Publication Date: 1 January 2026 The Blurb Beware the firebird who grants wishes...they come at a terrible price.Lavender Wild is a magpie girl - she grows feathers, talks to birds and has a talent for finding lost things. But stuck in her tiny village, she wishes for freedom.So when her ex-friend Kit realizes his dad … Continue reading Magpie Girl by Rowan Foxwood, with illustrations by Tim Banks
Category: Books on my shelf
Tiny Hercules by Jon Lock and Nich Angell
Publication Date: 5 February 2026 The Blurb He’s brave! He’s strong! He’s the size of a jam jar! He’s Tiny Hercules, the world’s tiniest hero – and he’s winning his way back to Tiny Olympus, one legendary deed at a time!Tiny Hercules has been banished to Earth as a punishment for ruining Tiny Zeus's bodacious … Continue reading Tiny Hercules by Jon Lock and Nich Angell
Postman Planet by Ben Davis, illustrated by Yasmin Sheikh
Publication Date: 15 January 2026 The Blurb Postman Planet has a big secret. LOOK AWAY NOW IF YOU CAN’T KEEP SECRETS. Although he PRETENDS to be the best postman in the Universe, he’s actually only nine. Anyway, he's on a mission to make an essential delivery to the Planet of Fluffy Unicorns: an inflatable planet that … Continue reading Postman Planet by Ben Davis, illustrated by Yasmin Sheikh
The Night I Borrowed Time by Iqbal Hussain
Publication Date: 1 January 2026 The Blurb Eleven-year-old Zubair is a seventh son. This means a LOT of big brothers. But when Zubair’s granny arrives from Pakistan and gives him a mysterious amulet, he discovers it means something else, too: he has inherited a gift. The seventh sons in his family have the ability to … Continue reading The Night I Borrowed Time by Iqbal Hussain
Robin by Saran Ann Juckes
Publication Date: 6 November 2025 The Blurb Eddie feels invisible - his sister Scarlet isn't well and nobody seems to remember that he's here. Out in the forest, as the ice hardens and winter gets deeper, the world is quiet. But there's a monster deep among the trees - a monster that's growing with every … Continue reading Robin by Saran Ann Juckes
Coach by Jason Reynolds
Publication Date: 14 October 2025 The Blurb In this companion to Jason Reynolds's award-winning and New York Times bestselling RUN series, meet Coach as a boy striving to come into his own as a track star while facing upheaval at home.Before Coach was the man who gave caring yet firm-handed guidance to Ghost, Lu, Patina, … Continue reading Coach by Jason Reynolds
The Feathered Book by Charlie Nutbrown
Publication Date: 11September 2025 The Blurb Monty the fox has a dream - but that's nothing new. Monty is brilliantly clever. But to the despair of his best friend, Nettle the rabbit, he just can't stick at anything. He's tried being an inventor, an aeronaut, and a magician; he's had a go at painting, writing, … Continue reading The Feathered Book by Charlie Nutbrown
The Narzat And The Shifting Shadow by Luke Marchant
Publication Date: 15 May 2025 The Blurb The legendary Captain Carver and his wicked pirate crew commanded by the GLOOM BADGER have arrived in the Jumble Jungle Wood on board their pirate ship THE SHIFTING SHADOW in search of monstrous beasts to capture and use to tyrannise all the animals in the wood. They have … Continue reading The Narzat And The Shifting Shadow by Luke Marchant
Rebel Heart by Ally Sherrick
Publication Date: 13 March 2025 Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Ally Sherrick's latest historical blockbuster, featuring a fantastic guest post from Ally. But first. find out a little more about this trip into the English Civil War... The Blurb England, 1645. Merriweather Pryce is the daughter of a nobleman fighting for … Continue reading Rebel Heart by Ally Sherrick
Diamonds by Armin Greder
Publication Date: 9 January 2025 (Paperback) The Blurb Mama, if I was to dig a hole in our garden, would I find a diamond?No, darling, there are no diamonds here.Where are diamonds, then?Oh, in other countries. In Africa for example...A powerful parable that explores how the desire for endless riches perpetuates chains of inequality and … Continue reading Diamonds by Armin Greder
Mrs Cleveland is reading... 