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Julia Eccleshare M.B.E - Editorial Expert
Julia Eccleshare has a lifetime of working within children’s books as a critic, an editor, an author and a commentator. Apart from her current role with LoveReading4Kids as Editor-at-Large and as one of our editorial expert reviewers, she is Director of the Children's Programme at the Hay Festival and Chair and founder of the Branford Boase Award.
She is also Head of Policy and Engagement for Public Lending Right at the British Library. She is also the author or editor of a number of books including the Rough Guide to Teenage Literature, the fascinating and insightful Beatrix Potter to Harry Potter: Portraits of Children’s Writers, which is a celebration of a century of children’s literature, as well as Treasure Islands: the Woman’s Hour Guide to Children’s Books. She also spent some considerable time as a children’s fiction editor in UK publishing.
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be a dog? Now is your chance as Jack-Jack tells his own story – complete with all the yucky bits – giving us humans a fresh look at the doggy world.
Jack-Jack lives in Africa where he works in a sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees. He loves all the wildlife that he lives among especially his best-friend Azuzu, an Egyptian vulture and Hop and Jump the two fleas that live on him! Jack-Jack’s fresh storytelling voice brings Africa alive while also giving insight into how dogs see us humans! This ... View Full Review
Agent Harrier has just been sent a new mission on his bone phone! Can he follow the instructions quickly enough to defuse the bomb, catch the culprit and save everyone from being blown to smithereens? All he has to do is follow the string…Agent Harrier is just the dog for the job! Following his daring deeds and narrow escapes is thrilling! View Full Review
Award-winning Elizabeth Laird’s touching story about Finn, a misfit boy who is bullied at school, finding peace when he suddenly slips into the sea and finds that he can swim with the dolphins brilliantly captures the problem of how an outsider can find a place where they truly belong. But it is also a powerful story about the terrible threat to the sea and all the creatures that live in it from the casual discarding of plastic waste. When Finn realises that his friends are at risk from all the waste he does everything he can to save ... View Full Review
Lily and Myles are inseparable not just because they have fun as companions but because Myles is Lily’s assistance dog which means he can keep Lily calm when things get scary or difficult.
With Myles beside her, Lily, who has autism, can explore dark caves that would otherwise frighten her or manage a soundscape that could be overwhelming.
When Lily finds a torch that she can shine in dark places she sets off to explore new places on her own. That’s exciting but she quickly finds out that she still needs Myles right by her side ... View Full Review
Such an important story, this gripping and moving adventure, is a brilliant sequel to Where the World Turns Wild.
Having escaped from the repressive government of the city and the dangers of disease, Juniper and Bear have found safety and peace in their dad’s community in the Wild. But they can’t stop worrying about their grandmother and best friend Etienne whom they left behind. And rightly so.
Life is becoming unbearable and Etienne’s rebellious instincts are putting him at risk. Helped by their Dad, Juniper and Bear make the dangerous journey back. Will they ... View Full Review
When the huge storm tosses Little Frog into the old tree stump he is initially terrified. Everyone knows that a Big Scary Thing with bright yellow eyes lives in that stump so Little Frog is sure that he will be gobbled up.
But instead, Little Frog finds he is held safely in a warm embrace alongside the Big Scary Thing’s own little ones. When the whole tree stump is blown over by the storm, Little Frog, the Big Scary Thing and all the little ones it is taking care of are tossed into the river. Little Frog remembers ... View Full Review
Catz loves playing at being a detective! He likes making himself invisible, looking for clues and dressing up in disguises – all important things for a detective to do. But to be a real detective he needs something to search for.
Luckily, Flossie has lost her nut. Can Catz help her find it? Of course he can! But Catz soon finds that being a detective isn’t always easy! Wonderful witty illustrations help tell this joyful story that will chime with all those who love hiding and seeking. View Full Review
When Bee’s Nan goes missing, possibly drowned in the lake next to the Inn the family run, she is determined to find out what has happened to her. So is Shadow, the Fox who Nan has been secretly feeding.
Shadow, is an affectionate but still dangerous fox, and Bee realises the special and wordless connection between to two of them. Bee allows Shadow to tell the story of the pairs’ unusual search. Shadow’s voice gives readers a wonderful fox view of the countryside including the sounds and smells that humans might never notice.
It adds ... View Full Review
Glorious illustrations tell this story that is both nicely scary and neatly resolved. Everyone knows that alligators are scary! Right? Alan comes from a long line of scary alligators and, with his HUGE white and sharply-pointed teeth he has a happy time scaring all the other creatures in the pond. Alan takes great care of his teeth; he brushes them for at least ten minutes a day so that they look super-sharp and frightening. But, what the other creatures don’t know is that Alan has a very big secret…What will Alan do when everyone finds out? View Full Review
Little Ben and his grandfather share a delight in their garden and especially, they enjoy watching the bees and thinking about what they bring to the plants and to our food.
When Ben realises how much bees help to feed us he decides that he should make sure that we feed them in return! Grandpa shows Ben how to make a wild place in the garden where the queen bee can make her nest and how to plant wildflowers which will provide a feast for the bees. Together they watch throughout the year as the bees life cycle is played ... View Full Review
When a stray dog turns up in the park where the children are playing they notice she is exhausted, thirsty and dirty. What her name is and where she comes from nobody knows. But the children call her Elki and soon she is sharing in their games in the park, eating ice cream when it is hot and playing in the snow when the winter comes.
The children love playing with her and feeding her and sharing with her but, when they all go into their homes at the end of the day, no one knows where Elki goes.
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Award-winning Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho and illustrator Fiona Lumbers have created a beautiful new title to add to their delightful series about Luna and the community she grows up in.
This time Luna shares her love of gardening. Working with her Dad and her grandparents in the community garden Luna not only learns about planting and tending plants to help them grow well but also about the importance of gardening for the insects who help to pollinate them. She also learns how plants come from all across the world and how each tells its own story. View Full Review
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