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Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle – Review
By Victoria Holdsworth Whilst Eric Carle is better known for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, this fantastically original and forward-thinking book ... -
Islander by Patrick Barkham – Review
By David Schuster Islander is a beautiful, lyrical Tardis-like book. On the face of it, it is a travelogue of ... -
The Philosophy of Coffee by Brian Williams – Review
By Paul Howard For me, a day without real coffee is unthinkable. Instant coffee is only for dire emergencies because ... -
Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading by Lucy Mangan – Review
By Rachael Popow I don’t just have fond memories of my favourite children’s books, I still have a lot of ... -
The Spirit Photographer by Jon Michael Varese – Review
By Sarah Morgan As Shakespeare once memorably asked in Romeo and Juliet, what’s in a name? Nothing, apparently. We’re also ... -
The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy – Review
By Barney Bardsley IN 1989 Deborah Levy published her first novel, Beautiful Mutants. Short, intense, exotic, this story follows a ... -
The Exploits of Moominpappa by Tove Jansson – Review
By Victoria Holdsworth This Moomin book is basically the life story of Moominpappa, and the events in the book are ... -
Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu – Review
By Victoria Holdsworth Nightwalker is the second of four books in the DC Icons Young Adult prose series, and the ... -
Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie – Review
By Victoria Holdsworth I was a huge fan of all things Peanuts from a very young age – and I ... -
You Say You Want a Revolution? – Review
By Victoria Holdsworth This small hardback book gives you an in-your-face insight into the swinging sixties, and it is suitable ... -
Meg and the Dragon by Jan Pieńkowski – Review
By Victoria Holdsworth For over forty years, Meg and Mog books have entertained millions of children and adults alike. In ... -
Gobbolino the Witch’s Cat by Ursula Moray Williams – Review
By Victoria Holdsworth It is hard to believe that this book was first published in 1942, but it remains an ...
