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Karen Owen on Major and Mynah and illustrated detective books for kids

July 14, 2022

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.

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An interview with Derek Keilty about Flyntlock Bones: The Sceptre of the Pharaohs and his favourite pirate books for kids

January 12, 2021

Our Parakeet subscribers are kicking off the year with a fantastic, swashbuckling adventure story, brilliantly illustrated by Mark Elvins and combining two of our favourite themes for this age group: pirates and detectives! Here author Derek Keilty tells us what inspired his new series and which other pirate books for kids he would recommend you read next.

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An interview with Roopa Farooki about The Cure for a Crime and her favourite crime books for kids

November 14, 2020

This month we sent our Cockatoo subscribers a brilliant book starring a pair of super-sleuth twins who set about solving a medical mystery. Here author and real-life doctor Roopa Farooki tells us what inspired the book and which other crime books for kids she recommends you read next.

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14 chapter books that would make a perfect Christmas gift for kids aged 8 to 12

November 4, 2020

A good book is so much more than words and pictures printed on a page – it’s a whole experience, one that the reader can relive again and again. Books really are the gift that keeps on giving. Here’s our guide to some of the best new chapter books for kids aged 8 to 12 that we think should be on everyone’s Christmas shopping list this year.

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An interview with author Anne Miller about Mickey and the Animal Spies and other detective stories for kids

September 29, 2020

We love a good puzzle, so the codebreaking in Mickey and the Animal Spies by Anne Miller went down a treat at Parrot Street HQ. Here Anne tells us all about the book and recommends some of her own favourite detective books for kids.

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