Bluebird Reviews

What was the original inspiration behind The Mermaid Atlas? What made you want to write a children’s book on mermaids? This topic was...

All books can potentially change the world, I think.  The power of a good book is that it can take you into the head of someone else, and...

Holy Gouda, what a spectacular story! From the very first page of this delicious debut I was immediately mesmerised by this tale of...

My Monster and Me by Nadiya Hussain, illu. by Ella Bailey Wonderfully heartwarming and confidently crafted, Nadiya has written a touching...

Lovely Lions Toddlers Picture Books Young Readers Middle Grade Lively Leopards Leopard Magazine is a charming new children's magazine for...

Picture Books Young Readers Middle Grade Teen/YA

Roll up! Roll up! Want to runaway with the circus? Dreaming of funfairs? Fancy the thrill of a themepark? Up for the carnival spirit?...

Set ten years after fearless dragon-rider Milla took to the skies in her own unforgettable adventure in Dragon Daughter, this sparking...

When I started writing Rise of the Shadow Dragons, it was a few months after the publication of Dragon Daughter, and I was starting to...

Picture Books I Am Brown by Ashok Banker Illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat I am brown. I am beautiful. I am perfect. A joyful and uplifting...

A charming, cheerful and crucial celebration of beautiful bodies and all the incredible and impressive things they can do and achieve,...

An ABC of Equality by Chana Ewing Illustrated by Paulina Morgan An engaging and colourful celebration of our wonderful world and everyone...

Congratulations on the publication of the bewitching The Vanishing Trick! Are you able to give readers an idea for what’s in store? Thank...

The Vanishing Trick by Jenni Spangler Illustrated by Chris Mould Gloriously bewitching and impressively eerie, The Vanishing Trick is a...

So far your ‘World Full of’ anthologies have featured spooky stories, Shakespeare stories, Dickens stories, animals stories and folk...

Happy Earth Day! To celebrate the 50th anniversary of this important day, I've put together a 'Booklist for Kids' featuring a range of...

A World Full of Dickens Stories by Angela McAllister Illustrated by Jannicke Hansen I'm such a massive fan of Angela McAllister and I've...

Our World: The One Place We All Call Home by Matt Whyman Illustrated by Richard Jones With foreword by Sir David Attenborough Through...

Guardians of Magic (The Cloud Horse Chronicles) written and illustrated by Chris Riddell A truly wild and wonderful read; Guardians of...

Cannonball Coralie and the Lion by Grace Easton Coralie is the Pippi Longstocking for a new generation! She's funny and strange and...