I have given each of my recommendations for children an age suggestion. These are of course approximate. Please also have a look at younger or older categories.
A powerful, thought-provoking picture book for adults and children about caring for our world.
Review date: 31.12.23
Age recommendation: 7+
A beautiful cover, an intriguing title and a funny and inventive adventure, aimed at readers in middle grade, aged 9-12.
Review date: 03.06.21
Age recommendation: 9+
The sixth in a series of fabulous adventures set on the rivers and sea in East Anglia.
Review date: 01.08.22
Age recommendation: 7+
A powerful, shocking and moving story of war and survival.
Review date: 10.02.15
Age recommendation: 9+
A beautifully told dual narrative with equally gripping stories of the present day issues facing a young girl at school and home, and wartime tragic events.
Review date: 04.09.23
Age recommendation: 9+
A very moody time-slip novel set in Devon with evacuee Alfie learning about an ancient legend.
Review date: 30.12.22
Age recommendation: 9+
When Billie sees a plane crash into a field, her adventures begin. Wonderfully joyful and adventurous!
Review date: 06.11.22
Age recommendation: 9+
A fun, nostalgic adventure with beautiful illustrations and clues to solve, on a royal steam train. What isn't there to like about this book for readers aged eight and above?!
Review date: 19.11.20
Age recommendation: 8+
A warm, wonderful story about magic, friendship and family and new beginnings.
Review date: 05.06.23
Age recommendation: 8+
A fabulously fun adventure where Marty, his grandfather and his friend Gracie plant a seed and follow their dreams.
Review date: 04.06.22
Age recommendation: 8+
Taking place in the present day as well as Victorian England, there are two heroines who between them experience illegal immigration, early days of the suffrage movement, formation of the RSPB, cycling, bullying, as well as friendship, courage and hope!
Review date: 06.01.21
Age recommendation: 8+
A gripping read which is moving, uplifting and educational!
Review date: 28.02.16
Age recommendation: 8+
Fabulous facts collected by theme and bold, lively colour illustrations and photography throughout. Brilliant!
Review date: 10.11.20
Age recommendation: 7+
A beautiful, charming, amusing and poignant story of innocence in gloriously sunny holidays, and the stark realities of life and the tragedies of the First World War.
Review date: 03.10.20
Age recommendation: 8+
The stunning companion novel to 'The Skylarks' War'. Wonderful characters and a gripping and moving story of courage, resilience and friendship.
Review date: 02.04.21
Age recommendation: 9+
Grace and Bee's parents have died suddenly and the two girls are dealing with their deaths very differently. A charming, beautiful and moving book, due to be published on 29 March 2018.
Review date: 07.02.18
Age recommendation: 9+
A fantastic adventure set in the Shetland Isles where the weather is magic!
Review date: 08.02.21
Age recommendation: 8+
Children gather around a model of a unicorn in their library to listen to stories, but one day tragedy strikes.
Age recommendation: 7+
This is a perfectly paced adventure, with great characters and topical issues, aimed at readers aged nine upwards.
Review date: 18.12.21
Age recommendation: 9+
