Welcome to the blog today where I have exciting news about the 2019 Read For Empathy Guides, and a special guest post from Jon Biddle, a Read for Empathy book collection judge, about the judging process, and why Read For Empathy Day is so important. So, over to Jon... As a member of staff at one of … Continue reading EmpathyLab Announces 2019 Read For Empathy Guides
Want to become a world-class chef? With sections on food skills, being a sous chef or head chef and a chef’s kit to end, Chef Academy is the ultimate guide for any budding master chef, but it’s most definitely not a recipe book. Chef Academy gives you the knowledge you need to set up and … Continue reading Chef Academy by Steve Martin, illustrated by Hannah Bone
From the healers to the poisoners, the perfumed to the stinkers, the forest dwellers to the mountaineers and even the magical, with more than 600 of nature’s most amazing plants, this is a budding botanist’s delight. Each section is bursting with a huge selection of the amazing plant life on planet Earth. The incredibly detailed, … Continue reading Plantopedia: A Celebration Of Nature’s Greatest Show-Offs by Adrienne Barman
Today, it’s my turn to help The Federation Of Children’s Book Groups (FCBG) celebrate National Non-Fiction November (#GNNFN). The theme FCBG have chosen for National Non-Fiction November (NNFN) for this special 50th anniversary year is ‘Food and Festivals Around the World’, and I’m delighted to share two fabulous titles from Quarto taking you from your garden … Continue reading National Non-Fiction November: The FCBG Blog Tour
Cover and internal illustrations by Daniel Rieley Welcome to my stop on Mister P’s Blog Tour! I’m delighted to be hosting a fabulous guest post by Maria Farrer about Putting Empathy Centre Stage, and sharing my review of Me And Mister P: Ruby’s Star... Ruby spends her days, and nights, looking after her Mum and baby … Continue reading Me And Mister P: Ruby’s Star by Maria Farrer, illustrated by Daniel Rieley
I am delighted to welcome Maria Farrer to my blog today to talk all things Mister P and Empathy Day... “Hello and a huge welcome to Empathy Day 2018; a day to put empathy centre stage and keep it there; a day to log on to http://www.empathylab.uk to discover a wealth of information and resources … Continue reading Building blocks, books, bathrooms and bears – Putting Empathy Centre Stage by Maria Farrer
I am hugely honoured to have been asked to be a part of the team of bloggers revealing the illustrator, and poster for International Book Giving Day 2018 on 14th February. This year’s illustrator is none other than the exceptionally talented Elys Dolan, and here is this year’s fabulously fun poster! Packed with much loved characters … Continue reading The Illustrator For International Book Giving Day 2018 Is…
Make sure you join me at 7pm on Monday 15th January, when I will be revealing the wonderful illustrator and their fabulous poster for this year’s #bookgivingday, and a related giveaway!
It's February 1666 and London is being ravaged by The Plague. Sam and his brother are sent out of their home in the middle of the night to seek refuge with Father Stephen. They aren't every able to say goodbye to their mother who lies coughing and sneezing in bed… Several months later, we catch … Continue reading The Thieves of Pudding Lane by Jonathan Eyers
