This is the final instalment of Ross MacKenzie's enchanting trilogy about a magical shop and the wonderful worlds within. It sees the Nowhere Emporium's globe-trotting black brickwork return to Glasgow, where a mother and daughter step through its door, and find their fates as closely entwined with the Book of Wonders as Daniel Holmes once... Continue Reading →

The latest in Alison Page's collection about the adventures of an adorable wee West Highland Terrier, Corrie's Curling Capers sees Corrie try her hand at a new sport. This Scottish-themed adventure blends history, culture and competition, as the celebrity Westie learns about her ancestors' experience of the Highland Clearances and gives her Canadian relatives a... Continue Reading →

The story of two cavemen who are determined to out-do each other, Inch and Grub was an instant hit in our house. This long-haired duo's contest begins when they start comparing their similarly-basic caves, then they compete with fire, furniture and (in a quick dash through history) pile up carriages, cars, rockets and mobile phones,... Continue Reading →

You could spend hours just gazing at this book's enticing endpapers - but it gets even better inside. Perfectly pitched to engage the youngest of wildlife-lovers, An Amazing Animal Atlas of Scotland is packed with facts that will fascinate and surprise readers - whatever their age. For example, did you know that limpet's teeth are... Continue Reading →

This is the story of a little long-eared owl who longs to master the art of flying. Whit tries and tries, but when a practice flight goes badly wrong, she will need both practical help and encouragement from her friends Miss Mouse, Mole and Fox. A gently rhyming story filled with read-along words, endearing characters... Continue Reading →

The Roaring Reads gang definitely have room for improvement when it comes to bedtime, so we were looking forward to trying out Eilidh Muldoon's new picture book, Snooze, to find out if this 'helpful guide for sleepy owls' might have some hints to help us drift off. Snooze features a wide-eyed owl, whose efforts to... Continue Reading →

In the concluding notes of After the War, Tom Palmer observes that this was a difficult book to write. It is a difficult book to read too - not for the language, which is as clear as you expect from this author and publisher - but because of the enormity of the events it explores... Continue Reading →

The Roaring Reads gang are big fans of One Button Benny, so we were excited to learn that our favourite little robot was zing-zang-zooming back for another adventure. One Button Benny and the Gigantic Catastrophe finds Benny faced with a new emergency – the disappearance of his cat, Sparky, and all their friends' cats too.... Continue Reading →