Treasure | Playing by the book

4 Jan 2016

How to Find Gold

by Zoe | posted in: Viviane Schwarz | 4

I wanted a brilliant book to start the new year with and I’ve unearthed real treasure with How to Find Gold by Viviane Schwarz (@vivschwarz), out later this week in the UK. Anna is a girl with an inspirational can-do … Continued

6 Oct 2014

Sam & Dave Dig a Hole: diamonds, a dog and deadpan humour

by Zoe | posted in: Jon Klassen, Mac Barnett | 2

Sam & Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen is full of near misses but ends up being one big hit. Forget the treasure that may or may not be buried under your feet, pick this … Continued

12 Mar 2014

Pterosaurs, sweetcorn racing and zombie cockroaches: where great non-fiction can take you!

by Zoe | posted in: Clive Gifford, Kate Daubney, Mike Goldsmith, Richard Watson, Sarah Horne | 0

2014 sees the first crop of books by Red Shed (@RedShedBooks, Egmont‘s new dedicated non-fiction imprint for children and young people) hitting shelves across the UK. I Explore Digging for Dinosaurs and I Explore Under the Sea, both by written … Continued