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Max Counts to a Million - Jeremy Williams

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Mar 23, 20226 min read

Max Counts to a Million - Jeremy Williams

A funny, kind and uplifting book that looks at the experience of lockdown through the eyes of Max, a young boy dealing with the impact of...

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The Ogress and the Orphans - Kelly Barnhill

simpsonrd

Mar 17, 20223 min read

The Ogress and the Orphans - Kelly Barnhill

With a strapline of 'There is kindness in magic', and the publishing date being a Thursday when I start my #kindnessripple on Twitter...

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The Highland Falcon Thief - MG Leonard & Sam Sedgman, ill. by Elisa Paganelli

simpsonrd

Mar 13, 20226 min read

The Highland Falcon Thief - MG Leonard & Sam Sedgman, ill. by Elisa Paganelli

FCBG Children's Book Award blog tour I absolutely LOVE this series, and so I'm very pleased to be able to share this exclusive blogpost...

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Libby and the Parisian Puzzle - Jo Clarke, ill. by Becka Moor

simpsonrd

Mar 10, 20222 min read

Libby and the Parisian Puzzle - Jo Clarke, ill. by Becka Moor

My stop on the blogtour and scavenger hunt is this amazing Parisian landmark building... Pompidou Centre Many people were disgusted at...

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Thank You For The Little Things - Caryl Hart, ill. by Emily Hamilton

simpsonrd

Mar 3, 20222 min read

Thank You For The Little Things - Caryl Hart, ill. by Emily Hamilton

Whenever I am feeling sad or life feels hard or wrong or bad, I focus for a little while on LITTLE THINGS that make me smile... What a...

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simpsonrd

Feb 28, 20225 min read

Furthermoor - Darren Simpson

The real world is a hostile place for twelve-year-old Bren, his schooldays stalked by vicious bully, Shaun, and his family life fractured...

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The Accidental Diary of B.U.G. Sister Act - Jen Carney

simpsonrd

Feb 25, 20222 min read

The Accidental Diary of B.U.G. Sister Act - Jen Carney

There's an exciting addition to the Upton Green family (and it's not whatever Mr Paws has left on the living room carpet...). But getting...

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Amazing Animals - Sabrina Weiss, ill. by Paul Daviz

simpsonrd

Feb 25, 20221 min read

Amazing Animals - Sabrina Weiss, ill. by Paul Daviz

I absolutely love the trend for oversized, beautifully illustrated, nature-themed hardback picture books of recent years...Animalium,...

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Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good - Louie Stowell

simpsonrd

Feb 8, 20222 min read

Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good - Louie Stowell

I'm thrilled to be a part of the blog tour for this much anticipated release from Walker Books by Louie Stowell! Check out the other...

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Big Sky Mountain: The Forest Wolves - Alex Milway

simpsonrd

Feb 7, 20221 min read

Big Sky Mountain: The Forest Wolves - Alex Milway

The fun second book in the 'Big Sky Mountain' series follows Rosa and Grandma Nan's latest adventures on the mountain involving the...

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What's New Harper Drew? - Kathy Weeks, ill. by Aleksei Bitskoff

simpsonrd

Jan 31, 20222 min read

What's New Harper Drew? - Kathy Weeks, ill. by Aleksei Bitskoff

Loved this! Read longside my 9 year old daughter, this was a laugh out loud page-turner that had us both in stitches as we followed the...

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The Tower At The End Of Time - Amy Sparkes

simpsonrd

Jan 24, 20225 min read

The Tower At The End Of Time - Amy Sparkes

I'm thrilled to have been asked by the wonderful Rebecca Oram and the lovely people at Walker Books to revisit one of my favourite...

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simpsonrd

Dec 14, 20212 min read

Where God Does Not Walk - Luke McCallin

THE WESTERN FRONT, JULY 1918… Gregor Reinhardt is a young lieutenant in a stormtrooper battalion on the Western Front when ...

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simpsonrd

Dec 11, 20211 min read

An Odd Dog Christmas - Rob Biddulph

A joyous celebration of Christmas, with a message of kindness and a reminder of what Christmas is really about, this is a wonderful book...

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simpsonrd

Dec 2, 20212 min read

The Lost Girls - Heather Young

Blog tour post December 2nd 2021 A stunning novel that examines the price of loyalty, the burden of regret, the meaning of salvation, and...

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simpsonrd

Nov 25, 20212 min read

The Forgotten Crown - James Haddell

Blogtour, 26th November 2021 This had begun as a quest of self-discovery, following the meagre clues she had with regard to her birth...

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simpsonrd

Nov 4, 20213 min read

The Chime Seekers - Ross Montgomery

Updated for my stop on the #thechimeseekers blog tour 30th November 2021 If you liked last year's brilliant Midnight Guardians (I did)...

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Sisters of the Lost Marsh - Lucy Strange

simpsonrd

Oct 31, 20212 min read

Sisters of the Lost Marsh - Lucy Strange

Lucy Strange's 'Ghost of Gosswater' was one of my favourite reads of last year, a Gothic, dark thrill of a tale, with storms, graveyards,...

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simpsonrd

Oct 25, 20213 min read

The False Rose - Jakob Wegelius

When Sally Jones and The Chief discover a curious rose-shaped necklace hidden onboard their beloved Hudson Queen, it’s the start of...

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Unleash Your Creative Monster- Andy Jones, ill. by Olaf Falafel

simpsonrd

Oct 15, 20213 min read

Unleash Your Creative Monster- Andy Jones, ill. by Olaf Falafel

What a beast of a book! And I mean that in a good way...it's brilliant! Ever since it arrived, it hasn't left the paws/claws of my 7 and...

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