Well West Sussex is covered in a blanket of snow and the hill in a sheet of ice which means we have no choice but to stay at home and curl up with a good book. This week, I've been catching up with The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. James read them and reviewed them for the site (which you can find here) and he was so impressed he's been nagging me to read them.

I was absolutely blown away.

These books are fantastic! The plotline is gripping, the characters are not just believable but likeabe, which can be an entirely different thing and its written in a simple but compelling style. I devoured them both in such a short time and quickly began reecommending them to everyone I know.

We also managed to see Where the Wild Things Are this weekend. I loved the book when I was little and James is a recent convert so we were quite excited to see the film  The director took this little story and turned it into a huge film, more about childhood than a film for kids.

We won't be updating the site for a day or two over Christmas, so we wish all our visitors a very Merry Christmas and we hope to see you all again after the festive season!
 
 
Hello there and welcome to our first ever blog post! The nights are colder and darker, the fires are lit here at Kid's Compass HQ, the tree is ordered and on its way and I am browsing all the wonderful books that are out there at the moment, trying to find perfect matches for the family.

I'm really pleased that so many retailers are offering such a great choice these days. There is such a massive wealth of wonderful stuff, especially at this time of year that you can discover a new favourite every day if you had the time to dig! If you don't have the time to dig then hopefully you can find something on our site. We read and review each book personally and we can absolutely guarantee that you will get our honest opinions. If you find something that you like on the site then you can also buy it here too! We are in partnership with Amazon so can bring you the lowest price for the books we review. Just click on the Kid's Compass Bookshop! It also helps us to continue searching for the best in children's fiction, so thanks for your support.

Our favourite book of the moment is The Circus Ship, by Chris van Dusen. Its a marvellous picture book, visually a riot of colour and detail and the story is superb. I read it whilst travelling on a very busy train, standing in a packed carriage with a large picture book, guffawing loudly and completely mesmerised. I'm certain that if you are buying for a little reader then this book will be a hit.

We hope to be updating regularly and we try our best to put up new reviews all the time so do bookmark us, follow us on twitter and remember to visit us again! We really do look forward to seeing you.

Jo@kidscompass
 

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    We are Jo and James, two people who love kid's fiction who live in Sussex. We started this site after working in a children's library. We found that there were lots of children who adored reading but were limited by the choice in libraries and schools. Many parents wanted to encourage this passion but didn't know which way to direct their kids in their reading - obviously Harry Potter and Twilight are the big hitters, but what next? We hope that here we can help you to help the younger readers in your life to discover the wonderful world that exists only in books.

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