Supporting Indie Publishers

The Puffin Portal

Vashti Hardy (author) Natalie Smillie (Illustrator) Newly qualified warden Grace Griffin is excited to be using the amazing teleport technology of the Griffin map to travel throughout Moreland fighting crime. But her first mission, investigating a series of petty thefts, is proving to be a bit of a puzzle. Who would steal a jar of … Read more

Knight Sir Louis

The Brothers McLeod Knight Sir Louis is the champion knight at Castle Sideways, and the bravest of all knights in all lands. Braver than Knight Sir Colin in the bogs of Wattasmel. Braver than Knight Sir Barbara in the mountains of Itso-Hy. Even braver than Knight Sir Gary from the soggy lands of Tippinitdown. But … Read more

Ghost Scouts

Taylor Dolan I’ve never reviewed more than one book in the same post before, so where to begin! The beginning I suppose… When Lexie Wilde is dropped off at Scout Camp, little does she expect it to be full of zombies, werewolves and three-headed witches, who all become the best of friends. But Camp Croak … Read more

Swop, the Satsuma-sized Secret

What would you do if you found the world’s smallest dog? When Ernie and his family leave the countryside to move to the city, Ernie feels like he’ll never settle into their new home. Yet on his first night, a surprising new friend introduces himself – Swop is a very tiny dog. A dog that just … Read more

Dragon Skin

Pip never wants to be at home nowadays. There’s no laughter anymore and her mum isn’t happy. She spends most of her time alone, daydreaming and digging for treasure by the dirty creek. But one night, Pip finds something incredible – a dragon. Tiny, possibly dying, but definitely a dragon. She quickly realises that dragons … Read more

Wildlord – Philip Womack

Officially released today by Little Island, Wildlord is a “suspenseful teen fantasy about young love, dark mystery and magic”.  Author Philip Womack  has always been fascinated by pre-history, when looking at the many burial mounds that scatter the Suffolk countryside, it wasn’t hard for him to imagine them being inhabited by other-worldly beings. The fact … Read more

Baby Teeth Winners

First of all a huge thank you to Little Island Books, who donated the books for our very first #BookPost raffle. We are really looking forward to working with them and all the other Indie Publishers who are supporting us. The draw was made on Saturday and there were 3 winners selected from the hat. … Read more

Best Picture Books 2020 Part 4

We continue highlighting the independent books that were part of Simon Smith’s Best Picture Books 2020. We do use affiliate links on this website, it helps support this site and the additional work we do to support independent publishing houses. All of the links are to Bookshop, which supports local independent bookshops. A fairer deal … Read more

Best Picture Books 2020 Part 3

We continue highlighting the independent books that were part of Simon Smith’s Best Picture Books 2020. We do use affiliate links on this website, it helps support this site and the additional work we do to support independent publishing houses. All of the links are to Bookshop, which supports local independent bookshops. A fairer deal … Read more