richreadalotSep 23, 20201 minI Ate Sunshine For Breakfast - Michael Holland FLS & Philip GiordanoThis beautiful, colourful, fun-fact-filled book is a fabulous addition to my classroom library. Packed with bold, modern, detailed illust...
richreadalotSep 15, 20202 minA Journey Through Greek Myths - Marchella Ward & Sander BergThis retelling of classic Greek myths is given a fresh spin and an interesting slant as the stories are told to Little Owl by her grandpa...
richreadalotSep 13, 20203 minThe Wolves of Currumpaw - William GrillIf you've ever wondered where the idea of a wolf as a cunning and wily creature came from, then read this book and the story of 'Lobo' an...
richreadalotSep 12, 20202 minThe Smile Shop (updated) - Satoshi KitamuraTHIS BLOG POST HAS BEEN EDITED AND UPDATED TO COINCIDE WITH THE BLOG TOUR FOR THIS BOOK IN FEBRUARY 2021, WITH LINKS NOW ADDED TO RESOURC...
richreadalotSep 5, 20203 minTamarind & The Star of Ishta - Jasbinder BilanAnother of the plethora of books arriving last week, this one has some serious 'clout' behind it, being the follow-up novel from Jasbinde...
richreadalotSep 5, 20201 minVictor - Jacques & LiseAmongst the flood of new releases and publications last week was this hardback gem of a pciture book, telling the story of Victor, a hunt...
richreadalotAug 31, 20203 minThe Hungry Ghost - H.S. NorupPublishing 24th September 2020, Pushkin Press This is a beautifully descriptive and emotional story, telling the tale of Freja and her jo...
richreadalotAug 31, 20202 minUmbrella - Elena Arevalo MelvilleThis is a lovely book with messages of kindness, sharing, compassion, hope and possibility. Following a girl called Clara as she moves th...
richreadalotAug 24, 20204 minMy Name is River - Emma ReaOh, I do love a book about the Amazon...Katherine Rundell's 'The Explorer' being one of my favourite class texts to use in Y6 each year! ...
richreadalotAug 24, 20204 minAfter the War - Tom Palmer This is one of THOSE books. The ones that affect you by being more than just 'a good read' - the ones that have that personal appeal or c...
richreadalotAug 11, 20202 minLast - Nicola DaviesThis is a sad but ultimately hopeful story based on true events around the life of 'Sudan', the last male Northern White Rhino. Told in f...
richreadalotAug 10, 20201 minMy Other Life - Polly Ho-YenThis is a lovely book about a girl called Mae living with asthma, who makes frequent, frightening visits to hospital as a result of her c...
richreadalotAug 8, 20203 minThe Middler - Kirsty ApplebaumI heard Kirsty reading an extract from this on Pie Corbett's online radio show during lockdown, and was hassled into buying it there and ...
richreadalotAug 3, 20202 minHarrow Lake - Kat EllisAs part of my my summer challenge, this was a step away from my normal fodder of children's books and spy thrillers, to the genre of HORR...
richreadalotAug 3, 20201 min#Morning BrewEd - picture books talkhttps://www.pscp.tv/w/1vAxRrpbnQRxl?t=11 This is a link to the video of a Sunday morning online booktalk I took part in in July, with a f...
richreadalotAug 3, 20201 minBearskin - James McLaughlinA sicario with a bloody past seeks the quiet life on the run from his past and the drug cartels by taking a remote job as a ranger in a w...
richreadalotAug 3, 20202 minThe Explorer – Katherine RundellWith what I think is one of the best sets of opening lines I read to a class (‘Like a man-made magic wish, the..’), this is one of my all...
richreadalotAug 3, 20201 minClifftoppers: The Thorn Island Adventure – Fleur HitchcockA great adventure in the classic tradition of Blyton and the Famous Five. I didn’t notice any mention of ‘lashings of ginger beer’, but t...
richreadalotAug 3, 20201 minCrater Lake mini-review and task ideas – Jennifer KillickPerfect for year 6, this tale of a group of year 6 pupils on a residential-gone-wrong is action-packed and just the right amount of scary...
richreadalotAug 3, 20201 minBoy in the Tower – Polly Ho-YenA very poignant novel for our times, this is the story of a boy left behind with his mum in a tower-block when all around him escape to a...