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‘Hilarious’ Book Murmuration laughs and shivers through Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Dooooom!

Louise at Book Murmuration enjoyed the laughs and shivers offered by Colin Mulhern’s new junior fiction title Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Dooooom which is publishing on the 28th of September: ‘This is hilarious. Think Scooby-Doo – comedy-horror and a young detective. Every time I saw the zombies I burst out laughing. Sunshine Buttercup (the lovely little girl who happens to be holding a chainsaw) and Granny Fondant are… Read More »‘Hilarious’ Book Murmuration laughs and shivers through Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Dooooom!

‘I loved it, I’m dying to read it to our story-timers and share it with our library visitors’ Book Monsters rave review for The Wondrous Dinosaurium!

Ally at Book Monsters recently posted a rave review for picture book The Wondrous Dinosaurium by John Condon with illustrations by Steve Brown: ‘John Condon has cleverly given this story a slight non-fiction twist by incorporating some dinosaur facts in, which I liked a lot and is perfectly pitched to pique the interest of very young children. It is a great starter for children, and can easily then lead to… Read More »‘I loved it, I’m dying to read it to our story-timers and share it with our library visitors’ Book Monsters rave review for The Wondrous Dinosaurium!

‘Would confidently recommend it to current teachers and to parents’ The Letterpress Project reviews new Early Readers!

Karen at The Letterpress Project has recently reviewed two of our ten new pink and red band Early Readers which were published on the 28th of May. The two titles are Viv the Vet and Top Dog by Katie Dale and I Can Get It and Hop In! by Jenny Jinks. Here’s what she had to say: ‘The plots in reading scheme books are often pretty dull, especially as so… Read More »‘Would confidently recommend it to current teachers and to parents’ The Letterpress Project reviews new Early Readers!

‘Really good’ ‘Wonderful’ ‘Brilliant’ ‘Excellent’ Story Island reviewers rave about AdoraBULL!

The Year 1 (aged 5-6) and Year 2 pupils (aged 6-7) from OSPRINGE CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL in Faversham enjoyed sharing and reviewing Adorabull written by Alison Donald and illustrated by Alex Willmore on Story Island Reviews: Would you recommend this book? All the pupils agreed they would recommend this book! Why? (SPOILERS ALERT!) ‘Because it’s funny when the bull gets a new hairdo.’ ‘Yes, because it is very surprising because you think… Read More »â€˜Really good’ ‘Wonderful’ ‘Brilliant’ ‘Excellent’ Story Island reviewers rave about AdoraBULL!

New Early Readers featured in Words & Pictures!

Two new Early Readers by Clare Helen Welsh publishing in August have been featured in the SCBWI magazine Words & Pictures this month! Check it out here and buy a copy of King Carl and the Wish here and Jim and the Big Fish here See all 60 titles in our Early Readers scheme here

New Early Readers brochure featuring 60 titles mail out with Teach Primary!

We have just prepared a new brochure including all 60 Early Reader titles which will be mailed out to 18,000 subscribers in the special literacy edition of Teach Primary over the summer! If you would like copies of the brochure or a PDF of it please get in touch. The next brochure will come out in 2019 with 100 titles including white and gold reading bands and non-fiction books. Read… Read More »New Early Readers brochure featuring 60 titles mail out with Teach Primary!

‘You know you are on to a winner when children ask to take the book home because they can’t wait until the next day to read more! Swallowdale Primary School can’t get enough of Dino Wars!

We were excited to get a class review this week from Gail and the children of Class 13 and 14 at Swallowdale Primary School, Melton Mowbray, for Dino Wars by Dan Metcalf: ‘We are very pleased to inform Dan Metcalf he has created a great children’s book.  The front cover is exciting and eye-catching so from the very first glance, the reader knows an exciting adventure awaits.  Then there’s the map – a super… Read More »‘You know you are on to a winner when children ask to take the book home because they can’t wait until the next day to read more! Swallowdale Primary School can’t get enough of Dino Wars!

‘A brief but amusing escapade into underwear history’ Kirkus Reviews enjoys some prehistoric underwear ahead of US publication! 

Kirkus Reviews has published a wonderful review for Stone Underpants by Rebecca Lisle with illustrations by Richard Watson ahead of the US publication on 1 September of the beautiful jacketed hardback edition distributed by Lerner Books: ‘The only thing funnier than underwear? Prehistoric underwear!! (Bare) necessity may be the mother of invention, but that doesn’t guarantee that one gets it right the first time. It’s the Stone Age, and after… Read More »‘A brief but amusing escapade into underwear history’ Kirkus Reviews enjoys some prehistoric underwear ahead of US publication! 

‘A corker of a children’s book and I thoroughly recommend it’ Linda’s Book Bag reviews Buttercup Sunshine! 

Linda’s Book Bag just posted a fantastic review for Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Dooooom by Colin Mulhern: ‘I thought Buttercup Sunshine and the Zombies of Dooooom was a cracking children’s book. It’s really well plotted with an ending that leads nicely into any future adventures for Buttercup. The language is so accessible that children could read it to themselves and I think it would be a perfect story for older… Read More »‘A corker of a children’s book and I thoroughly recommend it’ Linda’s Book Bag reviews Buttercup Sunshine! 

‘I couldn’t stop thinking about what’ll happen next!’ Anglesey Primary School rave reviews for Dino Wars!

We have just received some really beautiful reviews from Year 5 students at Anglesey Primary School in Birmingham for Dino Wars: Rise of the Raptors by Dan Metcalf. Here are a few extracts from the thoughtful and wonderfully-written comments: ‘Dino Wars is a science fiction story created by Dan Metcalf, whose imagination will astound you! The story is filled with action and adventure, which will have your jaw on the… Read More »‘I couldn’t stop thinking about what’ll happen next!’ Anglesey Primary School rave reviews for Dino Wars!

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