1 February 2025
Flat periwinkles are my absolute favourite rock pool creatures. Why? Because to me, the orange and yellow ones have the most beautiful shells that stand out as dots of treasure on the beach and I love […]
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1 February 2022
Why Adventure Stories are vital for our Children I’ve recently read Katherine Rundell’s ‘Why You Should Read Children’s Books, Even Though you Are So Old and Wise’ and there are so many passages I could quote […]
15 September 2021
I’ve just finished reading an action-packed children’s story about time travel, history, mystery and friendship (Vesuvius by J. D. Fennell) and, after I’d added it to my shelf of ‘enjoyed’ children’s books, I permitted myself a […]
27 July 2021
If you’re used to reading action-packed thrillers, why not give a fantasy story a go? If you’re into detective stories, what about an adventure story for a change? Challenge yourself to read something new and you […]
21 June 2021
If you love drunk alpacas, a mystery or are ready for a character called Alan Alan Carrington and his unusual eyebrows, you have to read this. Sam Copeland managed to make me laugh, cry and read […]
24 May 2021
For the month of May, I’ll be signing every copy of May’s Moon purchased from the Space Store, Didcot. If you haven’t yet got yours, you can order online or visit the store and collect your […]
25 March 2021
If space is your topic, why not try this quiz with your class? It’s free to download and comes with a set of answers. What does your class know about space? How about using this quiz […]
26 February 2021
If you’re used to reading action-packed thrillers, why not give a fantasy story a go? If you’re into detective stories, what about an adventure story for a change? Challenge yourself to read something new and you […]
26 February 2021
(Historical, War, Action) This is an amazing story of the First World War, told in the voice of Tommo, a young soldier. The story captures 24hrs in his life at the front, whilst looking back over […]
10 December 2020
(Historical fiction) This is heartbreaking story from the perspective of nine year old Bruno. We see some of the happenings of the Holocaust from his a naive, inaccurate view. It’s a story about children’s friendship, […]
24 July 2020
Perseverance Rover searches for life on Mars NASA hopes to get one step closer to answering the question about life on Mars when they launch the new car-sized Perseverance rover on its 33 million mile journey […]