Bluebird Reviews

The Littlest Yak by Lu Fraser Illustrated by Kate Hindley My favourite picture book of 2020! I just adored little Gertie and her sheer...

Across the Risen Sea is a phenomenal story set in a post climate change affected world of risen seas and floating cities. What was the...

Across the Risen Sea by Bren MacDibble From award-winning author Bren MacDibble comes another epic and timely tale of courage, community...

Firstly congratulations on the publication of School for Nobodies! Are you able to give readers an idea for what’s in store? Thank you so...

Firstly, a massive congratulations on the (soon to be – out September 17th!) publication of The Haunting of Aveline Jones! Are you able...

The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg Disney is given a chillingly sinister makeover in this futuristic thriller where a murder threatens to...

The Haunting of Aveline Jones by Phil Hickes What a courageously creepy debut! The Haunting of Aveline Jones gave me literal shivers of...

Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valour by Ally Carter Nancy Drew meets Lemony Snicket in this dazzling new murder mystery series by...

School for Nobodies by Susie Bower I adored everything about Susie Bower’s enchanting debut! Bursting with magic and mystery, The School...

The Beast and the Bethany by Jack Meggitt-Phillips Illustrated by Isabelle Follath The Beast and the Bethany is an absolute FEAST! I full...

Congratulations on the publication of the brilliant The Island That Didn’t Exist! Are you able to give readers an idea for what’s in...

Described as a Lord of the Flies meets The Famous Five in this classic middle grade adventure story, Joe Wilson - a BBC journalist and...

Set sail across treacherous seas, run the rooftops of beautiful Seville and navigate the fierce Moroccan desert by starlight in this...

The Bloomsbury Readers series is packed with brilliant books to get children reading independently in Key Stage 2, with book-banded...

Kites by Simon Mole Illustrated by Oamul Lu Breathtakingly beautiful and lyrically composed, Kites by Simon Mole and illustrated by Oamul...

Firstly a massive congratulations on The Unadoptables, which is publishing July 23rd! From the very first page I was completely...

A groundbreaking debut by the crucial new YA voice Christina Hammonds Reed. Searingly raw and profoundly moving, The Black Kids is an...

“I live in between spaces. The borders between nations, the invisible hyphen between words, the wide chasm between “one of us” and me...

Non-Fiction Picture Books Middle Grade YA

Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets ClientEarth's Guardians of the Planet in this hilarious yet timely tale about climate change and the...