Dr Seuss … Dr WOW!

At just three months of age my son’s life is a series of ‘firsts’: first smile, first giggle, first gymbaroo class. Well today he and I shared a ‘first’ together – our first Dr Seuss book. I doubt that he will remember this inaugural reading of The Cat in the Hat but I will carry [...]

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Interview: Erin Vincent

Erin Vincent’s debut novel, Grief Girl is the true account of the death of her parents when she was fourteen years old and the grief and events of the following years. Erin took time out during her busy book tour to chat with Karin van Heerwaarden.

How [...]

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Review: Grief Girl by Erin Vincent

The title alone makes it clear that Grief Girl is not your typical young adult novel. Fourteen-year-old Erin Vincent isn’t struggling with boyfriend problems or school exams like her friends. Instead she’s trying to cope with the sudden death of her parents and the ensuing ­grief [...]

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Review: Remote Control by Jack Heath

A year after the release of his debut novel The Lab Jack Heath has followed it up with a thrilling sequel. Remote Control picks up the action eight months later. Agent Six of Hearts and his clone [...]

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Review: The Space Brigade and the Petrifying Problem with Princess Petronella by L M Moriarty

Nicola Berry is an ordinary girl whose life takes an extraordinary turn when a visitor from the planet Globagaskar interrupts her geography class. He brings the news that Earth is under threat of destruction by the princess of Globagaskar who has decided to use our planet as a rubbish dump. An Earthling Ambassador is needed [...]

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