Holly Harper
Holly Harper is a former Readings Kids bookseller
Review — 25 Apr 2016
Riverkeep by Martin Stewart
The Danék River has always been there, like a dark and silent third member of Wull’s little family. For years, Wull’s father has taught his son the arts of the…
Blog post — 3 May 2016
Five reasons we love Samurai vs Ninja by Nick Falk and Tony Flowers
Samurai vs Ninja: The Battle for the Golden Egg is one of the six books shortlisted for this year’s Readings Children’s Book Prize. Here are five reasons why we think…
Blog post — 17 May 2016
Five reasons we love 88 Lime Street by Denise Kirby
88 Lime Street: The Way In is one of the six books shortlisted for this year’s Readings Children’s Book Prize. Here are five reasons why we think it’s brilliant.
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Blog post — 10 May 2016
Five reasons we love Run, Pip, Run by JC Jones
Run, Pip, Run is one of the six books shortlisted for this year’s Readings Children’s Book Prize (update: it’s now the WINNER of the Readings Children’s Book Prize!). Here are…
Blog post — 26 Apr 2016
Five reasons we love Mister Cassowary by Samantha Wheeler
Mister Cassowary is one of the six books shortlisted for this year’s Readings Children’s Book Prize. Here are five reasons why we think it’s brilliant.
1. It’s about a real…
Blog post — 19 Apr 2016
Five reasons we love The Cat With the Coloured Tail by Gillian Mears
The Cat with the Coloured Tail is one of the six books shortlisted for this year’s Readings Children’s Book Prize. Here are five reasons why we think it’s brilliant.
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Blog post — 13 Apr 2016
Five reasons we love The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey
Aaron Blabey’s The Bad Guys: Episode 1 is one of the six books shortlisted for this year’s Readings Children’s Book Prize. Here are five reasons why we think it’s brilliant.
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Blog post — 6 Apr 2016
Best new children's books in April
Mountain climbing adventures, secret tree forts and ballet school – here’s our pick of the best children’s books April has to offer.
READINGS CHILDREN’S BOOK PRIZE SHORTLIST 2016
We couldn’t…
Blog post — 6 Apr 2016
Our monthly round-up of new YA reads, events and news
From Vine stars to the Vietnam War, here’s our selection of this month’s best YA reads, news and events.
OUR YA BOOK OF THE MONTH
The fighting might have ended…
Blog post — 31 Mar 2016
Books with LGBTQIA+ themes for kids and teens
“It’s okay to be yourself.”
It’s a pretty universal piece of advice that many kids and teens hear, and it makes sense. After all, the difficulty in trying to maintain…