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Julia Eccleshare M.B.E - Editorial Expert
Julia Eccleshare has a lifetime of working within children’s books as a critic, an editor, an author and a commentator. Apart from her current role with LoveReading4Kids as Editor-at-Large and as one of our editorial expert reviewers, she is Director of the Children's Programme at the Hay Festival and Chair and founder of the Branford Boase Award.
She is also Head of Policy and Engagement for Public Lending Right at the British Library. She is also the author or editor of a number of books including the Rough Guide to Teenage Literature, the fascinating and insightful Beatrix Potter to Harry Potter: Portraits of Children’s Writers, which is a celebration of a century of children’s literature, as well as Treasure Islands: the Woman’s Hour Guide to Children’s Books. She also spent some considerable time as a children’s fiction editor in UK publishing.
Comic and cosmic, this is a roller coaster adventure that takes Liam Digby up into space with a handful of other children and their parents. It’s an hilarious journey of discovery as Liam hurtles around the world finding out exactly what makes children and adults different. View Full Review
Passionate, warm and very funny, this roller-coaster love story with a fabulous backdrop of the best sights of Liverpool, races through the complexities of a relationship that starts in distrust and anger and moves in utterly convincing jerky steps to happiness.
Readers will whoop and cheer along with Lou and Isabel as, after an extremely tricky start caused by prickly Eloise misreading the signs from new girl Isabel, they navigate the turbulent comings and goings of their Sapphic love story. View Full Review
Jummy, the delightful star of the previous titles, is back for a new term and there are lots of things she is looking forward to - especially football. But, when Mrs Fasida from the Girls Model Trust appears at the very first assembly of term, Jummy soon learns that everything is about to change.
Mrs Fasida is determined to transform the River School from one known for noise and pandemonium to one producing stillness and harmony. The term is to be devoted to - singing! All energies are to be devoted to hosting an inter-school music competition. And football is ... View Full Review
Coll lives on Wolf, a powerful ‘Construct’, a mechanical fighting creature which is controlled by its crew as well as by its technology.
As one of the Wolf crew, Coll knows he belongs on Wolf. He abides by all the rules of being part of the pack and is fearless and strong when needed to ensure Wolf’s survival during attacks by the other Constructs such as Dragon and Raven.
But Coll is also different and there are some of Wolf’s crew who challenge his right to belong. When Coll is thrown off Wolf during ... View Full Review
Isadora Moon is special. Half fairy from her mum and half vampire from her dad, she has very special qualities which can come in very handy!
Isadora Moon is thrilled to be going to the Frost Festival, one of the biggest celebrations in the fairy world. Lit by twinkling lights there are market stalls to buy treats from, hot chocolate to drink and, above all, skating to enjoy. Isadora Moon is having the time of her life until - disaster- she gets lost! Luckily, she finds her mum and dad just in time! View Full Review
Hilarious and with a useful message, the highly illustrated story of Gordon’s mean ways and how he changes his behaviour and learns to say sorry is perfect for new readers.
All geese hiss and honk and many of them have some very mean habits. But Gordon is the meanest by a million miles. He lies on his couch, thinks of all the mean things he can do and then writes out a list which includes, ‘Give rong directions’, ‘Tip over ice kreems’ and ‘Stomp on sandcastle’. But, when Gordon is unexpectedly given ... View Full Review
When a little boy finds himself inside the empty white pages of a book he is terrified. He has a reputation for making a terrible mess wherever he goes. And he knows that he can’t draw or paint so what is he going to do?
Luckily, the paintbrushes come to his aid. Soon they - and him - are busy painting all kinds of wonderful animals, amazing scenery and, finally, a rainbow.
Now the white pages are full of life and colourand, along the way, every child will learn that they can paint too! And there are tips ... View Full Review
When Grandad was younger he was an astronomer: he knows all about the stars and can tell wonderful stories about them. But now Grandad’s getting older and he’s starting to forget things including the stories that he has always known so well. And then he forgets his granddaughter’s name.
But the love between them doesn't dim - thanks to the wonders of the stars in the galaxies and all the stories about them. View Full Review
A welcome return for Fergal, a little dragon who experiences big, complicated and familiar emotions!
Fergal is excited that Elspeth, his friend from summer camp, is coming to visit so that they can go to the school fair together. But then, the excitement turns to anxiety. Fergal is fretting!
What if Elspeth doesn’t fit in with his other friends? What if Elspeth fits in so well that she likes his friends more than him? What if playing with Elspeth isn't fun anymore?
Mum and Dad give Fergal loads of tips on how to manage his anxiety. When Elspeth ... View Full Review
Giraffe is different to look at. She has six legs and 3 ears. Both are useful and she is happy having extra legs for crunching through leaves and extra ears for listening to birdsong. But she is not happy that when she is out playing with other animals they make her feel an outsider.
Everything changes when the seeker in a game of hide-and-seek played by an exuberant flock of beautifully multi-coloured birds discovers her hiding behind a tree. Just as Giraffe is a giraffe and a half so the bird is a bird and a half. She has three wings ... View Full Review
Gloria longs to be a success on her own - not just as one of a family team. When she learns that the Savannah Games are coming to town she sneaks away from her family as they practice their amazing routine and sets off to find a sport of her own instead. Could she do the 200 metre sprint like Cheetah? Or gymnastics like Monkey? Or an 800 metre swim like crocodile?
Gloria tries hard at all of them but none of them work for her.
Meanwhile, her family needs her very special skills to complete their amazing routine! Gloria learns that ... View Full Review
How can shy Toby deal with the pixies at the bottom of his garden? Especially as they want him to be their King!
All Toby wants is to fit in. Toby tries to ignore his intrusive friends and hopes that his boring school routine will be a deterrent. But there is no stopping the determined pixies who turn up in the most unexpected places. Maybe Toby should accept his new status – and the possible perks that might go with it?
That may be a step too far but Toby soon enjoys some great new friendships in this madcap other ... View Full Review
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