Wickergate by David M Cameron is set in 1994 and tells the story of brave ten-year-old Ashley Goodchild, a mischievous boy who attends Wickergate Primary in Covenfield. Ashley is constantly in trouble for pulling pranks on the teachers – Mr. Foggett (Foggy), Miss Kim Fielding...

The Order of Time and Odin’s Door (The Order of Time Series Book 2) is a children’s fantasy book by Scott P. Southall. It begins with 12-year-old twins Anastasia and Edward facing the council of the secretive Order of Time in London. The twins are...

Stargazey World by Christine Dawe is a fast-paced children’s fantasy adventure filled with humor. Its protagonist is Sheena Robinson, a scouser (person from Liverpool) with a mass of green hair, a dad who’s always telling corny jokes, and a best friend called Lizzy. Sheena hates...

Freddy the fox loves to run fast. Early one morning, he dashes outside intent on running as fast as he can for as long as he can. He’s going to have some fun. His sister, Fiona, warns Freddy not to run too far away, but...

Compass to Vinland by Dani Resh is an engrossing magical tale. Wren is a teen who lives with his father in a house shaped like a shoe. Every day he feeds the crows and tends the plants in his greenhouse before heading to school. He...

Ellen Dee Davidson's Wind is a story about a young girl named Katie who has a special power that no one is aware of. It starts with Katie having a pretty bad day. She has been ridiculed in class for telling the teacher that the...

Based on true adventures by attorney Claire Wilby, Globetrotter: Meridien Travels the World is based on her own travels with her horse. This is a delightful children’s book that takes place across two continents and several countries. Meridien is a jumper and goes to various...

Kraken Crew by Dan Malster is a children's fantasy picture book for young readers who are up for a tale far different than the standard bedtime story. The book begins with an introduction to a ship full of marauding anti-heroes who, by appearance, are all...

Sometimes an adventure seems to be over but instead, something still awaits the characters. This happens to Maggie, the young protagonist of Return to Zentobia, the second volume of the Journey to Zentobia series by Stacy D'Alessandro. Maggie and her brother Peter have just returned...

Let’s face the fact that moving is stressful. Of course, it is stressful for all of us, but this stress is often seen as sadness and fear, especially in children. Children fear the unknown. Sally Beale deals with the fear produced from moving in her...