This week my pick of children's books for The South Wales Evening Post include a book loving heroine, fun at the farm, a code cracking young genius and a time travelling romance.
My column can be found in the Weekend supplement of The South Wales Evening Post on Saturday and Sunday. Enjoy!
BOOK OF THE WEEK
BOOKSHOP GIRL BY SYLVIA
BISHOP & ILLUSTRATED BY ASHLEY KING
CHILDREN 9+
Property
has a big secret. She can't read, even though she loves everything
about books. When her adopted family win a wondrous bookshop, is the
prize too good to be true? Will Property save her family from
disaster and keep her secret? Can the shop's very grumpy cat help
her? This magical story is a joy with a feisty heroine that will
capture your heart. The line illustrations by Ashley King compliment
its quirky charm throughout. Enchanting.
ISBN 9781407159690 PB
Scholastic £5.99
REALLY FEELY FARM BY
DORLING KINDERSELY
BOARD BOOK 0+
These delightful sturdy
touch and feel books are packed with fluffy patches, bumpy patterns
and tactile glitter that invite pre schoolers to touch and tickle.
The crisp, clear pictures and text show a well thought out
introduction to animals and birds on the farm. Toddlers can learn the
names of chickens, pigs, sheep and more. Also available in the
series are Baby Animals. A perfect and healthy alternative to
chocolate for Easter!
ISBN 9780241268056 HB
Dorling Kindersley £ 5.99
WILLIAM WENTON AND THE
LURIDIUM THIEF BY BOBBIE PEERS
CHILDREN 9+
William
has inherited a genius for code breaking from his grandfather, who
has mysteriously disappeared. When his extraordinary talent is
discovered he is kidnapped and taken to a secretive institute full of
some very cool gadgets and robots. What is the strange substance
called Luridium? Who is chasing him? This award winning adventure
bristles with excitement, humour and some jaw dropping cliff hangers
giving it a wide appeal. Da Vinci Code meets Alex Rider.
ISBN 9781406371703 PB
Walker Books £6.99
WAKING IN TIME BY ANGIE
STANTON
YOUNG ADULT 13+
Abbi arrives in college
only to find, on her second day, she wakes up in 1983. It's just the
beginning of her time travelling. Can she solve her grandmother's
mystery as she tumbles through the decades? Another student, Will has
travelled forward in time from 1927. Will their love survive? How
will they get back home? A nostalgic, romantic mystery with a timely
twist. Back to the Future meets The Time Travellers Wife.
ISBN 9781782025931 PB
Curious Fox £7.99
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