The Old Man of Lochnagar

By H.R.H. The Prince of Wales (King Charles III) & illustrated by Sir Hugh Casson K.C.V.O I had no idea that King Charles was a published children’s book author. It was only while shopping for books to celebrate the coronation that I discovered this book and some of his other work. This is a funny,

Room 13

By Robert Swindells This is a spooky horror story specially written for children that will be enjoyed by many kids aged 9-13. The story is about a group of children going on a school trip to the seaside town of Whitby in North-east England. Whitby is the place which inspired Abram Stoker’s novel Dracula so

Journey

By Aaron Becker This is a brilliantly illustrated book telling the story of a girl and her imagination. The story is especially clever because it has no words so you use your own imagination to create a story based on the pictures. The girl in the story is sitting at home. She seems to be

Nimesh the Adventurer

Author: Ranjit Singh Illustrator: Mehrdokht Amini This is a well illustrated picture book about a small boy with a big imagination. I liked the way that the illustrator has made collages using real images mixed with painted backgrounds and textures. Nimesh is doing some every day activities like being at school and walking home but

Wisp: A Story of Hope

Author: Zana Fraillon Illustrator: Grahame Baker Smith This picture book tells the story of a young refugee called Idris. He was born in a refugee camp and has only seen tents and fences. Many of the people around him have lived there for a long time and have some memories of the life they had

Dragons at Crumbling Castle

Author: Terry Pratchett Ilustrator: Mark Beech This is a fantastic collection of fourteen funny and sometimes silly stories. There are all kinds of characters and wonderful places. There is time travel and tortoises, weird machines, cavemen and tiny people who live in the carpet! As well as plenty of monsters and mayhem! In the title

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Author: Judith Kerr This is a well known story that many adults may have read when they were younger. It is about a little girl called Sophie and her Mummy who are having tea in the kitchen when a hungry tiger knocks at their door. He asks to stay to tea and eats everything, but

The Tales of Beedle the Bard

Author: J.K.Rowling The Tales of Beedle the Bard was the first new book from J. K. Rowling after the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In that book, The Tales of Beedle the Bard was really helpful to Harry and his friends Ron and Hermione, to work out how they could finally defeat

Beowulf

Author: Micheal Morpurgo Illustrator: Michael Foreman This is Morpurgo’s version of an old English poem. The story is set in Denmark in the fifth-century. The peaceful kingdom of Hereot is attacked each night by the evil monster Grendel. There is no one strong enough to defeat him until Beowulf, prince of the Geats arrives from

Viking Boy

Author: Tony Bradman My teacher introduced us to Tony Bradman when we started our Viking topic. Viking Boy is all about Gunnar, a young Viking. His home is attacked and his father is killed. Gunnar escapes but swears a blood oath to get revenge, rescue his mother and take back the family farm. The book