Sadly, I think it is time to say goodbye to Childtastic. Many of you who have followed me for years will have realised ...

“It felt like a real celebration and a proper show rather than a fusty award ceremony.” Judith Bovington, Chipping NortonSchool Yesterday, I ...

This is a wonderful concept for a book – to look at time through the eyes (or branches!) of an oak tree, from its initial stage ...

This special day in the literary calendar always catches me by surprise because it’s always here before I realise it. How can it be a year since we ...

On Twitter, I follow a man called Cian McCarthy (handle: @arealmofwonder) who, every day, posts four different and exotic words. I was going to say from ...

After one of the wettest Springs we’ve had in a while, I decided to share three books about water with the Year 2 children. Ironically, it was a sunny ...

Today we have a bumper edition of reviews of gorgeous books, from imaginary dogs to neon chameleons; a biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to a factual ...

Today’s reviews feature a non-fiction book about detecting, a crafty wolf and a mysterious being in a cave, and a boy and a whale who rescue each other. ...

I’ve had a bit of a break over the summer holiday but what an amazing post I have for you at the start of this new academic year! I am delighted to ...

Today is Childtastic’s turn on the Scareground blog tour! With spooky season just round the corner, Neem Tree Press has ...