Celeste Perry
Celeste Perry is from Readings Kids
Blog post — 23 Oct 2024
Spooky Halloween books for young readers
For anyone with a creepy kid in their lives, or for anyone young and ghoulish at heart, here are my favourite titles, from the slightly spooky to the hair-raisingly horrifying…
Review — 23 Sep 2024
The Graveyard Gift (Fern’s School for Wayward Fae, Book 1) by Fern Forgettable
Just in time for Halloween, Piper C.J., writing as Fern Forgettable, has crafted the perfect read for children who are inclined towards creepy tales. They can spend the spooky season…
Review — 26 Aug 2024
Six Summers of Tash and Leopold by Danielle Binks
Twelve-year-olds Leopold and Alytash were once best friends, but they haven’t spoken in years. Despite being next-door neighbours, they could not feel more isolated as they navigate their lives independently…
Review — 29 Jul 2024
The Skin I’m In by Steph Tisdell
The Skin I’m In is Steph Tisdell’s debut young adult novel, and, as expected, it is as warm and hilarious as her award-winning comedy. In this coming-of-age tale, we follow…
Blog post — 18 Jul 2024
Picture books about emotional resilience
Children all face different obstacles through their lives, whether it’s an internal hurdle, a one-off catastrophe, or the routine struggle that is heading back to school. Kids' books are a…
Review — 20 May 2024
Stitch by Padraig Kenny & Steve McCarthy (illus.)
Stitch doesn’t know where he came from, he only remembers waking up in the professor’s lab. Though he has never left the castle, he’s content with his life: just him…
Review — 26 Feb 2024
Losing the Plot by Annaleise Byrd
Terry doesn’t much like reading. Basil loves reading, but he doesn’t much like Terry. Usually, they don’t have a lot to do with one another, and that arrangement works just…
