Recent Articles in Books: children & YA

If I had a kangaroo by Gabby Dawnay and Alex Barrow
Jun 24, 2022

Illustrated by Alex Barrow and written by Gabby Dawnay, If I had a kangaroo is the latest picture book on the bestselling If I had... series published by Thames & Hudson. Anne Coates is enchanted.

Book of Dinosaurs by Gabrielle Balkan
Jun 20, 2022

Published by Phaidon, Gabrielle Balkan's Book of Dinosaurs features 10 Record-Breaking Prehistoric Animals. Kathryn Mayle and her two sons adored it.

Teen Diaries – book reviews
May 9, 2022

My Heart & Other Breakables: How I lost my mum, found my dad and made friends with catastrophe by Alex Barclay and The Offline Diaries by Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené pulbkished by HarperCollins Children's Books and reviewed by Anne Coates. 

An Artist’s Eyes by Frances Tosdevin and Illustrated by Clémence Monnet
Apr 21, 2022

Illustrated by Clémence Monnet, An Artist’s Eyes by Frances Tosdevin is reviewed by Tina Hampson.

Mr Toots by Emma Chichester Clark
Apr 1, 2022

Mr Toots by Emma Chichester Clark was a huge success with Tina Hampson's classes.

NOT your average MATHS BOOK, by Anna Weltmann & Paul Boston
Mar 16, 2022

Christine Mayle says she thought for a long time about how she feels towards NOT your average MATHS BOOK, by Anna Weltmann & Paul Boston and put simply – she loves it!

The Super-secret Diary of Holly Hopkinson by Charlie P Brooks
Feb 28, 2022

Illustrated by Katy Ridell, The Super-secret Diary of Holly Hopkinson – A little bit of a BIG disaster is the second book in the series by Charlie P Brooks.

What's Troubling Tawny? by Emma Sandford
Feb 9, 2022

What's Troubling Tawny? by Emma Sandford and illustrated by Olena Osadcha is the second book in the Sumatran Trilogy — Linda Hill loved it.

Booktrust Storytime Winner
Jan 27, 2022

The BookTrust Storytime Prize, which celebrates the very best books for sharing with babies and young children, has been awarded to The Whales on the Bus written by Katrina Charman and illustrated by Nick Sharratt  and published by Bloomsbury Children’s.

Leonora Bolt: Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt
Jan 24, 2022

Illustrated by Gladys Jose, Leonora Bolt: Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt – Anne Coates reviews this debut and is completely won over.

Corpse Talk: Ground-Breaking Explorers
Jan 12, 2022

Created by Adam & Lisa Murphy,  Corpse Talk: Ground-Breaking Explorers, is the latest in an instalment in an award-winning graphic novel series.

Brilliant Books for Middle Grade Readers
Dec 13, 2021

HarperCollins Children's Books publish some great authors and here are three that would be a welcome addition to Christmas stockings for middle grade readers, reviewed by Anne Coates.