Cordelia Codd
Claire O’Brien One day, I, CORDELIA CODD, will be glamorous. I’ll take taxis everywhere, have a ridiculous-looking, floppy little dog, and Wednesdays will be manicure day. But for now, I’m stuck with a 50% reduction in parents two mean ex-best…
Hang in There Bozo: The Ruby Redfort Emergency Survival Guide for Some Tricky Predicaments
Lauren child Ruby Redfort: secret agent, detective, thirteen-year-old kid. And now…survival expert. It’s not always possible to skip around smelling roses, ’cos sometimes you’re too busy gripping onto the cliff edge by your fingernails. But 99 times out of 100…
I’m Dougal Trump and It’s Not my Fault
Jackie Marchant I, DOUGAL TRUMP, AM DEAD. Ok, I’m not actually dead, but if I’m not very careful, I soon will be. In this first book, football-loving Dougal Trump finds himself at risk from the mysterious creature living in the…
Cheese 'n Ham Melts and other Strange Questions: An Interview With Lauren Child (Part 2)
Part two of Izzy and Daisy’s interview with author Lauren Child Everyone knows that Clarice Bean is exceptionordinarily keen about the Ruby Redfort books. Now in her own starring role, this genius code-cracker and daring detective, along with her sidekick…
Noisy Neighbours and Snipping with Scissors: An Interview With Lauren Child (Part 1)
Thanks to those lovely book sellers at Waterstone’s Guildford, Daisy(11) and Izzy (8)recently got the opportunity to interview, awesome author, Lauren Child. It’s not easy to concentrate at school when mysterious things are happening all around you. In fact, Clarice…
Dolly's Diary
Clare Bromley and Holly Blackman (illustrator) Picnics , kite flying and seaside adventures with Dolly and her new family Are you exited dolly? beep,beep says Dolly. And so the fun begins… I love Dolly’s Diary simply because: The illustrations are…
Tim the Tiny Horse at Large
Harry Hill In this new book of adventures, Tim has to deal with some big things such as: Birth, love, life and death! Tim faces up to fame, to his best friend Fly getting married and the responsibility of looking…
Because Of Winn Dixie
Kate Dicamillo Because of Winn-Dixie, a big, ugly, happy dog, 10-year-old Opal learns 10 things about her long-gone mother from her preacher father. Because of Winn-Dixie, Opal makes new friends among the somewhat unusual residents of her new hometown, Naomi,…
Welcome to Daisy and Izzy!
We are absolutely delighted to introduce you to our two new Junior reviewers Daisy and Izzy. We are really looking forward to their contributions to Big Book Little Book and can’t wait to read their children’s book reviews. Daisy is…
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