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Interview with a Tiger and Other Clawed Beasts Too by Andy Seed and Nick East, Welbeck Publishing What's it about? Author Andy Seed has...
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Mar 7, 20213 min read
The Enchanted Lake
Classic Irish fairy tales by Sinéad de Valera, illustrated by Alexis Sierra The Enchanted Lake is a wonderful collection of stories that...
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Mar 4, 20212 min read
Thanks to books like this, no one is ever alone
Luna Rae is Not Alone by Hayley Webster, published by Nosy Crow "There's nothing worse than feeling like you're the only one in the...
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Mar 1, 20213 min read
A first reader that kids will actually want to read
Cat Has a Plan by Laura Gehl and Fred Blunt, Simon & Schuster What's it about? Cat is sad because Dog has a dinosaur toy that Cat really...
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Feb 25, 20213 min read
Enchanted Castles and Warrior Princesses
The Cursebreakers Series by Brigid Kemmerer, Bloomsbury This isn't so much a review as an ode to an amazing trio of books. I went into...
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Feb 21, 20213 min read
Kitty and the Twilight Trouble
by Paula Harrison and Jenny Løvlie, Oxford Children's Books I'm trying to encourage my eldest child to be more interested in reading...
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Feb 14, 20213 min read
How to fall in love with yourself
Love is a Revolution by Renée Watson "Self-love is radical love. Self-love is radical love. Self-love is radical love. Today, I've...
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Feb 8, 20213 min read
Sherlock Holmes meets Star Wars
Space Detectives by Mark Powers, illustrated by Dapo Adeola, Bloomsbury "It was another perfect day on Starville – the most astonishing...
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Jan 28, 20213 min read
Pizazz by Sophy Henn
"With a ridiculous name like Pizazz, I should probably be a magician, or a pop star, or a really smelly perfume, but I am not any of...
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Jan 27, 20213 min read
The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S.
(as told to his brother) by David Levithan The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S. is a fascinating exploration of the impact of an...
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Jan 21, 20214 min read
A brilliant book can light the way
Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer "What happened in that class is something that none of us have ever talked about to anyone else. Though of course...
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Jan 19, 20213 min read
On the edge of my seat with The House at the Edge of Magic
The House at the Edge of Magic by Amy Sparkes The House at the Edge of Magic by Amy Sparkes is one of those wonderful books that you miss...
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Jan 12, 20212 min read
An exciting and original debut from an Irish author
Spoiler-free review of Morgana Mage in the Robotic Age by Amy Bond I discovered this after seeing it mentioned on social media. As author...
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Jan 8, 20214 min read
Three sisters, a mysterious curse and a race against time
Spoiler-free review of A Pinch of Magic by Michelle Harrison A Pinch of Magic is an absolutely irresistible blend of adventure, intrigue...
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Jan 4, 20214 min read
A bold and beautiful retelling of a favourite Irish legend
Savage Her Reply by Deirdre Sullivan, illustrated by Karen Vaughan, Little Island Books "And when you read about the things I did, the...
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