Oxfordshire Book Awards ceremony 2022
Originally posted on Jo Cotterill: “It felt like a real celebration and a proper show rather than a fusty award ceremony.” Judith Bovington, Chipping Norton School Yesterday, I was thrilled to be...
View ArticleWhat Did the Tree See?
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 as acorn through to its veteran stage (when it is old but still full of...
View ArticleHappy World Book Day 2023!
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 last celebrated our love of books, of reading, at...
View ArticleWords! Wonderful Words!
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 the English language but many come from Welsh,...
View ArticleToo much water!
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 and dry day! The first book we read was: Flooded,...
View ArticleImaginary dogs, scintillating sharks, adopted wolves, homesick polar bears…
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 book bursting with fascinating information about...
View ArticleA career as a detective, a strange being in a cave, and a whale and a boy in...
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. How to Be a Detective and Other Crime-Fighting...
View ArticleMeet Elara Vilar: a new writing talent!
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 be featuring one of the youngest (if not the...
View ArticleScareground visits Childtastic Books!
Today is Childtastic’s turn on the Scareground blog tour! With spooky season just round the corner, Neem Tree Press has published a scary middle-grade title to delight readers looking for chills and...
View ArticleBooks and bullying
It’s Anti-Bullying Week from 13–17 November 2023. Here is a look at how bullying is portrayed in some of the books I have in the school library. What is bullying – and what is a bully? Bullying can...
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