You can’t beat a big old pile of books to read, especially with the Summer holidays coming up. We love reading all year around but we make a special effort to keep up with our reading so we don’t fall victim to that infamous Summer slide. Both my children love books so we’re so excited to have teamed up with HarperCollins Children’s for an awesome Summer Reads giveaway! Follow #HCSummerReads this July for reviews, activities, exclusive interviews and awesome prizes!
HarperCollins Summer Reads Book Tour!
HarperCollins Children’s sent us an awesome pile of books which my children were so excited to see. My 7 year old loves to read as he is now a ‘free reader’ at school he has been devouring books. My little 5 year old love books too and one of the best things about being a parent is sharing books together at bedtime. It’s easily my favourite time of the day. We’ve really enjoyed reading Pirate Blunderbeard together.
Amy Sparke’s Pirate Blunderbeard
It’s a new year and Pirate Blunderbeard is determined to change his ways and stop being the worst pirate on the seven seas. He needs to stop fainting at the sight of fish, getting lost and wrecking ships and spend more time searching for treasure rather than fine-tuning his cupcake recipes.
In Pirate Blunderbeard: Worst. Pirate. Ever, (the first instalment in a highly illustrated new series) Blunderbeard is already under investigation from PARPS (Pirates Against Rubbish Piracy Society), when he’s entered for the Pirate of the Year award – by his Mum!
Un-ably assisted by his trusty pirate pet: a chicken named Boris, Blunderbeard must take on challenges and defeat his brilliant brother Blackbeard and dreadful cousin Redruth, who also fighting for the prize. Can the worst pirate ever win the Pirate of the Year Award?
It’s a really fun story with lovely illustrations. As much as we love to read, we also love to craft, inspired by our favourite stories. We had lots of fun making a paper plate chicken as we just loved Boris The Basher, Blunderbeard’s pet chicken. We used paper plates, red card, a glue stick and googly eyes to make our very own hand print paper plate chicken!
Win with HarperCollins Summer Reads Book Tour!
I have teamed up with HarperCollins Children’s to offer one of my readers the chance to get their hands on an awesome book bundle containing not only Pirate Blunderbeard but all of the following: David Walliams The World’s Worst Children, Michael Bond Paddington’s Finest Hour, Christian O’Connell Radio Boy, David Walliams Grandpas’s Great Escape, David Baddiel Animalcolm, Michael Morpurgo The Fox and The Ghost King, Shane Hegarty Darkmouth Hero Rising, Dion Leonard Finding Gobi, Justine Windsor Goodly and Grave In a Bad Case of Kidnap and Amy Sparke’s Pirate Blunderbeard.
To enter my giveaway you must answer the question via the Rafflecopter widget below and leave a comment on this post. There are some other bonus options too. The giveaway ends on 23rd July and the winners’ name will appear on this post. Good luck!
192 Comments
felicity smith
July 6, 2017 at 8:01 amMichael Bond Paddington’s Finest Hour,
Tracy Nixon
July 6, 2017 at 8:09 amMichael Bond Paddington’s Finest Hour – rip the author xxx grew up loving Paddington!
Hali Kinson
July 6, 2017 at 8:14 amMichael Bond Paddington’s Finest Hour
Katie Skeoch
July 6, 2017 at 9:09 amThe World’s Worst Children, we don’t have any David Walliam’s books yet!
Leila Benhamida
July 6, 2017 at 9:30 amShane Hegarty Darkmouth Hero Rising will be my first choice
Jane Willis
July 6, 2017 at 10:38 amI would have said the david walliams one, but with the recent passing of Michael Bond it has to be Paddington’s Finest Hour.
Fiona
July 6, 2017 at 1:46 pmDavid Walliams Grandpas’s Great Escape
Cathy Porteus
July 6, 2017 at 1:51 pmRadio Boy sounds good
Kelly Glen
July 6, 2017 at 1:54 pmAmy Sparke’s Pirate Blunderbeard.
stuart hargreaves
July 6, 2017 at 1:58 pmMichael Bond’s Paddington’s Finest hour – kids lover Paddington
Katharine Balyuzi
July 6, 2017 at 2:03 pmThe World’s Worst children!
Margaret Clarkson
July 6, 2017 at 2:51 pm“Paddington’s finest Hour” – I love Paddington.
Ann-Marie Gould
July 6, 2017 at 3:01 pmDavid Walliams Grandpas’s Great Escape, my little ones love David Walliams!
Karen Barrett
July 6, 2017 at 3:19 pmPaddington’s Finest Hour
Sarah prescott
July 6, 2017 at 3:34 pmI like the sound of Grandpas great escape
Sarah Rees
July 6, 2017 at 3:49 pmMichael Bond Paddington’s Finest Hour
Helen Tovell
July 6, 2017 at 4:12 pmDavid Walliams Grandpas’s Great Escape
Claire Nicholson
July 6, 2017 at 4:17 pmDavid Walliam’s Grandpa’s Great Escape (I think my children would love it 🙂 )
David Paterson
July 6, 2017 at 5:24 pmMichael Morpurgo The Fox and The Ghost King
Zoe C
July 6, 2017 at 6:39 pmGrandpas Great Escape
Gail reid
July 6, 2017 at 6:46 pmCaptain Blunderbeard as my nephew is all about pirates right now x
tamsin w
July 6, 2017 at 6:50 pmpaddington’s finest hour
clair downham
July 6, 2017 at 7:14 pmDavid Walliams Grandpas’s Great Escape
RACHEL
July 6, 2017 at 7:18 pmWow! That’s a massive collection of books. Good luck to everyone who has entered.
