Publication Date: 7 May 2020 The Blurb A hilarious modern fairy-tale mash-up set in a world in which witches are real, magic is real and fairy tales are not only real ... but recent history. Once Upon a Modern Time, in the city of Rexopolis, in the Kingdom of Illustria, lived twelve-year-old Roxy Humperdinck, half-sister … Continue reading Roxy & Jones: The Great Fairytale Cover-Up by Angela Woolfe
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Literally Blog Tour – The language of science: new words for new ideas by Patrick Skipworth
Publication Date: 5 May 2020 The Blurb Did you know that English words come from all over the world and that their meanings have changed along their journey? Our word 'zero' comes from the Arabic word for empty space. 'Companion' is from the Latin for with bread. With simple descriptions and dazzling, evocative and witty … Continue reading Literally Blog Tour – The language of science: new words for new ideas by Patrick Skipworth
The Thirteenth Home Of Noah Bradley by Amber Lee Dodd
Publication Date: 2nd April 2020 Welcome to the 7th stop on The Thirteenth Home Of Noah Bradley Blog Tour. I'm delighted to welcome Amber to my blog today to talk about a famous finctional curse, but first About The Book... The Blurb The Bradley family are constantly escaping from a centuries old curse which means … Continue reading The Thirteenth Home Of Noah Bradley by Amber Lee Dodd
Planet SOS by Marie G Rohde
Publication Date: 7 April 2020 The Blurb Our planet is sending out an SOS. From global warming to plastic pollution, real-life environmental monsters are threatening our world at every turn. Now it's your chance to challenge them! Meet the habitat-harming monsters that are ruining the Earth and learn how to vanquish each one. The fearsome Atmosdragon is … Continue reading Planet SOS by Marie G Rohde
The Vigilante Tooth Fairy by B.B. Taylor
Publication Date: 12 March 2020 The Blurb Children have stopped believing in magic, no longer leaving their teeth out for the fairies. No teeth, no magic, and no more fairies! Time is rapidly running out. Enter one little fairy ... Mouse. Always told she’s too small to be a tooth fairy she decides to take … Continue reading The Vigilante Tooth Fairy by B.B. Taylor
Wigglesbottom Primary: Break-Time Bunnies by Pamela Butchart, illustrated by Becka Moor
Publication Date: 5 March 2020 The Blurb Anything can happen at Wigglesbottom Primary and it always does. Are all the bunnies in the playground up to no good? YES Will the school's special guest make them famous? YES Does the music teacher have a bewitched violin? YES So what are Class 2R going to do … Continue reading Wigglesbottom Primary: Break-Time Bunnies by Pamela Butchart, illustrated by Becka Moor
The House On Hoarder Hill by Mikki Lish and Kelly Ngai
Publication Date: 5 March 2020 The Blurb When Hedy and Spencer start receiving messages on dusty picture frames, Christmas at their grandfather’s spooky house turns into a mission to solve the mystery of their grandmother’s disappearance. What is their magician grandfather not telling them? With the help of a (talking) mounted stag head, an (also … Continue reading The House On Hoarder Hill by Mikki Lish and Kelly Ngai
Dear Earth by Isabel Otter and Clara Anganuzzi
Publication Date: 5 March 2020 The Blurb When Tessa writes a love letter to the Earth, it's the beginning of a glorious adventure. She blows bubbles with whales, soars with birds and joins in with the noisy rainforest hullabaloo! Tessa wants everyone to know how special our planet is. She believes that there is a … Continue reading Dear Earth by Isabel Otter and Clara Anganuzzi
Egg by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet
Publication Date: 5 March 2020 The Blurb When is an egg not an egg? Everyone knows that eggs have pointy tops and big bottoms - but what happens when an upside down egg turns up? Will this odd egg ever be accepted by the others? The Review A fabulously funny, thought-provoking, near wordless picturebook celebrating … Continue reading Egg by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet
Cloudburst by Wilbur Smith and Chris Wakling
Publication Date: 6 February 2020 The Blurb When Jack Courtney’s parents are abducted by mercenaries whilst the family are on a research trip, nobody seems to have any answers. Jack is pretty sure that it’s got something to do with the nearby tantalum mines, but he needs to prove it. Along with Amelia and Xander, … Continue reading Cloudburst by Wilbur Smith and Chris Wakling