This is a Halloween Book Week guest post from Adele of Circus Queen. Earlier this year, my husband bought me a Kindle because, for someone who claims they like to read, I actually don’t read very much. Unfortunately, this coincided with us going through a rather skint period so, …
I went through a big horror phase when I was a teenager (after the Mills & Boon phase). I mentioned on Monday about Friday night horror movie night at my friend’s house, but we also read loads of horror fiction, then, too. I think the appeal of horror was that …
The last post of the day is for the children’s books we were sent that didn’t quite fit into the other categories! Stefan Gates’ Incredible Edibles Incredible Edibles is a fabulous collection of incredibly cool recipes come science experiments. Stefan Gates takes an exploratory and scientific look at food. How …
I have to admit to having been somewhat dismissive of YA fiction. I felt that, since I read mostly adult fiction from a fairly young age, why can’t everyone else? YA fiction was just starting out when I was a teenager and there were a few titles appearing from a …
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen Chapter books are where children can really start getting into and appreciating the scary, I think. The one I remember most from my childhood was The Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan Garner. It probably isn’t what you’d describe as a traditional horror story, though it does …
Our round-up of picture books for Halloween and beyond – witches, ghosts and monsters, oh my!
Today is all about the children with round-ups of Halloweeny books for children of different ages – here’s what we’ve got in store today.
Adele of Circus Queen shares her experiences of growing up superstitious in Trinidad, with glimpses of some amazing ghostly tales.
This is a Halloween Book Week guest post by Mrs M from At Home With Mrs M! and it’s all about a ghost story that does the rounds still – Bloody Mary
Monday on Halloween Book Week is all about ghosts and ghouls.
