Amplifying great children's books

Category: Blog Tour

  • Queer Up: Blog Tour

    When I first heard about Queer Up at a Walker Books preview event, I knew I wanted to get a copy for our bookshelves. The author Alexis Caught, was so passionate about why he wrote the book and how he knew it was needed, I could tell how important it would be for teenagers to…

  • My Favourite Literary Monsters By Joseph Coelho

    Joseph Coelho is one of our favourite children’s authors. We absolutely love his work especially his verse novels. His writing style is delightful, so full of life, always conjuring up imagery that takes your breath away. Lily in particular has been so inspired by his work that when we had the opportunity to invite him…

  • My Favourite Literary Monsters By Joseph Coelho

    Joseph Coelho is one of our favourite children’s authors. We absolutely love his work especially his verse novels. His writing style is delightful, so full of life, always conjuring up imagery that takes your breath away. Lily in particular has been so inspired by his work that when we had the opportunity to invite him…

  • SuperJoe Does NOT Do Cuddles – Book Tour

    We’re thrilled to be taking part in the SuperJoe Does NOT Do Cuddles book tour. It’s such a fun book and we were also lucky to be able to ask a couple of questions to the author and illustrator so read on to find out what we just HAD to know and their replies! SuperJoe…

  • ALLIES – Real Talk About Showing Up, Screwing Up, and Trying Again

    “Most of us come to allyship with zero knowledge and experience, and it’s our responsibility to fill in the gaps in our knowledge” – Adiba Jaigirdar Are you an ally? Would you call yourself an ally? Are you an ally to some and not to others? Have you thought about why this is? Do you…

  • Jaz Santos vs. The World: Blog Tour

      Happy Saturday! We’re so excited to have been invited to take part in the blog tour for Jaz Santos vs. The World written by Priscilla Mante, cover illustration by Camilla Sucre. Jaz Santos vs. The World is the first title in a brand new middle grade series ‘The Dream Team’. Jaz Santos vs. The…

  • Agents of the Wild: Operation Sandwhiskers Blog Tour

      We are so excited to be part of the Agents of the Wild Blog Tour to celebrate the release of the 3rd book in the series, Agents of the Wild, Operation Sandwhiskers by Jennifer Bell featuring wonderful illustrations by Alice Lickens. We love the Agents of the Wild books in our house. Lily in…

  • Blog Tour – An Alien in the Jam Factory

      Today we’re taking part in the blog tour for AN ALIEN IN THE JAM FACTORY written by Chrissie Sains and illustrated by Jenny Taylor. This is a hilariously funny book about Scooter McLay, a boy with cerebral palsy which affects how quickly he can move his body. Scooter is an inventor with a hyper-creative…

  • Blog Tour – Nelson (Mandela: First Names)

    Welcome to our stop on the Nelson (Mandela: First Names) blog tour! We are thrilled to share an interview with both the author, and illustrator as well as share Joseph’s review of the book. Let’s get started. When we were approached to be involved in this blog tour, we jumped at the chance to take…

  • Blog Tour – Too Small Tola

      We are thrilled to be taking part in the blog tour for Too Small Tola and The Three Fine Girls by Atinuke and illustrated by Onyinye Iwu. One of the reasons we started Glorious Reads was to share diverse books that showcased children just living their lives. Books featuring “issues” of course have their…