Between Shades of Grey by Ruta Sepetys – review
'This book is very well written and Lina's pain and emotions are conveyed brilliantly. It is moving and heart-wrenching'Between Shades of Grey is about a Lithuanian girl called Lina whose town is taken over by the Soviets. One night she, her mother and...
Barry the Fish with Fingers by Sue Hendra – review
'A cute book with a puppet in middle of book really making the story come alive'Both my daughters, aged 4 and 1 years old, adored this book it's been read countless times already!I particulary focus on my youngest daughter when reading it, as I love th...
Ruby Redfort – Look Into My Eyes by Lauren Child – review
'It's not perfect, in fact there are a lot of painstakingly cliché bits but overall it is one fabulous story!'Wowsers. Yeah, sounds near enough something Ruby Redfort would say…Ruby Redfort…what a character! I tell you, Lauren Child has done it ag...
The Pirates Next Door by Jonny Duddle – review
'A brilliant, funny and entertaining book about a pirates life'If I'm honest I was slightly unsure of this book, as Keeley has never shown an interest in pirates, but when I showed it to her she seemed excited by the front cover.As soon as we started t...
Alfie Gives a Hand by Shirley Hughes – review
'This edition also comes with a read along CD so Bryn is able to enjoy the story on his own too'"I love it," Bryn announced as soon as we finished Alfie Gives a Hand. Another classic Alfie story, here he goes to a birthday party and overcomes his shyne...
Around the world in Eighty days by Jules Verne – review
'An unforgettable classic which is recommended for all the ages'Phileas Fogg lives at No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington Gardens. He's a rich bachelor, around 40 years of age, but nobody knows his source of his ₤40,000 fortune. This amount was significan...
The Adventures of Nanny Piggins by RA Sprat – review
'Imagine the adventures the children have with Nanny Piggins'One dumb father, three intelligent children and one clever adventurous flying nanny pig!! Mr. Green hires a pig called Sarah Piggins to be the nanny of his three children, Derrick, Samantha a...
Jack and the Baked Beanstalk by Colin Stimpson – review
'Bryn was tickled by the nice giant but would have preferred him to be eating people and grinding bones to make his bread'There was plenty of laughter while reading this modern retelling of a classic fairytale, "'a beanstalk with cans of baked beans!,'...
Wanda Wallaby Finds Her Bounce by Jonathan Emmett – review
'As it is published by London Zoo it has interesting facts about animals'Luke was excited when his latest two books arrived to review and we had to read both of them at bedtime over the week. However, this one was his least favourite. It is a story abo...
Skulduggery Pleasant: The DeathBringer by Derek Landy – review
'Valkyrie is selfish, cruel, inconsiderate and egotistical and you will find yourself thoroughly disliking her. Nevertheless, the whole book is much better for it'Skulduggery Pleasant is a series surrounding the life of Stephanie Edgley/ Valkyrie Cain....
Guess How Much I Love You, by Sam McBratney (Pop-up Edition)
'The pictures are good, but the words are really sweet'We have had this book for years and have regularly returned to it, but I have to say it was a whole different experience reading the pop-up version.The cleverly designed and reassuringly robust pop...
A Year Without Autumn by Liz Kessler – review
'Do 12-year-old girls find absolutely everything fabulous? If they do, or if you do, then you would enjoy this novel'A Year Without Autumn is a novel on twelve-year-old Jenni's discovery on what true friendship is about. Jenni's best friend is Autumn-...
