Author Archives: alibrarylady

New Books for Children – Summer Adventures

Posted on July 10, 2024 by alibrarylady

Islands have featured in fiction and in particular in children’s fiction for many years. From Kirrin Island in Enid Blyton’s Famous Five series to Stephenson’s Treasure Island, the islands in Kensuke’s Kingdom and Robinson Crusoe and also in picture books, … Continue reading →

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Q&A with Award Winning Author and Illustrator Sydney Smith

Posted on June 26, 2024 by alibrarylady

The Children’s Bookshow is bringing author and illustrator Sydney Smith all the way from Nova Scotia, Canada to the U.K for two live events on their Autumn tour. Sydney is renowned for his illustrations and for the books he has created … Continue reading →

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Reading Matters – Children’s Book News

Posted on June 22, 2024 by alibrarylady

It’s been a long time since my last round up of children’s book news. This last half term of the summer term is a bit of a frantic one for both those working in schools and families too so I … Continue reading →

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Blog Tour for Refugee Week: Seven Million Sunflowers by Malcolm Duffy

Posted on June 18, 2024 by alibrarylady

This week marks Refugee Week, the world’s largest arts & culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. Established in 1998 in the UK, this annual festival aligns with World Refugee Day, celebrated globally … Continue reading →

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Pick of the New Children’s Books

Posted on June 10, 2024 by alibrarylady

Humour, football, history and teen relationships feature in my latest selection of new books for children. Varied subject matter but all of the stories are told with the importance of friendship, teamwork and understanding at their heart. Grimwood: Party Animals … Continue reading →

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Pick of the New Children’s Books

Posted on May 28, 2024 by alibrarylady

Family outings with very young children, philosophy and big ideas for little people, a journey of wonder and discovery in our natural world, humour, kindness and friendship in an imaginary world, a touch of fairy tale magic bringing hope to … Continue reading →

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Blog Tour – Angel of Grasmere: From Dunkirk to the Fells by Tom Palmer

Posted on May 14, 2024 by alibrarylady

It is a privilege to be taking part in the blog tour to celebrate the publication this month of Angel of Grasmere by Tom Palmer. Today I would like to share my review of this excellent book and also, more … Continue reading →

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Super Readable New Books for Children from Barrington Stoke

Posted on May 8, 2024 by alibrarylady

The team at Barrington Stoke have been busy and there has been a flurry of new titles published recently or due out this month. Here is a selection suitable for an age range from 5 to teens including humour for … Continue reading →

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New Picture Books Celebrating Nature and our Environment

Posted on May 3, 2024 by alibrarylady

Lenny In The Garden by Ken Wilson-Max The Lenny series of stories are perfect picture books for the very young, celebrating the everyday life of little ones and their families and great fun to share at home and in early … Continue reading →

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New Children’s Books – a round up of picture books, early readers and novels

Posted on April 29, 2024 by alibrarylady

After an absence from blogging and book reviewing over the last couple of months these are just some of the recently published books for children of all ages that have lifted my spirits or offered hope and kindness. A jolly … Continue reading →

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