This is a story told in spilt pollen, red folded petals and drowsy scents . . .
Why poppies have black spots
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Author Archives: KMLockwood
Hollow: #ReviewMonday
Hollow written by Lorraine Cannell
available on Kindle
and in paperback
April 2017
. . . a YA chiller with a spiritual twist
Yonderly
This is a story spelled out in ash keys and hazel nuts, pine cones and lichen . . . Continue reading
Alex Sparrow and the Really Big Stink: #ReviewMonday
Alex Sparrow and the Really Big Stink
written by Jennifer Killick
illustrations by Heath McKenzie
published by Firefly Press 1st May 2017
247 pages in paperback
. . . a big-hearted comedy caper of a story.
Why Honey Bees have Stings
This is a story told in golden pollen and the dancing of many delicate legs . . . Continue reading
Mold and the Poison Plot: #ReviewMonday
Mold and the Poison Plot
written by Lorraine Gregory
with illustrations by Tom Mead
Published by Oxford University Press Spring 2017
201 pages in paperback
He’s got a big heart
. . . and a nose to match! Continue reading
A Tale of a Drunken Heart
This is a story told by heavy footsteps leading across a steep and barren land . . . Continue reading
The Boy who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair #ReviewMonday
The Boy who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair
written by Lara Williamson
First published by Usborne in 2015
Cover and design work by Usborne team
336 pages in paperback
including a Q&A with the writer
and how to make paper cranes! Continue reading
Not All Dragons
This is a story told in black discarded scales, fallen on hard earth and pale grass . . . Continue reading
Why I Went Back: #ReviewMonday
Why I Went Back
written by James Clammer
published by Andersen Press 2016
288 pages in paperback
read on Kindle via NetGalley
a dark tale of magic, myth and undelivered mail . . .