Publication Date: 16 September 2021 The Blurb Gripping stories of myth, folklore and magic: two step-brothers share one nightmare; red gloves that reach for your throat; a changing room where a stranger asks to swap lives with you; a voice in the brambles and a ghost in the rain.. The Review Enthralling, evocative storytelling, make … Continue reading The Red Gloves And Other Stories by Catherine Fisher
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We Made A Movie by Charlotte Lo
Publication Date: 3 June 2021 The Blurb When Luna's family won an island, their dreams came true - Luna opened a donkey sanctuary, her sister flew a plane, and her brother won a sheep pageant. But Luna's new donkey has a mortal fear of beaches, her mum's goat-yoga business is on the rocks, and her … Continue reading We Made A Movie by Charlotte Lo
Under Earth by Ellen Renner
Publication Date: 1 August 2019 The Blurb As the island's new Weather witch, Storm must sail with the fleet into dangerous waters. The Drowned Ones are out for revenge and the sea itself is treacherous. But it's Bellum Town that brings Storm her first real test. And where she learns that her magic could save … Continue reading Under Earth by Ellen Renner
Song Of The Far Isles by Nicholas Bowling
Publication Date: 1 July 2021 The Blurb Every islander has a birth instrument and a life song – and the ancestors, called ghasts, linger to hear the music. But when the Duchess arrives from the mainland bringing orders of silence, she threatens the ghasts’ existence, the very soul of the community. When Oran hears of … Continue reading Song Of The Far Isles by Nicholas Bowling
Return Of The PESTS by Emer Stamp
Publication Date: 5 August 2021 The Blurb Stix is the tiny but heroic mouse that could be living behind YOUR washing machine. You wouldn't know it though, because Stix knows how to stay hidden. That's because Stix goes to P.E.S.T.S. - the Peewit Educatorium for Terrible Scoundrels - a school for pests in the basement … Continue reading Return Of The PESTS by Emer Stamp
10 Stories To Make A Difference from Pop Up Projects CIC
Publication Date for the first 10 Stories: 24 June 2021 The Blurb 10 Stories To Make A Difference is a collection of original illustrated stories published by children's literature non-profit development agency Pop Up, which has been bringing books, schools and communities together for 10 years. They have collaborated with 20 writers and illustrators and … Continue reading 10 Stories To Make A Difference from Pop Up Projects CIC
Sona Sharma, Looking After Planet Earth by Chitra Soundar, illustrated by Jen Khatun
Publication Date: 5 August 2021 The Blurb When Sona learns about the climate crisis at school and is very worried that no one is doing enough to combat it, she takes up the challenge herself. But Appa isn't amused when Sona throws out her baby sister's nappies and Thatha isn't happy when she tells him … Continue reading Sona Sharma, Looking After Planet Earth by Chitra Soundar, illustrated by Jen Khatun
The House Of Hidden Wonders by Sharon Gosling
Publication Date: 2 April 2020 The Blurb Zinnie and her sisters live in the murky tunnels beneath Edinburgh's Old Town. They keep out of the way of the authorities and remain undetected. Until, that is, rumours of a ghost bring unwanted visitors into the caverns they call home. Among them, a young Arthur Conan Doyle, … Continue reading The House Of Hidden Wonders by Sharon Gosling
Some Of The Best Loved Inclusive Books For EYFS
Our Reception Manager asked me, if he was to start a shelf from scratch of inclusive books, what would I put on it. Many amazing covers floated through my head, but end of term tiredness meant that most of the titles and authors and illustrators had disappeared. So I took to twitter to help me … Continue reading Some Of The Best Loved Inclusive Books For EYFS
When The Sky Falls by Phil Earle
Publication Date: 3 June 2021 The Blurb 1941. War is raging. And one angry boy has been sent to the city, where bombers rule the skies. There, Joseph will live with Mrs F, a gruff woman with no fondness for children. Her only loves are the rundown zoo she owns and its mighty silverback gorilla, … Continue reading When The Sky Falls by Phil Earle
