Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe


  • Why You Should Read Children’s Books, Even Though You are So Old and Wise – Katherine Rundell

    Bloomsbury First published 2019 ISBN 9781526610072 Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing RRP: $16.99‘Rundell’s pen is gold-tipped’ – Sunday Times As much as I love Katherine Rundell’s writing, I was completely unaware of this little gem, until I saw this new edition in Quick Brown Fox a couple of weeks ago and HAD to have it – of course!…

  • The Poisoned King: Impossible Creatures #2 – Katherine Rundell

    Bloomsbury ISBN 9781408897454 (p/b) Imprint Bloomsbury Children’s Books RRP: $18.99 (P/b) $29.99 (H/b) $15.19 ebook editions I have raved over Impossible Creatures since I first ate it up greedily and, trust me, I am not the only one. Evidence of that is in the fact that it was the Children’s Book of the Year in…

  • The Good Thieves – Katherine Rundell

    Bloomsbury ISBN: 9781526608130 Imprint: Bloomsbury Children’s Books RRP $14.99 I have quickly become a fan of Katherine Rundell’s writing. After The Wolf Wilder and especially The Explorer (still the most visited blog post I’ve put up!) it would be hard to ignore such magical and adventurous narratives. Once again Katherine has put a group of…