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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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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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…
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…
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…
Continue reading → Listified! by Andrew Pettie and Andres Lozano
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…
Continue reading → This Book is Cruelty Free: Animals and Us by Linda Newbery
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…
Continue reading → Look What I Found at the Seaside by Moira Butterfield and Jesus Verona
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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A murder mystery. With a historical setting. Taking place on board a ship. These were three good reasons for me to be disposed to love…
Pinkie isn't her real name but she's always been called that because she's always been the smallest in the family. And that's how she likes…
Continue reading → Pinkie and Boo by Chae Strathie and Francis Martin
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