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, 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...
by IBBY | Apr 13, 2023 | Book Review, Picture Book, Poetry
Held in Love Book Details Held in LoveDawn Casey, illus. Oamul Lu. London: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, hb, 978 1 7860 3067 2, 2018, £11.99, 32pp.Poetry, picture book, 1-5 years BACK TO REVIEWS This beautiful, short picture book is a mother’s blessing for her to...
by IBBY | Mar 31, 2023 | Book Review, Fiction
When We Got Lost in Dreamland Book Details When We Got Lost in DreamlandRoss Welford. London: HarperCollins, hb. 978 0 0084 6958 0, 2022 (first published in 2021), £12.99, 406pp.Fiction, novel, 10+ years BACK TO REVIEWS This first-person novel is set in the North East...