This month our Macaw subscribers are entering a vivid fantasy world inspired by Chinese myth and history in a book that had us on the edge of our seats. Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor author Xiran Jay Zhao discusses the inspiration behind the book and the best new fantasy books for tweens and early teens.
Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One was an extremely easy pick for our subscription boxes, perfectly pitched for a tween or young teen audience. Here author Maggie Horne tells us about how the book mirrors her own experience growing up and which books for tweens and early teens she would recommend you read next.
Our Cockatoo subscribers are heading into a charming and magical world with The Spell Tailors by James Nicol this month. Here James tells us about being inspired by his seamstress mum and which fantasy books for kids he thinks should be top of your reading list.
The book we've sent our Parakeet subscribers this month is both funny and heart-warming in equal measure, a perfect read for younger bookworms. Author Hannah Moffatt tells us more about the book's gentle but important message, and which funny books for kids she recommends you read next.
If you’ve got gifts for kids under 10 on your Christmas shopping list this year, you really can’t go wrong with a book. And if you’re not sure where to start, don’t worry. We’ve put together a guide to some of the best book gifts for kids under 10 in 2022.
This month our Macaw subscribers are taking a wild ride with 21% Monster, a fast-paced, action-packed sci-fi adventure. Author P.J. Canning tells us about what inspired the book, writing on the bus, and which adventure books for teens and tweens he recommends you read next.
One of the books we've sent our Macaw subscribers this month is a mysterious, thrilling and hugely atmospheric journey into the islands of Trinidad & Tobago. Zo and the Forest of Secrets author Alake Pilgrim tells us about what inspired the book and which fantasy books she recommends you read next.
We are sharing Marv and the Mega Robot, a rip-roaring sci-fi adventure, with our Parakeet subscribers this month. Here author Alex Falase-Koya tells us about what inspired the series, writing in bed, and which illustrated chapter books for kids he recommends you read next.
This month our Macaw subscribers are immersed in a grippingadventure that combines myths and legends with a real-world setting and hugely relatable characters that young teens and tweens will really connect with. Author Alex Cotter tells us what inspired The Mermaid Call and which mystery adventure books for older readers she recommends you turn to next.
The book we’ve sent our Cockatoo subscribers this month is The Map of Leaves by Yarrow Townsend, a mysterious and hugely atmospheric adventure story with a striking message. Here Yarrow tells us what inspired the book and which adventure books with environmental themes she recommends you read next.
This month we’ve sent our Parakeet subscribers a super fun and wildly charming story that is perfect for budding young detectives! Author Karen Owen tells us all about what inspired the book and which detective books for young readers she recommends you read next.
Our Macaw subscribers are heading into a mysterious, imaginative realm this month with Furthermoor by Darren Simpson. We asked Darren to tell us all about what inspired the book and which fantasy books for teens and tweens he recommends you read next.
