Hi, I’m Jess! Thanks for dropping by my blog. I am a huge kid lit fan. I love picture books, board books, YA, middle reader…you name it, I’ll read it!

I have two daughters. Vivi (currently 11) and Lily (currently 9). They are hilarious and clever and awesome and they too adore books. You’ll meet them in many of the reviews. My very patient husband, Karl, also makes an appearance now and then.

I am a former creative writer/creative lead for a children’s website and I have started my own (very small) publishing company, Buttertart Books. I’m also a published author (A Wee Boo, Orca, 2022) and a podcast script writer.

In the mean time, I’m going to be here on the regular, reviewing books – mostly ones I love, occasionally a selection from my collection of old (and bad) picture books. I would love to hear your feedback, so please comment on anything/everything!

Let’s get reading!