Jaco Jacobs and Grandpa Zombie

  Jaco Jacobs is just about the most prolific writer (and easily one of the most popular) of children’s books in Afrikaans, but recently he’s been getting international attention for his books in English. It isn’t exclusive, mind you. At the moment, the majority...

Extracts for 12+ year olds

Lockdown is the perfect time to catch up on that TBR list but what happens when that list runs out? Here are some book extracts for 12+ year olds to help prepare what you would like to read when lockdown lifts and you can hit the shops once again! Click on the link...

April Books for Kids and Young Folks

  With things as they are at the moment, release dates and availability of books are going to be a bit different for a little while. But the great books just keep on coming regardless and it’s still important to keep the young people and little ones in your life...

Usborne books and activities for 5 – 8 year olds

Usborne is a leading specialist children’s book publisher, they are an independent, family business which creates engaging, innovative, accessible books for children of all ages. They create fantastic books for children aged 5 to 7 including lift-the-flap information...

Activities for 9 -12 year olds

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...