The Kingdom By The Sea by Paul Theroux

The Kingdom by the Sea by Paul Theroux My rating: 4 of 5 stars I finished this and I thought: isn’t it weird that the more things change, the more things stay the same. There are parts of The Kingdom By The Sea that feel like something from another world: people who were born beforeContinue reading “The Kingdom By The Sea by Paul Theroux”

Max Kowalski Didn’t Mean It by Susie Day

Max Kowalski Didn’t Mean It by Susie Day My rating: 5 of 5 stars A while ago, I had a very particular need to read some Susie Day. I have adored her work for a long time and I think that in many ways, it demonstrates everything that is good in present-day children’s literature. SheContinue reading “Max Kowalski Didn’t Mean It by Susie Day”

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, artwork by Emily Carroll

Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I found this remarkable and have been taking some time to quite figure out how to review it and what to say about it. I am unfamiliar with Laurie Halse Anderson’s original text so was coming to this fresh. I hadContinue reading “Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, artwork by Emily Carroll”

Donut Feed The Squirrels by Mika Song

Donut Feed the Squirrels by Mika Song My rating: 5 of 5 stars (Please note that I was offered a copy of this to review from my publisher. This hasn’t impacted my feelings about the book nor the content of this review). This is infinitely, infinitely, infinitely charming stuff. I loved every inch of it.Continue reading “Donut Feed The Squirrels by Mika Song”

H Is For Hawk by Helen Macdonald

H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald My rating: 5 of 5 stars And so, the end of the year and the start of a new one. Christmas and then the bit beyond. A time when the world gets a little bit thin and unsure of itself. December slides from all purpose and helter-skelter intentContinue reading “H Is For Hawk by Helen Macdonald”

The First Ever Quite Niche Children’s Literature Christmas Quiz

Hello! I have been thinking for a while that I wanted to start a new Christmas tradition on this blog, and this year felt like the perfect time to do precisely that. So! Here is the First Ever Quite Niche Children’s Literature Christmas Quiz! (I am very excited). There are no prizes, other than gloriousContinue reading “The First Ever Quite Niche Children’s Literature Christmas Quiz”