Lockdown is the perfect time to catch up on that TBR list but what happens when that list runs out? Here are some local author extracts to help you prepare what you would like to read when lockdown lifts and you can hit the shops once again! Click on the link cover to...
Cressida Cowell is the number one bestselling author-illustrator of the How to Train Your Dragon and The Wizards of Once book series, and the author of the Emily Brown picture books, illustrated by Neal Layton. She has been reading chapters from her...
Was the 2020 Worldwide Coronavirus Outbreak Foretold? Who’s Predicting What Will Come Next? And Some Utopian Literature and Books that’ll Make You Feel Better Okay, first, I don’t have much time for prophecies and portents of doom. I don’t think anyone...
Yes, local titles are still being released… the dates and availability are just going to look a bit different for a little while. With that in mind, here are seven South African titles that are due to be released this month, or have already been released. Make...
The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a children’s book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter that follows mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit as he gets into, and is chased about, the garden of Mr. McGregor. He escapes and returns home to his mother, who...
Despite the fact that the internet is positively overflowing with information about the situation across the world, and despite the fact that many of us receive daily updates from various news outlets and government agencies, one of the trickiest aspects of...
Lockdown is the perfect time to catch up on that TBR list but what happens when that list runs out? Here are some extracts to help you prepare what you would like to read when lockdown lifts and you can hit the shops once again! Click on the link cover to read...
David Walliams has become one of our best-loved children’s authors, writing hilarious stories featuring some of the kookiest characters in print. His funny books for kids include The Ice Monster, The Beast of Buckingham, Gangster Granny, Ratburger, Mr Stink, and...
Now is an excellent time to diversify your reading list. The nominees for the International Booker Prize have just been announced. The prize famously celebrates the best translated fiction from around the world and each year six titles are selected for the...
What would children’s literature be without the distinct voice of Roald Dahl? Over the course of his long career, the British novelist wrote more than 30 works populated with clever children and frequently monstrous adults, sprinkled with made-up words, and shot...
