Age 8
International Dog Day – favourite fictional dogs
Happy International Dog Day! Do you have a favourite fictional dog? We looked through our bookshelves to find doggy stories that we enjoy reading and after some discussion we came up with a top five list.
Great Lives In Graphics: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Jane Austen / Nikola Tesla / Frida Kahlo
Great Lives In Graphics is a fabulous collection of non fiction books that reimagine the lives of famous people from different historical eras who have made an impact on science and the arts. Full of fascinating facts and amazing infographics, we learnt so much about the different characters – not just their history but also…
Blogtour: Bug Belly: Froggy Rescue by Paul Morton
We are delighted to join author / illustrator Paul Morton’s blog tour to celebrate publication of his second early reader, Bug Belly: Froggy Rescue. The first in the series, Bug Belly: Babysitting Trouble, was published during lockdown last year and launched online. We hope that this year Paul can have a proper real life book launch…
The Little War Cat by Hiba Noor Khan & Laura Chamberlain
The Little War Cat is the beautifully illustrated story of a cat whose world is turned upside down when war comes to Aleppo. It’s a story of hope which was inspired by the experiences of Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel, The Cat Man of Aleppo, who works tirelessly to help animals and people affected by the Syrian conflict.
Freddie’s Amazing Bakery: The Great Raspberry Mix Up by Harriet Whitehorn & Alex G Griffiths
Freddie’s Amazing Bakery: The Great Raspberry Mix Up tells the story of Belville‘s first baking competition. Residents of the town are competing against each other to win £500 but the competition doesn’t run smoothly for baker Freddie who is competing against Bernard Macaroon. And Bernard will do anything to win…
Blogtour: Rita’s Rabbit by Laura Mucha & Hannah Peck
We’re delighted to be part of the Rita’s Rabbit blogtour! Rita’s wish for a particular pet will be familiar to many children (and their parents!) but in this humorous story Rita learns that you should be careful what you wish for!
Climate Emergency Atlas by Dan Hooke
Climate Emergency Atlas What’s Happening – What Can We Do takes a fascinating and in depth look at our earth’s climate, what climate change is and how it’s affecting our planet. Although Thursday 22nd April is Earth Day every day should be Earth Day, our planet desperately needs our help. But this book has some great suggestions…
Climate Action – The Future Is In Our Hands by Georgina Stevens & Katie Rewse
Climate Action is a fabulous, sturdy, fact filled book that helps children understand what climate change means for us all and how our actions and lifestyles can impact the natural world and the future of our planet. Conversations about the impact of climate change and how we can protect our planet are frequent in our…
Uma And The Answer To Absolutely Everything by Sam Copeland & Sarah Horne
Uma And The Answer To Absolutely Everything is a quirky, moving and very original page turning adventure. Uma Gnudersonn has lots of unanswered questions and her school summer holiday is plunged into excitement as well as danger and intrigue when she finds a mysterious bluetooth earpiece called Athena who has the answers to everything!
The House At The Edge of Magic by Amy Sparkes & Ben Mantle
The House At The Edge of Magic is a higgledy piggledy house full of secrets, colourful characters and household objects which behave in peculiar ways after being cursed by a witch. The clock is ticking and young pickpocket, Nine, is welcomed with open arms by its quirky residents who are unable to leave their home…
