Category: UK Books
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Coyote’s Soundbite: A Poem For our Planet
We’re excited to be a part of the blog tour for COYOTE’S SOUNDBITE: A POEM FOR OUR PLANET written by John Agard and illustrated by Piet Grobler. When Lantana Publishing contacted us to take part we had to say yes! Lily has been learning about conservation and the environment at school and is so…
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Mayhem Mission
Mayhem Mission by Burhana Islam is “a love letter to every multi-generational family.” Inspired by Burhana’s own family and Bengali community, Mayhem Mission is a celebration of what it means to be loved unconditionally by family. Lily absolutely loved this book and couldn’t wait to share her review. Review Mayhem Mission by Burhana Islam is…
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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…
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Escape: One Day We Had To Run
We were very kindly gifted a copy of ESCAPE by Lantana Publishing, written by Ming and Wah and illustrated by Carmen Vela. It was the perfect starting point for a conversation with our kids about the different reasons someone may need to up and leave their homes. From a personal perspective, members of our family…
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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…
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Opie Jones Talks to Animals
OPIE JONES TALKS TO ANIMALS* is a laugh out loud, hilarious book by Nat Luurtsema with illustrations by Fay Austin. I’ve always wondered what animals are really thinking about and this book had all the answers! Opie Jones is a dull, ordinary girl. She’s organised and sensible and someone you would never expect to be…
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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…
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Blog Tour- Zombierella
Today we are taking part in the blog tour for Zombierella! With the kids back at school and autumn finally on it’s way, we’re looking forward to cold wintery nights and lots of spooky reads. ZOMBIERELLA by Joseph Coelho and illustrated Freya Hartas is out today and the perfect book to get us excited for Halloween 👻🕸🕷…
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Blog Tour- Sona Sharma, Very Best Big Sister
Today we are taking part in the blog tour for Sona Sharma Very Best Big Sister written by Chitra Soundar and illustrated by Jen Khatun. Read on for Lily’s thoughts on the book. Sona Sharma is used to having the attention on her and being the only child in the house, but then one…
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CLEAN UP!
CLEAN UP! by Nathan Bryon and illustrated by Dapo Adeola, is the second book by the award winning team. Look Up! their first book together was this years Waterstones children’s book of the year. Lily and Joseph both loved Clean Up! Read on for Lily’s review: “Rocket always finds a way to bring people together…