Monthly Archives: June 2018

Run Wild – Review and Q & A with Author Gill Lewis

Posted on June 25, 2018 by alibrarylady

Izzy and Asha live in the city and don’t have a space to call their own. A space where they can practise with their skateboards without the Skull brothers watching them. A space where they can escape from the difficulties … Continue reading →

Posted in Author Q & A, Book Review | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Why Author Visits to Schools Matter

Posted on June 23, 2018 by alibrarylady

  In 2013 the Society of Authors published a survey on the impact of author visits to schools. At that time I contributed to the survey and that author visits have a positive effect on promoting reading for pleasure amongst … Continue reading →

Posted in Libraries, Reading | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Button Collection by Helen Hamill and Christina Ryan

Posted on June 13, 2018 by alibrarylady

The Button Collection is a series of six traditional style stories for young children featuring a selection of different buttons, each of them with a special story to tell. Tales of adventure and survival featuring a variety of buttons from … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Picture Book to Help Young Children Care About the Environment – Somebody Swallowed Stanley by Sarah Roberts

Posted on June 6, 2018 by alibrarylady

”Plastic” has been declared children’s word of the year after analysis of the entries to this year’s BBB Breakfast Show 500 words competition for children aged 5-13. Its appearance was up 100% from last year’s entries with titles including “The … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd Illustrated by Sara Ogilvie

Posted on June 2, 2018 by alibrarylady

A gloriously happy debut this engaging story is told with humour and warmth and would be a treat for newly confident readers. The charming illustrations by Sara Ogilvie combine perfectly with Andy Shepherd’s entertaining adventure in this welcome addition to … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, Reading | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments