Malamander by @ThomasHTaylor – reviewed by @BooksTales (with teaching resources from @shapes4schools )
It starts with a map – who doesn’t love a book with a map?! There is a short foreword, almost a dare to continue to read on. And read on I did! The scene is set. It is depths of winter, in a sea-side hotel – the Hotel Nautilus. We meet Herbert Lemon. Herbert,...
Meet the @VocabularyNinja – Andrew Jennings.
It is a delight to welcome Andrew, AKA The Vocabulary Ninja, to the Blog today, after the publication of his new book last week, available here. The book is jam-packed with classroom-ready resources to help promote vocabulary. It has 3 parts: the first the how and the...
The World Book Day Monster written by @cguillain & @aguillain and illustrated by @adagreybright with @egmontuk
Now we all know that feeling of ‘what will I wear?!’ Well Anna has just three days to decide. When you love books, there are just too many options! Fortunately, her dad knows just what to do! Cue trip to a beautiful bookshop. The bookshop is...
#MollysMoonMission blog tour lands at Reading Rocks – @DuncanDraws
It’s a real delight to be the final stop on this blog tour for Duncan Beedie’s latest master piece, Molly’s Moon Mission. If you haven’t already, check out the other posts on the tour to find out more about Duncan’s favourite books,...
Win an Author Q and A with @raintreepub – enter by 15th February!
What’s your pupils’ favourite activity in winter? Let Raintree know for your chance to win this fantastic prize for your school! From sledding and ice skating to building snowmen and snow fights, winter is a magical time for everyone! Ask your pupils to draw or paint...
#SamWu is NOT afraid of the Dark! BLOG TOUR – written by @kwebberwrites @kevtsang illustrated by @nathanreed_illo published with @egmontuk
I’m delighted to start off this blog tour and I am NOT afraid to be first up, honest!!!! Now, in my own KS2 classroom, Sam Wu books don’t stay on the shelf for long. They are quickly snapped up, after a keen recommendation from a giggled-out peer. After...
Published Today – The Truth Pixie by @matthaig1 and @chrismouldink 100% no fibs! ( @canongatebooks ) Reviewed by @McFarlaneLesley
Matt Haig and Chris Mould have created a little corker of a book which contains a couple of big messages! The Truth Pixie lives ‘in a land two thousand miles from here…’ a fantasy land where trolls and goblins, elves and talking rabbits exist. Aunt Julia cast a...
Booktalk and Reading Buddy
Our #RR_North Headline Sponsors are joining us tomorrow for our #RR_Chat at 8:30pm. They’ve chosen Booktalk as the hot topic of conversation. Here, RR Friend James Clements writes about the importance of Book Talk. Booktalk and Reading Buddy The...
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