Faber Members get access to live and online author events and receive regular e-newsletters with book previews, promotional offers, articles and quizzes. Bronnie is so lovely with the boys and we also felt that having a man enthusing about the books set a great example.

Candy Gourlay introduces Wild Song, her companion novel to Bone Talk, in which Luki and Samkad leave their home in the Philippines for America. When she gets sent to another zoo she makes friends with Fu and decides that being good has not got her anywhere - so the way to get back to her brother is to be the worst animal in the zoo.At home in the panda sanctuary, Lin was the cutesiest, wootsiest, fluffiest, wuffiest baby, while her brother looked like he’d been spun too fast in a washing machine. Swapna Haddow lives in London with her karate-chopping,swash-buckling son (his words not hers), her thirty-something, age-sensitive husband and Archie the Dog. I’m a huge Dave Pigeon fan so a new series from dynamic duo, Swapna Haddow and Sheena Dempsey, was always going to be a treat.

You guys are such a force for good and I am a passionate supporter of Indie booksellers, so I'm so happy this worked out well (I'd love to know how many books were sold if you have it to hand - it felt like quite a lot! She hates being ogled by humans at the zoo and decides that the only thing she can do to stop it is to be bad. I have been recommending this book non-stop ever since I read it when it was published and it is still one of my 5-8 years old favourite book! You guys were so fab and Dawn was such a lovely presence in the schools - I will absolutely be in touch next time I'm in your neck of the woods. Ross Welford introduces Time Travelling with a Tortoise, the sequel to Time Travelling with a Hamster, and a whole new time travel adventure!This is a very funny and action-packed story, perfect for younger readers venturing into first chapter books. Your words, like your reviews, bring books to life and give them a voice before the front cover is even turned.