Written to help youngsters face the overwhelming number of challenges that impact on their everyday lives, Zak Bellingham entertains, scares and thrills with his two-part scary story books – Be Afraid.
With both instalments mixing up the literary genres – from children’s horror, mystery, comedy, science fiction and more – children and their parents/guardians find themselves immersed and…
An absorbing new children’s book, ‘The Elephant in the Room’, written by Ian James, is set to make its debut today, the 10th October, 2023, aligning with World Mental Health Day. This powerful book seeks to encourage children to open up and discuss their feelings, nurturing vital emotional intelligence skills at a young age.
In today’s world, where young minds…
London Mums‘ book of the week is Storyland by Amy Jeffs. You’ve heard of Thor and Hercules, but what about British legends? Immerse yourself in myths and magic and uncover heroes and monsters right on your doorstep. In this beautifully illustrated mythology of Britain, children will discover enchanting tales of magic and adventure, giants and demons, princesses and prophecies.
Travelling…
Published on 11thNovember 2023, Clare Latham’s Erin and the Mouse will delight its young readers, and especially those who are unable to communicate. Transferring the real life story of a young girl called Erin to fiction, this new book shares how a bespoke communication system, and her mouse, becomes the conduit for Erin accessing the world, whilst providing family, friends and others…
Three Secrets book collection will delight intrepid youngsters doing what they do best – investigating tales of ghosts, treasure and mystery. Published on 2nd December 2023, Three Secrets is the updated and reworked version of a children’s three story collection originally published by Adrian H Perkins back in 1998. The latest publication centres on young friends Sarah and David and the shared…
As autumn’s TV highlight Strictly Come Dancing begins, the perfect book to accompany us through the dancing show is Hilary French’s “Ballroom: A People’s History”: A captivating journey through the heartbeats of Britain’s social spaces, where dreams twirled and feet tapped in harmony. As the pages unfurl, readers are transported to the grandeur of places like Dreamland…
New youth novel release “Out of Time”, written by Mark Golding and published by Bumblebee Books (an imprint of Olympia Publishers), starts with a bang (literally) and never lets up.
It is an exceedingly exciting book for ages 8-12, providing a time-travelling tale for both boys and girls alike. It captures and holds the reader’s imagination from the very first page and quickly becomes a…
Shirena Aktar’s Master Mindful books do exactly what they say on the ‘tin’. Bursting with valuable life lessons, Master Mindful books are all about empowering our children and teaching them good behaviour, self-confidence and so much more!
A book that should become mandatory reading within the primary school curriculum, Master Mindful is hitting the spot for the young audience for which it…
I love finding new promising authors. Enjoy my five minute chat with new children’s book author Julie Cupitt about “Gus the Human Goose“.
Can you tell us about the inspiration behind “Gus the Human Goose” and how the idea of a goose longing to be a human came to you?
When my eldest child was a toddler, I lived with her and my husband in a London flat with a balcony…
After a career spanning some forty years, you might think that John Williams would have been content to take things easy and put his feet up. But he had other ideas. North Wales based John is a financial professional turned children’s author who has written a new short story about two feathered friends, Raymond and Bonnie.
The story
No matter how old you get, you need a good friend. Learning…