Imogen Russell Williams

London

Kids' book critic @GuardianBooks. Editor for hire. Author, Big Book of the UK, The Women Left Behind, Big Book of Slimy Things, Great Britons. She/her.

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Children’s and teens roundup - the best new picture books and novels

1 month ago | ca.style.yahoo.com | Imogen Russell Williams

Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob by Huw Aaron.Photograph: Huw AaronHello Bunny! by Sharon King-Chai, Two Hoots, £8.99 An entrancingly bold, shiny board book, full of bright creatures, joyous greetings, and a baby-pleasing mirror at the end.
Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

2 months ago | msn.com | Imogen Russell Williams

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Children’s and teens roundup - the best new picture books and novels

2 months ago | ca.style.yahoo.com | Imogen Russell Williams

The Gnome by Loes Riphagen.Photograph: PRCloud Boy by Greg Stobbs, Oxford, £7.99Sights, sounds, smells – the world around Bobby is just too enticing, and he’s always floating off into the clouds. How can his friends keep his feet on the ground – or should they try to be more like him? A lively, empathetic picture book, which may provide particular insights for families managing ADHD.
Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

Jan 24, 2025 | msn.com | Imogen Russell Williams

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Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

Jan 24, 2025 | msn.com | Imogen Russell Williams

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Children’s and teens roundup - the best new picture books and novels

Jan 24, 2025 | ca.style.yahoo.com | Imogen Russell Williams

An illustration from Our Love by Fátima Ordinola.Photograph: PROur Love by Fátima Ordinola, Post Wave, £12.99This adorable animal-themed picture book conveys the love between parent and child, “bigger than any river” and “stronger than any shield”, in soft, bright watercolour scenes of protection, consolation and joy.
Five of the best young adult books of 2024

Dec 6, 2024 | msn.com | Imogen Russell Williams

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Five of the best young adult books of 2024

Dec 6, 2024 | ca.style.yahoo.com | Imogen Russell Williams

Lord of the Flies; The Maid and the Crocodile; The Reappearance of Rachel PriceComposite: GuardianThe TwelveLiz Hyder, illustrated by Tom de Freston, PushkinOn the night of the solstice, Kit’s wintry Welsh holiday turns terrifying when Libby, her beloved, infuriating little sister, falls from an ancient tower and vanishes – not just from sight, but from their mother’s memory. Only Story, a mysterious local boy, remembers Libby.
The best children’s books of 2024

Dec 5, 2024 | msn.com | Imogen Russell Williams

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Some of the best children’s books of 2024

Dec 4, 2024 | the-tls.co.uk | Children's literature |Nat Segnit |Lucy Fleming |Imogen Russell Williams

The title of Alex Bell’s new fantasy adventure for nine- to twelve-year-olds sounds like a Wizarding World knock-off churned out by an AI. It’s a pity, because The Glorious Race of Magical Beasts is terrific, alive with invention, dramatically taut and equipped with a metafictional fifth gear that, although reminiscent of certain classics of children’s literature, is anything but derivative.