Blog Tour: Storm Horse by Jane Elson

As a children's bookseller (and now trainee teacher!) I'm always keeping one eye out for accessible books. I've talked before about Barrington Stoke and how they're making literature available for dyslexic and reluctant readers so it's fantastic to see Hachette do the same! New from Jane Elson, comes an inspiring story of a boy and …

Review: Unipiggle: Mermaid Mayhem by Hannah Shaw

I was sent a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Blurb: Unipiggle and Princess Pea are so excited to be on HOLIDAY! They can't wait to build sandcastles and explore the magical underwater town, Mermaid Springs. But then the King is swept away in a WHIRLPOOL. The mermaids think he has …

Review: Space Detectives by Mark Powers

I was sent a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Blurb: Dog lost in space? Grown an extra head and don't know why? Pocket money stolen by a green blob? You need the Space Detectives! Connor and Ethan are spending their summer holidays aboard the world's first orbiting city, Starville (basically …

Review: By Ash, Oak and Thorn by Melissa Harrison

I was sent a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Blurb: Three little people, no bigger than your hand, wake up from their winter sleep in the hollow trunk of an old ash tree. Moss, Burnet and Cumulus usually love spring, but their joy turns to worry when they discover that …

Review: Rumaysa by Radiya Hafiza

Blurb: Step into a once upon a time where anything is possible. For as long as she can remember Rumaysa has been locked away in her tower, forced to spin straw into gold for the evil Witch, unable to leave. Until one day, after dropping a hijab out of her small window, Rumaysa realises how she …

Review: That Time I Got Kidnapped by Tom Mitchell

Blurb: Fourteen-year-old Jacob has won a once-in-a-lifetime chance to appear in a Hollywood movie. But when he misses his flight in Chicago and catches the Greyhound to LA he meets Jennifer... and the real trouble starts. Jennifer is on the run, carrying a mysterious package, and Jacob soon finds himself her unlikely partner in crime on …

Review: A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll

Blurb: Addie knows exactly who she is. Addie knows that sharks are more interesting than dolphins, she knows her favourite words in the thesaurus, and she knows that her older sisters are opposites. And when Addie learns about the witch trials that happened in her hometown, she knows there is more to the story of these …

Review: Dragon Mountain by Katie and Kevin Tsang

Blurb: When twelve-year-old Billy Chan's parents send him to a summer camp in the mountains of China, he doesn't know what to expect. He'd much rather be spending the holidays back home than hanging out with total strangers at Camp Dragon. That's until he and his fellow campmates stumble upon the entrance to a secret mountain, …

Review: Girl 38 by Ewa Jozefkowicz

I was sent a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Blurb: Girl 38 is bold and fearless. She is the comic strip super-heroine that Kat longs to be. Can Kat's elderly neighbour, Ania, show her how to be brave, as she shares her own daring escape story from World War Two... …

Review: When Sadness Comes to Call by Eva Eland

Blurb: Sadness comes to visit unexpectedly. But when you let Sadness in, you'll discover this strange guest is not what it seems... -- Title: When Sadness Comes to Call Author: Eva Eland Illustrator: Eva Eland Publisher: Andersen Press Genre: Children's, Picture Book -- Review: This picture book tells the story of how it's ok to …