We’ve hunted for bears, elves,and eggs, now we’re hunting for everyone’s favourite – unicorns! Search for the unicorns on each page and find out about the worlds endangered animals along the way. We’re Off to Find a Unicorn is along the same vein as We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. There is rhyme throughout and you follow a family as they try and find a unicorn. On each page they believe they might have found a unicorn, but find instead an endangered animal. Some of the animals they found I wasn’t even sure I’ve even heard of, so they prompted questions from Spike which led to conversations about those animals…
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The Incredibly Nosey Cat Flap Pony – Libby Lake & Nick Roberts
A book with incredible storyline, the Incredibly Nosey Cat Flap Pony was unlike anything me and Spike had read before. With illustrations on every page bringing the story to life, this book rhymes and rhythms its way to finding a solution to a teeny weeny flying pony finding its way into the narrators house. Spike thought this book was hilarious and thats the main thing I look for. Anything that keeps her interest and makes her laugh is a winner for me. The Incredibly Nosy Cat Flap Pony followed the story of a teeny tiny pony flying though the cat flap and wanting to explore the narrators whole house. We…
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Mortlock – Jon Mayhew
Josie is a knife thrower. Alfie is an undertakers assistant, They are both orphans and they have never met, but their lives are about to collide. They are about to be given a secret to their shared past, and someone is after what they know about it. While they flee for their lives, they must unravel the truth. I wanted to read spooky books, and only spooky books during October. This was to get me in the mood for Halloween. And in the mood I got! Mortlock was spooky, and at times downright terrifying. The bad guys were evil and disgusting and the whole setting was often creepy. Set in…
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Book Tour – Review: The Alphabet for Life – Fran Norris
An alphabet book with a difference, The Alphabet for Life is an a-z featuring words designed to empower and inspire its readers. Parked with amazing illustrations, quotes for inspirational individuals and themes that the whole family should life life by, this book is mindfulness at its best. I was intrigued when I read about The Alphabet For Life as I love the idea of mindfulness and inspiring children at a young age to understand their feelings and surroundings and be grateful for their lives. This Alphabet book works in that exact way, inspiring while making children think. Myself and Spike sat down to read the book together. Spike has just…
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4 creative tips to fight writer’s block
Every writer knows that times will arise when you hit a creative lull. Writer’s block can occur for any number of reasons; you might be overworked, uninspired, or comparing yourself to others. Whatever the reason may be, the main thing is not to panic, whether you have a deadline or are writing for yourself, breathe and take a look at some of these creative tips. Read something new When you’re experiencing writer’s block, it’s a great idea to read something new. Often when we aren’t feeling very creative, all we need is a little inspiration. Have a research online and see if you can find a writer you’ve never heard…
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Long Way Down – Jason Reynolds – Illustrated by Chris Priestley
Will knows The Rules. He knows that when someone you love gets shot there are three simple rules to get through the days. So when his brother Shawn is shot and killed, Will gets on them straight away. Rule number 1 – no crying. Not a single tear. Rule number 2 – No Snitching. Not to the police, your mum or anyone. Rule number three – Get Revenge. Find the one who pulled the trigger and pull one right back at them. So will jumps in the elevator and presses L. L for Loser. L for Lobby. L for a Long Way Down. Can Will’s journey to street level change…
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The Shiverton Hall Series – Emerald Fennell
Shiverton Hall is a school with a sinister reputation, as its newest pupil, Arthur Bannister is about to find out. But the spine-chilling tales, evil spirits and unearthly noises are the least of Arthur’s worries. It’s his friends he need to watch out for… *** The Shiverton Hall series is currently made up of 2 books, set around Arthur Bannister and his move into Shiverton Hall school. He gets a scholarship there having never heard of the school and gets an odd feeling about it right from the start. The ghost stories start from his very first night and he is, at first, sceptical to say the least. But as…
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Good Omens – Terry Prachett and Neil Gaiman
“It was a nice day. All the days had been nice. There had been rather more than seven of them so far, and rain hadn’t been invented yet. But clouds massing east of Eden suggested that the first thunderstorm was on its way, and it was going to be a big one.” According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Anges Nutter – the world’s only totally reliable guide to the future – the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just after tea…. *** With the TV show of Good Omens airing recently, I knew the time had come to read this book. I’ve been meaning…
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A Face Like Glass – Frances Hardinge
“One dark season, Grandible became certain there was something living in his domain within the cheese tunnels. To judge by the scuffles, it was larger than a rat, and smaller than a horse. On nights when hard rain beat the mountainside high above, and filled Caverna’s vast labyrinth of tunnels with the music of ticks and trickles and drips, the intruding creature sang to itself, perhaps thinking nobody could hear.” As skilled craftsmen create delicacies for the Grand Steward across Caverna, Grandible is hiding a secret. Neverfell must never be seen. Not truly. For she is a girl with no memory and a face so incredible that she must wear…
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The Exact Opposite of Okay – Laura Steven
“Hello. Look, you probably bought this book because you read the blurb about how I’m an impoverished orphan and also at the heart of a national slut-shaming scandal, and you thought, Oh great, this is just the kind of heart-wrenching tale I need to feel better about my own life, but seriously, you have to relax. I am not some pitiful Oliver-Twist-meets-Kim-Kardashian type figure.” Izzy O’Neil is an impoverished orphan, aspiring comedian, and if you read the tabloids everything that is wrong with the youth of today. Finding herself in the middle of a sex scandal involving a politicians son and a garden bench her life starts to fall apart.…
