer's Attack, in this special ReadingZone fea...
-
Steve Webb
Steve Webb tells ReadingZone about his hilarious new graphic novel about the newest superheroes in town, Peng and Sp...
-
Greg Jenner
Greg Jenner, historian, author and podcast host, tells ReadingZone about his new Totally Chaotic History series, sta...
-
Catherine Doyle
Catherine Doyle introduces her new swashbuckling tale, Pirates of Darksea! Catherine grew up beside the Atlantic in the we...
-
Christopher Edge
Black Hole Cinema Club, Christopher Edge's latest novel, is a love story to movies. Dive into an immersive blockbuster exper...
-
Guy Bass & Pete Williamson
The bestselling Stitch Head series is getting a new look - as a graphic novel! Author Guy Bass and illustr...
-
Ginny Myers Sain
Ginny Myers Sain tells ReadingZone what inspired her latest page-turning YA novel, One Last Breath. ...
-
Justin Somper
Justin Somper, author of Vampirates, introduces his brand new pirate series, Pirate Academy! Justin grew up in St Alb...
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Jarvis
Jarvis, author of The Boy With Flowers In His Hair, shares his new picture book, Thank You, with ReadingZone. Jarvis's earli...
-
James Nicol
James Nicol, author of The Apprentice Witch series, tells ReadingZone about his new eco fantasy, The Cloud Thief. Jam...
-
Mariajo Ilustrajo
Award-winning author and illustrator Mariajo Ilustrajo introduces her new picture book, I Love Books, on ReadingZone. <p...
-
Piu DasGupta
Our debut author of the month Piu DasGupta introduces her novel, Secrets of the Snakestone...
-
Sinéad O'Hart
Lola and Larch is Sinéad O'Hart's first chapter book series for young readers. Her books for older readers include...
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Liz Flanagan
Liz Flanagan, an award-winning author who writes about strange worlds and fantastical creatures, joins ReadingZone to introd...
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Katrina Charman & Guilherme Karstenn
Katrina Charman and Guilherme Karsten tell ReadingZone how a traditional children's song i...
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Rachel Chivers Khoo
Rachel Chivers Khoo introduces her magical new story, The Magician Next Door, and tells Re...
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Elys Dolan
Rex Dinosaur in Disguise is the brilliantly funny novel for younger readers from E...
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James Carter
James Carter introduces Once Upon a Big Idea, the latest in his poetry books exploring ideas and science ab...
-
Jenny McLachlan
Stink the troublesome fairy is back in Fairy Vs Wizard Jenny McLachlan's first b...
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Sylvia Bishop
Sylvia Bishop's new book, On Silver Tides, is her first novel for teenagers. Sylvia spent an entire childhood reading fictio...
-
Gabriel Dylan
For readers who like their adventures laced with a dash of horror.... Look out for Gabriel Dylan's Shiver Point series!...
-
Sufiya Ahmed & Hazem Asif
Sufiya Ahmed and illustrator Hazem Asif introduce their new picture book, The Best Eid Ever. </p...
-
Alex Bell
Alex Bell introduces her magical new middle grade novel, The Glorious Race of Magical Beasts, the latest in a range of nove...
-
Bex Hogan
Bronte Tempestra is author Bex Hogan's first young fiction series and it's packed with adventure, friendship and magical cre...
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Tim Hall
The inspiration to write about Robin Hood struck Tim Hall while trekking in the 'primal and dangerous landscape' of the Amaz...
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Matty Long
Matty Long creates picture books including Who Rules the Rockpool?, the Super Happy Magic Forest series, Turbo Bunnies, and...
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Shade Lapite
Shade Lapite is British-Nigerian and has drawn on her heritage to create the world of Goddess Crown. She spent a significant...
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Kelly McCaughrain
Kelly McCaughrain lives in Belfast where she works with disabled students in further education. Her debut novel, Fly...
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Krystal Sutherland
Krystal Sutherland is the New York Times bestselling author of House of Hollow, A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares a...
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Anna Wilson & Harry Woodgate
Anna Wilson lives in Cornwall in the UK with her husband and dog, cat, ducks and a tortoise called Hercules...
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Ruth Doyle & Alexandra Finkeldey
Ruth Doyle's new picture book, A Horse Called Now, explores children's worries with the help of a horse, No...
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Chloe Savage
Chloe Savage was born and raised in Stevenage. She has a First Class BA Honours in...
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Tracey Corderoy & Steven Lenton
Tracey Corderoy grew up in South Wales, on a council estate firmly sandwiched between the steel and chemica...
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John Kane
When John Kane was younger, he liked to make up stories for his little sister. Jimmy and Bear, who appeared in them, are sti...
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Rachel Greener
Rachel Greener is a children's books editor from London who has written and edited fiction, non-fiction and...
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Marcus Sedgwick
Marcus Sedgwick was a full time author who died unexpectedly in November 2022. He was 54. He grew up in Kent and had been l...
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William Hussey
William Hussey's The Outrage, set in a future England that has become a fascist state, is published this mo...
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Pippa Curnick
Pippa Curnick has always written her own stories and loves illustrating, so it's no surprise that she has now written and il...
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Jessie James & Tamara Anegon
Tamara Anegon attained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2008. Following this, she studied for a masters d...