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• Beneath The Lake by Christopher Ransom
  ...will overshadow their lives forever. Immediately engaging and compelling, you can feel the evil within. ...not to feel disappointed that their solitude has been encroached upon and do their best to keep out of the other family's way, but when the newcomers' f
  4 KB (647 words) - 10:06, 7 October 2020
• Grandad There's a Head on the Beach by Colin Cotterill
  ...of a journey which will uncover piracy and slavery, violence and murder in what should be a beautiful part of the world, but isn't. ...treat them as disposable. The issues are important and the message about what's happening is delivered with a firm hand.
  3 KB (529 words) - 13:46, 9 March 2018
• Beautiful Patterns by Various Authors
  .... Not only is this book filled with great patterns, but it will also make you consider composition. ...ouring book for grownups feel more like a military operation, but at least you will have fun doing it and improve your skills.
  3 KB (560 words) - 11:55, 13 August 2020
• The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Johnny Ringwood
  * '''Bookbag: When you close your eyes and imagine your readers, who do you see?''' Johnny Ringwood: If I close my eyes and try to think what my readers will look like, I suppose because of the title, they will be peo
  7 KB (1,197 words) - 11:24, 1 July 2017
• The Anxiety-Elimination System by Nicos Nicolaou
  ...he same. No one is born with a chemical imbalance in the brain and genes do not determine behaviour. The proof of the efficacy of his system is that th ...ink that the book is no more than an advertisement for his other services: you can simply follow the system as described in the book.
  4 KB (621 words) - 11:00, 24 June 2021
• The Wide-Mouthed Frog by Iain Smyth and Michael Terry
  ...who he is whilst saying ''Ooh, you don't see many of those round here, do you?'' I'm hardly doing it justice, but it's very cheesy and funny. Anyway, thi ...he sort of joke that gets funnier every time you say it, especially if you do a silly voice.
  3 KB (538 words) - 12:54, 12 April 2018
• How to be a Social Entrepreneur: Make Money and Change the World by Robert Ashton
  ...er through the business maze. And before we go any further, what, exactly do we mean by the perhaps woolly phrase of 'Social Entrepreneur'? Many think ...st be sustainable. No good to anyone, he says, illustrating the point, of say opening a soup kitchen for the homeless - for it to fold a month later. Th
  4 KB (688 words) - 09:31, 10 April 2018
• The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Marcus Sedgwick
  * '''When you close your eyes and imagine your readers, who do you see?''' ...hope that it finds favour with people; I don't think you can second guess what people want to read.
  4 KB (675 words) - 19:31, 18 November 2009
• The Interview: Bookbag Talks To W Scott Beaven
  * '''Bookbag: When you close your eyes and imagine your readers, what do you see?''' ...er mixed parentage allows an examination of racism but is there any reason you chose Japanese in particular?'''
  6 KB (1,069 words) - 08:23, 21 May 2014
• A Deal's a Deal by Stephanie Blake
  ...dinand's car is just a plastic one and his are metal he somehow finds that what he really, really wants is this particular red car, and Ferdinand manipulat ...et his own back on Ferdinand. I won't spoil the conclusion but let's just say Ferdinand gets his comeuppance in a rather disgusting way!
  3 KB (531 words) - 16:12, 9 October 2020
• Frisky Business by Clodagh Murphy
  ...ut is she ready for what she might find, if she goes looking, and how much do blood ties mean anyway? ...re lots of mysteries in this book, beyond finding out who can legitimately say ''Luke, I am your father''. There’s lots of confusing jumping to conclusi
  3 KB (620 words) - 16:51, 29 August 2020
• The Three Sillies by Tony Ross
  ...e land to discover whether there are other people who are even sillier. As you can imagine, lots of very silly things happen as George sets out on his mis ...rincess]] stories. The story of The Three Sillies is indeed very silly and you can tell that it is going to be just that by looking at the front cover and
  3 KB (617 words) - 11:54, 12 April 2018
• Discover the Awesome World by Camilla de la Bedoyere, John Farndon, Ian Graham, Richard Platt and Philip Steele
  ...Kids are going to read this because they love it - and learn whilst they do so. ...habit of recycling reviews (honest!) but sometimes you know that you can't say it any better as exactly the same comments apply to Discover the Awesome Wo
  3 KB (525 words) - 10:07, 24 September 2020
• Stitches in Time: The Story of the Clothes We Wear by Lucy Adlington
  ...ltures of times gone by, in order to paint a fascinating portrait of quite what a huge part clothing has played in our history. With shoes sparked by a dan
  4 KB (590 words) - 12:55, 6 October 2020
• The Scarecrows' Wedding by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
  ...ill ever forget? A wonderfully captivating romp around the farm brought to you by the Queen of preschool literature. ...h as the Gruffalo related nod on the side of the tractor, which I can tell you will not go unnoticed by any children reading!
  3 KB (541 words) - 11:05, 12 April 2018
• Flirt Diva - For Women Who Want to be Bold and Sassy and have a Fabulous Life! by Susan Ostler
  ...ing Loved Up'' that promises to put its participants (and as you'll learn, you're more than a mere reader with this title) on the fast track to romance. G ...oman she is too. This is one bubbly lady, and her personality jumps out at you from every page.
  4 KB (741 words) - 12:55, 13 April 2018
• The Glump and the Peeble by Wendy Meddour and Rebecca Ashdown
  ...tle quicker if you had read more books as a child all about being whomever you want to be. ...and think. Can these two creatures work together to prove that anyone can do anything their heart desires?
  4 KB (721 words) - 15:45, 10 April 2018
• The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Liz Kessler
  * '''Bookbag: When you close your eyes and imagine your readers, who do you see?''' ...s left frantically trying to go back. Is there any period in your own life you’d like to revisit, either to change something or just to relive it?'''
  9 KB (1,671 words) - 10:16, 13 April 2012
• The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Megan Miranda
  * '''Bookbag: When you close your eyes and imagine your readers, who do you see?''' ...leven Minutes, the tie-in made available on the internet. How important do you think the internet is to the success of a YA novel today?'''
  5 KB (957 words) - 14:23, 10 March 2012
• The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Kim Staflund Again
  * '''Bookbag: When you close your eyes and imagine your readers, who do you see?''' ...g that something must be done to get those sales rolling. The question is: what?
  7 KB (1,248 words) - 15:51, 23 September 2015

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