I have a lot of kids books (big surprise there). Most of them at the moment are proofs though, sent to me by various lovely publishers. I often use these proofs to share a good book, maybe donate them to a school (who are usually desperate to get any resources, thanks to cuts) or more often I use them in
Read moreNot what I’d normally read, but I devoured this one. Publisher: Tamarind Books ISBN: 9781848530836 Published: 7/6/2012 Based in part on real events, this follows Deo and his older brother Innocent after the massacre of their family and village in Zimbabwe. Innocent was starved of oxygen at birth so he is mentally handicapped and Deo is charged with looking after
Read moreI chose this one purely because it surprised me as a reader. It’s so unlike anything I’d usually read but I still came away thinking ‘woah’. Publisher: Harper Collins Children’s Books ISBN: 9780007446575 Published: 7/6/2012 Lina lives in Iraq. Her mother was taken away by the secret police. Her father is forced into political support for a leader that his
Read moreContinuing the spooky theme, my second book this week is by a new fav author of mine, Jon Mayhew. If you like horror, but can’t always get it past your parents, this is a guy to look out for. Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Company ISBN: 9781408803950 Published: 5/1/2012 Edgy Taylor can see demons and after an accident (during which his disgusting
Read moreI’m frankly astonished this one hasn’t been mentioned more often and made more of a fuss of. I also had no idea until a quick bit of Google-fu five minutes ago that this book has a sequel! Break out the party streamers! So without furthur ado, allow me to introduce you to POD Publisher: Templar Publishing, image above used with
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