By Darren Simpson (pub. Pushkin Children’s Books, 2026)
Continue reading “Lykewise | Book Review”‘Like for like, the wyrd is wise
Dare you look yourself in the eyes?
Try all you – ‘‘Stop.’
It was Dunn. Hetty threw him a sullen look. She was about to complain but Dunn cut her off with a raised finger.
‘Something’s wrong,’ he said. ‘Don’t you feel it?’
Written by Matt Goodfellow, illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton (pub. Starboard, 2026)
Continue reading “Six Weeks | Book Review”And I have a couple of questions
which I know you can’t answer,
nobody can.But I need to ask them anyway.
Why did this happen to me?
And what do I do now?The only thing I do know
is I’ll never see Mum again.
Welcome to our monthly book recommendations for August 2026! At the start of last month we spent time posting about all the amazing bookpost we had received instead of doing a recs post, but we’re back now to share the great non-fiction books we read over the (sometimes) summery month of August.
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Written by Frances Hardinge and illustrated by Emily Gravett (pub. Two Hoots, PB 2026)
Continue reading “The Forest of a Thousand Eyes | Book Review”Old Ember had called her thoughts ‘burrs’, and that stung. Burrs were the enemy. Burrs were the secret infiltrators that could destroy everyone. She could have argued. She wanted to argue. Today, however, she couldn’t afford to draw attention to herself.
The unfamiliar weight of the object in her pocket banged against her hip. I’ll put it back soon, before anyone notices, she thought, hoping her face wasn’t flushing a guilty red.
By Marmalade Atkinson, with G.P. Taylor and Alex Thompson (pub. Markosia Enterprises, 2025)
Continue reading “The Sleepless Nights of the Boy with No Eyelids and other twisted tales | Book Review”He couldn’t blink. He’d never wink.
His eyes were dry; the whites were pink.
The days were bad; the nights much worse.
Being lidless was a curse.
Welcome to our monthly book recommendations for June 2026! In this month’s round-up, we thought we would highlight some of the wonderful bookpost we’ve received over the last few weeks. It includes a great range of non-fiction picture books and some amazing activity books to keep children busy whatever the weather over the summer!
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By Patrick Ness (Walker Books, 2026)
Continue reading “Piper at the Gates of Dusk | YA Book Review”“We did see it, didn’t we?” Max whispers to me now, both of us watching Pop enter a Noise conversation with the Land, which moves faster than anything either of us could follow.
I nod in a way that says, yes, we definitely did.
“You saw it, too,” he says.
I nod again, kind of rolling my eyes. Of course I saw it. I’m sitting here with a broken arm, aren’t I?
“What was it?” I can barely move my hands with the healing going on, but I grimace and sign, A god.
Welcome to our monthly book recommendations for May 2026! Whether you’re looking for wacky antics, dashing adventure, super-powered pets or poems about…bugs? We’ve got you covered in what we’ve been reading over the past month!
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By Lisa Heathfield (Andersen Press, May 2026)
Continue reading “This Boy I Hardly Know | YA Book Review”‘I’m so tired of holding up my world, Cooper,’ I say quietly.
‘I get that,’ he says.
He looks at me and I know he does. There are so few people who really do. Who know what it’s like to be alone and drowning in a system that wants to pass you to the next person and the next. How tiring it is to keep starting again.
Welcome to our monthly book recommendations for April 2026! When you’re not sure whether to expect rain or shine, it’s always smart to have a book on hand. Here’s what we’ve been reading over the past month!
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