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simpsonrd
Jul 19, 20221 min read
No Sleep for Bear - Duncan Beedie
I loved revisiting Bear and his quest for sleep in this follow up to 'The Bear Who Stared', where we see Bear, despite his best...
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simpsonrd
Jul 19, 20222 min read
What's That - Nigel and Robbie Lungenmuss-Ward
This is a fantastic book which I shared on a screen with a KS1 class this week, and which was thoroughly enjoyed by all of them! They...
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simpsonrd
Jul 18, 20222 min read
Wishes Come in Threes - Andy Jones
I'm thrilled to be part of the blogtour for the lovely 'Wishes Come in Threes' by Andy Jones, and that I have an extract of the book on...
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simpsonrd
Jul 14, 20225 min read
The Notorious Scarlett & Browne - Jonathan Stroud
Scarlett McCain and Albert Browne have outwitted their pursuers and escaped into the wilds of Mercia and Northumbria, and it’s not long...
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simpsonrd
Jul 13, 20222 min read
Me, My Brother and the Monster Meltdown - Rob Lloyd Jones
All the adults are freaking out. Giant monsters are smashing up supermarkets across the country. The army can’t stop them and the prime...
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simpsonrd
Jul 5, 20224 min read
The Dragon In The Bookshop - Ewa Jozefkowicz
What a great, gripping book, full of action, adventure, feelings and challenges, all faced by the brave and brilliant pairing of Konrad...
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simpsonrd
Jul 4, 20222 min read
21% Monster - P.J. Canning
When Darren Devlin is arrested for destroying his school with his bare hands, it's not just the police who are after him. Enter Marek...
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simpsonrd
Jul 3, 20222 min read
The Midnighters - Hana Tooke
Find the courage to be extraordinary . . . Ema Vašková has always felt different. In a family of famous scientists, there's not much room...
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simpsonrd
Jun 24, 20224 min read
Chameleon Dad - Debbie Thomas
The blurb: When Connie gets a letter from the dad she thought was dead, she sets out to discover why he left her, eight years ago,...
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simpsonrd
Jun 16, 20221 min read
Small - Hannah Moffatt
A brilliant funny tale about a human interloper in a school for giants, Small will have you falling off your chair in laughter as you...
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simpsonrd
Jun 15, 20222 min read
My Friend The Octopus - Lindsay Galvin
The blurb: England, 1893, and aquarium fever is at its height. Twelve-year-old Vinnie Fyfe works in the tea-shop at Brighton aquarium,...
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simpsonrd
Jun 12, 20223 min read
Zo And The Forest Of Secrets - Alake Pilgrim
The finished cover, above, and the beautiful proof copy, below, with one of my favourite quotes ( I'm even thinking it might make a good...
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simpsonrd
Jun 7, 20221 min read
The Boy Who Grew a Tree - Polly Ho-Yen, ill. by Sojung Kim-McCarthy
Find out more via the following links, and thanks to them for having me on the blogtour and for the copy of the book to review. Author...
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simpsonrd
May 11, 20222 min read
Legendarium - Jennifer Bell
The sequel to last year's 'Wonderscape', Jennifer Bell returns with 'Legendarium', and the next exciting instalment in the adventures of...
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simpsonrd
Apr 26, 20222 min read
Orla and the Magpie's Kiss - C.J. Haslam
New-found witch and eco-warrior Orla is up against some seriously dark magic in this creepy and funny adventure, the second in the...
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simpsonrd
Apr 22, 20224 min read
The Sky Over Rebecca - Matthew Fox
Winner of The Bath Children’s Novel Award 2019 There was a single trail of footprints, the first I’d seen all morning. They were fresh...
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simpsonrd
Apr 19, 20222 min read
The Great Fox Illusion - Justyn Edwards
Secrets and illusions abound as a group of young magicians competes for the prize of a lifetime in this gripping adventure, the first in...
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simpsonrd
Apr 4, 20222 min read
Who Will You Meet On Dinosaur Street? - Gareth Peter, ill. Tim Budgen
What is that stomping and stamping of feet? It looks like a party on Dinosaur Street! They’re all in a frenzy and eager to go To the...
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simpsonrd
Apr 1, 20223 min read
Secret Sunshine Project - Benjamin Dean
The blurb: Bea’s family are happy. Like, really happy. Like, kind of gross but also cute happy. So when they visit London Pride together...
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simpsonrd
Mar 27, 20221 min read
Shoot The Moonlight Out - William Boyle
A brilliant cast of Brooklyn-based characters crash together in this gritty crime/character study from William Boyle and No Exit Press....
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