If you want to know anything about wolves, Jasmine is the girl to ask – what she doesn’t know about wolves is not worth knowing. Like wolves, Jasmine loves her family and friends but life isn’t always easy and this book explores a topsy-turvy time when young Jasmine finds herself counting on her favourite wolf book just to get through the day.
Are you looking for a sensitive read for your beloved pre-teen? Well, this book is not for you. However, if you are looking for fun, suspense, laugh-out-loud ridiculousness … if you like your (severed) fingers mysterious, independent-minded, green and putrid-smelling then this book is for you!
Attention fans of Terry Brooks, Raymond E. Feist and Tolkien – prepare to welcome a new fantasy world to the fold. Small Wonder has it all; character development, a story arc packed with thrills, spills and a map!
Calling space fans of all ages, there’s a new space hero on the block and you are going to LOVE going on an amazing adventures with him – and his cat! Callum and Oscar revel in the simplicity of a cardboard box spaceship which is amped to the max in preparation for a journey of friendship, imagination and an incredible number of space facts.
Barrington Stoke claim to produce ‘super-readable, dyslexia-friendly fiction to help every child become a reader’. Does Becoming Grace live up to this headline? Yes. It certainly does.
This is a book with an important message that is not just for children – the inclusive beat at its heart is for all readers. Poor Til, burning up with his differences, feels rejected and alone but finds a way to embrace self- understanding and acceptance. In doing this, he is enabled to share what is unique and interesting and wonderful about himself to the benefit of all.
Well that was a busy day in the garden! The latest title in the inclusive Lenny series sees Lenny, Mummy and their adorable doggy pal Wilbur all having a wonderful and busy time doing their own thing in their summer garden. While Mummy busies herself with more traditional gardening activities, Lenny and Wilbur enjoy a series of minibeast-themed adventures uncovering and interacting with a multitude of exciting insects.
We live in worrying times; climate meltdown, war, humanitarian crises all vie for our jaded attention. Do we want stories of the catastrophic impact of big business and the greed of consumerism following our beleaguered youngsters even as they read to escape into fantasy fiction? In short, yes, with Pari Thomson at the helm.
