Who’s this guy…
Hello, my name is Tom (Mr Slattery) and this is my blog about the books I read and enjoy. I am a Deputy Head teacher in a Primary School in Birmingham and very passionate about reading for pleasure and children’s books.
I mainly enjoy Middle Grade books but I have a great love for picture books and occasionally dip into Young Adult and mainstream fiction and non-fiction.
Who knows how this may evolve and I may from time to time blog about education too. I’m stepping tentatively into the unknown…
- March & April Rhyming Review RoundupSo I get quite a few people (scratch that I get some, some people… a couple, a couple of people… Ok one! One person) who enquire about my rhyming reviews and theContinue reading “March & April Rhyming Review Roundup”
- Zeina Starborn and the Sky Whale by Hannah DurkanThe Book in Rhyme… “ The City of Ravenport looms large over the sky, Tall skyscrapers grow from land all the way up high. But Ravenport’s polluted after years of neglect, AContinue reading “Zeina Starborn and the Sky Whale by Hannah Durkan”
- Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A.F.SteadmanThe Book in Rhyme… “We’ve all seen a unicorn, all glittery and gold, But beware! They cover up something never before told. They aren’t the cuddly creatures they would have you believe,Continue reading “Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A.F.Steadman”