I review children’s books from picture books to YA for Armadillo Magazine, The Children’s Book Review, iReadBooks Tours and was a former reviewer for the Children’s Book Council of Australia. Here you’ll find links to all of those reviews, guest posts, author interviews and giveaways.
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Sneak Peek: Undercover Overlord/Meddling Underlings (Tangled Tales series)
Preview the unique new chapter book series, Tangled Tales: Undercover Overlord /Meddling Underlings, before it hits bookstores! Title: Tangled Tales: Undercover Overlord/Meddling Underlings | Author:Lou Treleaven | Illustrator: Mario Gushiken | Genre: Chapter Book/Junior Fiction | Publisher: Maverick Publishing | Release date: January 28, 2024 Book Description (from the publisher): Undercover Overlord – Otis Vile is set to take over his dastardly grandmother’s even more dastardly…
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Book Review + Giveaway: Nursery Rhymes for Kinder Times
Title: Nursery Rhymes for Kinder Times®, Vol. 1 | Author: Pam Gittleman | Illustrator: | Genre: Picture Book | Publisher: Mascot Kids, an imprint of Amplify Publishing Group | Release Date: October 3, 2023 | ISBN-13: 9781637558010 Book Description: What happens when Three KIND Mice put their heads (and bodies!) together to get some cheese on top of the counter? Will Humpty Dumpty be left in…
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Book Review + Giveaway: The Dolphin Dentist
Title: The Dolphin Dentist: No Sharks Allowed | Author: Cheryl DaVeiga | Illustrator: Luis Peres | Genre: Picture Book | Publisher: Waterhole Productions LLC | Release Date: November 2023 Book Description: A “Fin-tastic” adventure Like No Other! Fearless Flossy, a mighty great white shark, has a secret—she’s terrified of going to the dentist. Dr. Dribble, the big-hearted dolphin dentist, has a jaw-dropping fear of…
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Book Review + Giveaway: A Cloud in a Jar
Title: A Cloud in a Jar | Author: Aaron Lewis Krol | Illustrator: Carlos Vélez Aguilera | Genre: Picture Book | Publisher: Page Street Kids | Release Date: October 3, 2023 | ISBN-13: 9781645679936 It’s just after midnight on Walton Wharf West, but there’s no time for sleeping―adventure awaits! Get dressed, grab your oars, let’s not delay. Lou Dozens…
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2023 Yeovil Literary Prize
I’m “over the moon” to learn that my middle grade manuscript, THE ALIENS ARE COMING! (I’m 99.36% sure this time.) has won the Yeovil Literary Prize in the Children’s & Young Adult category. Judged by the brilliant Hannah Gold, author of multi-award winning novels THE LAST BEAR, the newly released sequel FINDING BEAR and THE…
Stephanie Ward 