Children’s Book Review: Earth Heroes by Lily Dyu

Earth Heroes by Lily Dyu is an essential kids’ book for our times. It charts the journeys of 20 green champions across the planet. These include famous figures such as Greta Thunberg to lesser-known heroes such as Mohammed Rezwan and… View Post

Children’s Book Review: The Dragon in the Library by Louie Stowell

* Sponsored Kit can’t STAND reading. She’d MUCH rather be outside, playing games and getting muddy, than stuck inside with a book. But when she’s dragged along to the library one day by her two best friends, she makes an… View Post

Children’s Book Review: The Boy Who Flew by Fleur Hitchcock

Athan Wilde dreams of flight. When his friend, Mr Chen, is murdered, Athan must rescue the flying machine they were building together and stop it falling into the wrong hands. But keeping the machine safe puts his family in terrible… View Post

Book Review: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase turned out to be our favourite family read over Christmas after Al borrowed it from the library.   He sped through this classic children’s book in a couple of days so me and Little M picked… View Post

Book Review: Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai

If you know Malala Yousafzai’s story then you’ll understand why Malala’s Magic Pencil has led to a lot of questions in our house.  Malala wrote this picture book to share her harrowing and ultimately inspirational life experiences with younger readers. … View Post