It’s a pleasure to welcome Anne Booth to the blog today with a wonderfully thought-provoking guest-post, as part of the Across The Divide Blog Tour, to discuss religious characters in children’s books... In my new children’s novel, Across The Divide, I have, as one of the main characters, a teenage boy who wants to do God’s … Continue reading Characters Who Pray by Anne Booth
Category: Books on my shelf
Across The Divide by Anne Booth
Publication Date: 7 June 2018 Cover illustration by Serena Rocca When Olivia’s mum is arrested for her role in a pacifist protest, she finds herself rushed off to Lindisfarne to stay with her dad, a man she barely knows anymore. With life at home in complete turmoil, that’s the last thing she needs if she’s … Continue reading Across The Divide by Anne Booth
Me And Mister P: Ruby’s Star by Maria Farrer, illustrated by Daniel Rieley
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
The Last Chance Hotel by Nicki Thornton
Publication Date: 7 June 2018 Cover and inside illustrations by Matt Saunders As very important guests descend on the Last Chance Hotel, Seth Seppi wishes he was just a little bit magic, so he could be in with a chance of completing the myriad of tasks set by hotel owners, Mr and Mrs Bunn, and … Continue reading The Last Chance Hotel by Nicki Thornton
The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie
Publication Date: 14 June 2018 Cover and internal illustrations by Sara Ogilvie Tomas is helping his Grandad in the garden when they stumble upon a bizarre looking tree, laden with even stranger fruit. When one falls off in Tomas’ hands, little does he know how dangerous (and downright fun) his life is about to become… … Continue reading The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie
Boy Underwater by Adam Baron, illustrated by Benji Davies
Publication Date: 1 June 2018 Grab your tissues (to muffle laughter and mop up tears) and get ready for one of the stand out reads this year… It’s that time in Year 4 when Cymbeline’s class are due to start swimming lessons, which is great, or it would be if he’d ever been swimming before. … Continue reading Boy Underwater by Adam Baron, illustrated by Benji Davies
The Stone Girl’s Story by Sarah Beth Durst
Cover jacket illustrated by Brandon Dorman Mayka and her friends were carved many years ago by Father, a skilled Stonemason who moved to the solitude of the mountains many years before. Long since dead, time is slowly catching up with the forever 12 year old stone girl and the menagerie of stone creatures she lives … Continue reading The Stone Girl’s Story by Sarah Beth Durst
Max & The Millions by Ross Montgomery
Cover illustration by David Litchfield Max hates life at St. Goliath’s Boarding School. The Headmaster, Mr. Pitt, is nothing like the caring teacher he portrays himself as. Every assembly Max is made to sit in the SPECIAL SEAT because he wears hearing aids. He’d far rather hide away with the caretaker, Mr Darrow, making miniature … Continue reading Max & The Millions by Ross Montgomery
The Infinite Lives Of Maisie Day by Christopher Edge
Cover and chapter opener illustrations by Matt Saunders It’s Maisie Day’s 10th Birthday, but when she races downstairs, she finds herself alone, her family gone and the world she knew no longer exists outside – just an impenetrable darkness that is seeping into her home. It’s Maisie Day’s 10th Birthday, but when she races downstairs, … Continue reading The Infinite Lives Of Maisie Day by Christopher Edge
What Lexie Did by Emma Shevah
Cover illustration by Helen Crawford-White Lies. There are all sorts of different lies; big lies, little lies, white lies. Everybody lies. The problem comes with knowing when and what it’s ok to lie about… Lexie and Eleni aren’t just cousins, they’re practically twins. They do everything together. When Anastasia’s family move into the area, Greek … Continue reading What Lexie Did by Emma Shevah
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