This is a tale told in spluttering flames and the chink of glass against twigs . . . Continue reading
Author Archives: KMLockwood
#WritersReview: The Sea House
The Sea House
written by Lucy Owen
illustrated by Rebecca Harry
published by Firefly Press 2019
114 pages of story & illustration
a magical marine story of hope
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#WritersReviews: Deeplight
Deeplight
written by Frances Hardinge
cover design by Aitch
published by Macmillan Children’s Books
on Halloween 2019
448 pages in hardback
dark, strangely beautiful and perilous
#WritersReviews: The Wonder Girls
The Wonder Girls written by J.M.Carr
cover by Anne Glenn Design
published by Cindy Press October 2019
320 pages in paperback
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#WritersReviews: Into the Jungle
Into the Jungle
written by Katherine Rundell
illustrated by Kristjana S Williams
published by Macmillan Children’s Books
240 pages in hardback, audiobook available, paperback coming soon!
Forget Disney, explore Mowgli’s world for yourself
Catch you later
This is a story written in scarlet threads caught on a green net fence . . .
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#WritersReviews: WildSpark
Wildspark written by Vashti Hardy
Cover illustrated by George Ermos
Published by Scholastic May 2019
430 pages in paperback
ebook available
stonking philosophical spec fic
Mary Palmer’s Vision
This is a tale told by the fragile lines of hoverfly wings, cast swiftly in darting shadows . . .
Evocation
This is a tale told with inkbrush calligraphy and vertical neon characters . . . Continue reading
Early start
This is a tale told in the whirr of small wings when streetlights wink out . ..
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