Publication Date: 2 March 2023 The Blurb When Tourmaline’s mother goes missing on a search for precious artefacts, Tourmaline sets off to find her with her best friend George, her new friend (former foe) Mai and her limitless determination. On their adventure, they encounter a band of female pirates, a maze of talking trees and … Continue reading Tourmaline And The Island Of Elsewhere by Ruth Lauren
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The Woodcutter and The Snow Prince by Ian Eagleton, illustrated by Davide Ortu
Publication Date: 3 November 2022 The Blurb Every Christmas Eve, a lonely woodcutter named Kai carves statues for anyone who might pass by. But one magical night his loneliness is soothed by a visit from the snow prince. Feared by many, Kai sees hope in the prince's eyes, but as the prince freezes once more, … Continue reading The Woodcutter and The Snow Prince by Ian Eagleton, illustrated by Davide Ortu
Antarctica: The Melting Continent by Karen Romano Young, illustrated by Angela Hsieh
Publication Date: 21 April 2022 The Blurb Antarctica – vast, cold and mysterious. This frozen continent is full of incredible stories. Here you can discover incredible wildlife, awe-inspiring landscapes and adventurous scientists and explorers. Join author Karen Romano Young on a trip across Antarctica, hanging out with people and animals and learning about how this … Continue reading Antarctica: The Melting Continent by Karen Romano Young, illustrated by Angela Hsieh
Libby And The Parisian Puzzle by Jo Clarke, illustrated by Becka Moor
Publication Date: 3 March 2022 The Blurb Mystery-lover Libby is excited but nervous when she's sent to live with her aunt while her mother is working abroad. Aunt Agatha is the headmistress of an extraordinary travelling school that moves from country to country... Libby joins the school in Paris, where she is just starting to … Continue reading Libby And The Parisian Puzzle by Jo Clarke, illustrated by Becka Moor
Walker Books’ SpoOooOOokey Halloween Blog Tour
I'm delighted to be hosting Angela on my blog today with her Halloween Horror Story... Angela Woolfe’s Halloween Horror Story I’m sure that many other kids of the 70s, like me, grew up with very little experience of Halloween in the UK. Bonfire Night was the big one: the night of toffee apples, and sparklers … Continue reading Walker Books’ SpoOooOOokey Halloween Blog Tour
The Shadows Of Rookhaven by Padraig Kenny
Publication Date: 30 September 2021 The Blurb Shadows are gathering over Rookhaven. It is the time of The Great Configuration, a once in a hundred years event. Family and monsters descend on Rookhaven from all over the country to take part. But amid the guests there is an interloper. One who is disguised and has … Continue reading The Shadows Of Rookhaven by Padraig Kenny
Play Like Your Football Heroes by Seth Burkett and Matt Oldfield
Publication Date: 2 September 2021 The Blurb As essential guide for all young football stars in the making written by the author of Ultimate Football Heroes and a former professional footballer. From Matt Oldfield, the author of Ultimate Football Heroes, and former professional footballer, Seth Burkett, comes an exciting new book for young football stars … Continue reading Play Like Your Football Heroes by Seth Burkett and Matt Oldfield
The Ash House by Angharad Walker
Publication Date: 3 September 2021 The Blurb A new boy arrives at the Ash House. He can’t remember his name – or why he’s been sent there. Given the name Sol, and troubled by a mystery pain that no medicine can cure, he joins the gang of children living in the shadows of the secretive … Continue reading The Ash House by Angharad Walker
Listified by Andrew Pettie, illustrated by Andres Lozano
Publication Date: 1st July 2021 The Blurb Ever wondered which 10 dinosaurs were the largest, and what they weighed…in cats? Or how much of your DNA you share with other animals…and bananas? Enter the listiverse and get ready to see the world in a whole new way. Listified! takes the best and most amazing parts of the … Continue reading Listified by Andrew Pettie, illustrated by Andres Lozano
Sports Legends: 50 Inspiring People To Help You Reach The Top Of Your Game by Rick Broadbent
Publication Date: 3 June 2021 The Blurb Get inspired to reach the top of your game with 50 incredible true stories of sporting legends.Award-winning journalist Rick Broadbent has interviewed some of the greatest sporting legends of our time. In this gripping collection of 50 true stories, he shares the most exciting and jaw-dropping accounts of … Continue reading Sports Legends: 50 Inspiring People To Help You Reach The Top Of Your Game by Rick Broadbent