Inspiring Young Readers
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The Battle of Cable Street posted on 25 May 2022
A new book from Tanya Landman is always something to look forward to ...
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Update: The mystery of the unidentified children’s books posted on 22 May 2022
Regular guest reviewer, Alun Severn helps solve the mystery of the unidentified children's books
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The mystery of the unidentified children’s books posted on 18 May 2022
Every now and again when we’re out book hunting we stumble on something we’ve never seen before...
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In bed with Enid Blyton and the mumps posted on 15 May 2022
I have written elsewhere on this site about the fact that I was never much of a reader until my mid to late teens ...
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Supernan’s Day Out posted on 11 May 2022
Phil Earle gives us another fun-packed addition to Barrington Stoke’s always wonderful ‘Little Gem’ series.
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Off to the North posted on 08 May 2022
This odd – and I think quite rare – children’s book has no acknowledged author ...
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Hurly Burly: Macbeth Mayhem posted on 04 May 2022
:Ross Montgomery’s latest contribution to Barrington Stoke’s 'Shakespeare Shake-ups Series', Hurley Burley: Macbeth Mayhem
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Mr Godley’s Phantom posted on 01 May 2022
There are few writers who better illustrate just how thin the divide is between ‘adult’ and ‘young adult’ fiction
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The Original Bambi: The story of a Life in the Forest posted on 28 Apr 2022
I would imagine that most people believe that Walt Disney’s tear-jerker, Bambi is a creation of the film company when it was released in 1942
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Needle posted on 27 Apr 2022
Fifteen year old Charlene introduces herself as an avid knitter in the first paragraph of this compelling story.