by IBBY | Oct 12, 2023 | Book Review, Fiction, Illustrated book, Poetry
Our Rights: Stories and Poems About Children’s Rights Book Details Our Rights: Stories and Poems About Children’s RightsEdited by Jake Hope. London: Otter-Barry Books, hb. 978 1 9130 7421 0, 2023, £12.99, 240pp.Illustrated book, fiction, poetry, 7-12 years BACK TO...
by IBBY | Jul 26, 2023 | Book Review, Fiction
Wild Song Book Details Wild SongCandy Gourlay. Oxford: David Fickling Books, hb. 978 1 7884 5207 6, 2023, £12.99, 308pp.Fiction, 12+ years BACK TO REVIEWS There are many possible readings of this challenging novel – as historical fiction, as a love story, as a...
by IBBY | Jun 8, 2023 | Book Review, Fiction
Children of the Stone City Book Details Children of the Stone CityBeverley Naidoo. London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, hb. 978 0 0084 7174 3, 2023, £12.99, 272pp.Fiction, 9+ years BACK TO REVIEWS Adam and Leila live in the Stone City, a city with its own rules. ...
by IBBY | Apr 13, 2023 | Book Review, Fiction
Tyger Book Details TygerSF Said, illus. Dave McKean. Oxford: David Fickling Books, hb. 978 1 7884 5283 0, 2022, £12.99, 304pp.Fiction, novel, 9-12 years BACK TO REVIEWS “There are infinite possible histories of the world, and of yourselves. So you should never stop...
by IBBY | Apr 13, 2023 | Book Review, Fiction, Picture Book
Love Book Details LoveCorrinne Averiss, illus. Kirsti Beautyman. London: Quarto Publishing, hb. 978 0 7112 5545 6, 2020, £8.99, 32pp.Fiction, picture book, 4-6 years BACK TO REVIEWS This enchanting, uplifting book will help young children explore issues of starting...
by IBBY | Apr 13, 2023 | Book Review, Fiction
The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei Book Details The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-MeiChristina Matula, illus. Yao Xiao. Toronto: Inkyard Press, HarperCollins, pb. 978 1 3354 2865 3, 2023, £16.99, 304pp.Fiction, novel, 8-12 years BACK TO REVIEWS Much of what Christina...