Cute Cats, Cruel Cats, Crazy Cats
I love cats and over the years I've reviewed lots of books in which they star. Here are just a few of my favourites. It’s…
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Wave by Paul Dowswell
Following the highly successful Eleven Eleven, Paul Dowswell returns to the First World War with Wave, a novel set on the first day of the…
Hill of the Angels by Sue Mayfield
Religious intolerance, radicalisation, violence and flight: a story of our times you might think. But Hill of the Angels by Sue Mayfield is set centuries…
Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth by Frank Cottrell Boyce
I have never grown out of my delight at reading books set in places I know so when I realised that Frank Cottrell Boyce had…
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Murder Mystery
I tend to say, if asked, that I don't like crime fiction. It's certainly true that I can't read explicit violence or about lots of blood…
Steve Antony and the Queen
Her Majesty, the Queen returns in a red and green triumph by Steve Antony. It’s Christmas Eve and the Queen is still trying to decide…
Some New Looks at Old Ideas
I came quite late to picture books as a professional but now that I'm there I can't get enough of the best of them. Here…
Frogkisser! by Garth Nix
Here's another excellent book from another superb storyteller. With no time to consult the books in the library, prepare a plan or collect provisions, Princess…
The Bookshop Girl by Sylvia Bishop
Every so often a book slides across my desk and into my heart. This, from Scholastic, was one such. It's funny and emotional and full…
Until We Win by Linda Newbery
There are few things I look forward to more than a new novel by Linda Newbery or a novel set around the campaign for women's…
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