Britannica First Big Book of Why by Sally Symes, Stephanie Warren Drimmer and Kate Slater
I've always wanted to know why. It's why I became a librarian, in fact. My original plan was to become a reference librarian. During my…
The Hideaway by Pam Smy
The Hideaway is a work of art. I rarely get precious or over-excited about books as objects. I buy and collect them for their contents.…
Amazing Rivers by Julie Vosburgh Agnone and Kerry Hyndman
I wish What On Earth Books had been around when I was a child. They publish the sort of books I'd have loved. Fortunately I've…
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Scaredy Bat by Jonathan Meres and Anders Frang
There's always one As befits the story of an adventurous bat, Scaredy Bat turns popular convention on its head. Day is dawning in the Dark,…
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The Climbers by Keith Gray
Once upon a time I saw Keith Gray fairly often at book festivals and library events at both of which I often found myself interviewing…
Lightning Strike by Tanya Landman
The thing about Tanya Landman is that she makes you feel as though you are living in her stories. Her novels have wildly different settings…
Listified! by Andrew Pettie and Andres Lozano
I'm a librarian to trade, and so predisposed to appreciate the ordering of knowledge. So there were few risks inherent in giving me this book…
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This Book is Cruelty Free: Animals and Us by Linda Newbery
Right at the beginning of her published writing career, more years ago than she or I would like to remember, animal rights was something about…
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Look What I Found at the Seaside by Moira Butterfield and Jesus Verona
It's fairly well known by now that I love all things to do with the sea. You might think that this makes me undiscriminating when…
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Stella and the Seagull by Georgina Stevens and Izzy Burton
Cards on the table right from the beginning: I don't like gulls. Living in Lossiemouth, I found them at best a nuisance and sometimes downright…
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