Will Hatton
July 6, 2017 at 8:00 pmMichael Morpurgo The Fox and The Ghost King
Chris Andrews
July 6, 2017 at 8:22 pmTell me which of the books I’m giving away you are most excited to read? . . . . . David Walliams – Grandpas’s Great Escape
Tee Simpson
July 6, 2017 at 8:31 pmDavid Walliams the worlds worst children
Angela Treadway
July 6, 2017 at 9:01 pmpirate blunder beard
Kayleigh Watkins
July 6, 2017 at 9:05 pmI would love to read Davis Williams the worlds worst children with my children I was reading a review of it yesterday and it sounds really good and a book my children would enjoy xxx
fiona waterworth
July 6, 2017 at 9:21 pmAmy Sparke’s Pirate Blunderbeard my grandson loves pirates
Sarah Morris
July 6, 2017 at 9:24 pmThe World’s Worst Children by David Walliams, we are great fans of his books in this house and we haven’t read that one yet.
Sarah Parkin
July 6, 2017 at 9:38 pmThe Worlds Worst Children – has been highly recommended!
Susan Lloyd
July 6, 2017 at 9:39 pmThe world’s worst children x
Lucy Major
July 6, 2017 at 9:40 pmI think the David Walliams one
iain maciver
July 6, 2017 at 9:55 pmPaddington finest hour
Rachel Craig
July 6, 2017 at 10:10 pmFinding Gobi
Lynsey Buchanan
July 6, 2017 at 10:15 pmDavid Walliams The World’s Worst Children,
leanne weir
July 6, 2017 at 10:39 pmMichael Bond Paddington’s Finest Hour
melanie stirling
July 6, 2017 at 10:44 pmThe Fox and the ghost king.
Caroline H
July 6, 2017 at 11:52 pmMichael Morpurgo’s The Fox and The Ghost King
Solange
July 7, 2017 at 12:02 amMichael Bond Paddington’s Finest Hour.
Heather Bowie
July 7, 2017 at 8:07 amThe Worlds Worst Children, my son loves the David Walliams books
Joanne Blunt
July 7, 2017 at 9:45 amDavid Walliams Grandpas’s Great Escape
Suzanne Jackson
July 7, 2017 at 10:29 amDavid Walliam’s Grandpa’s Great Escape
Dorothee77
July 7, 2017 at 11:55 amThe World of Worst Children!
Amy Fidler
July 7, 2017 at 12:34 pmPaddington’s Finest Hour x
Jo Carroll
July 7, 2017 at 1:22 pmShane Hegarty Darkmouth Hero Rising
Lani Nash
July 7, 2017 at 1:28 pmThe Fox and The Ghost King. We love Michael Morpurgo!
emma walters
July 7, 2017 at 5:14 pmwould love the david walliam’s new book for my boys
Katie Wood
July 7, 2017 at 5:37 pmThe World’s Worst Children by David Walliams – I love David Walliams anyway, so it would be great to get a book of his for the kids
Debbie W
July 7, 2017 at 5:59 pmPaddington’s Finest Hour. I love Paddington- have done since I was very small and still have a Paddington book given to my sister by our aunt and written inside, dating from the late 1970s.
Jade Hewlett
July 7, 2017 at 8:24 pmDavid Walliams Grandpas’s Great Escape
Pauline Hill
July 7, 2017 at 9:36 pmThe World’s Worst Children,sounds good
Pauline Hill
July 7, 2017 at 9:37 pmThe World’s Worst Children,sounds a good read
kelly
July 7, 2017 at 10:42 pmMy son would enjoy all but The World’s Worst Children he would love!
K KAUR
July 8, 2017 at 12:22 pmPaddington’s Finest Hour is the one I’d like to read most
jo liddement
July 8, 2017 at 3:26 pmPaddington’s Finest Hours for me and i know my son would love the David Walliam’s ‘The World’s Worst Children’ book.
abigail edkins
July 8, 2017 at 3:30 pmAmy Sparke’s Pirate Blunderbeard
Judith Allen
July 8, 2017 at 7:49 pmThe Fox and the Ghost King. I would have to read this first.
Mark R
July 8, 2017 at 9:32 pmThe Worlds Worst Children – we love David Walliams books
Melissa Lee
July 8, 2017 at 10:16 pmMichael Morpurgo The Fox sounds like it will be good
Ciara Bradley
July 8, 2017 at 11:12 pmDefinitely Pirate Blunderbeard!
Kerry Taylor
July 9, 2017 at 7:22 amMichael Bond Paddington’s Finest Hour. We’re big fans of the classics in our house!
Spencer Broadley
July 9, 2017 at 9:01 amPaddington’s Finest Hour – you can’t beat Paddington 🙂
claire woods
July 9, 2017 at 11:04 amMichael Morpurgo The Fox and The Ghost King,
Angela Kelly
July 9, 2017 at 12:24 pmGrandpa’s Great Escape would be my favourite. Firstly, because it’s one of DW’s that I haven’t read, and also our school library’s copy has gone missing so this would be great as a replacement.
Dale Dow
July 9, 2017 at 12:43 pmGrandpa’s Great Escape, my boys love David Walliam’s but haven’t read this one x
laura banks
July 9, 2017 at 1:19 pmDavid Baddiel Animalcolm
maria blythin
July 9, 2017 at 1:34 pmgrandpas great escape x the children would love this x
Linda Ford
July 9, 2017 at 1:46 pmThe worlds worst children by David Williams
Val Swift
July 9, 2017 at 5:24 pmPirate Blunderbeard
Donna Caldwell
July 9, 2017 at 8:08 pmPaddington finest hours
Jemma Dwyer
July 9, 2017 at 8:29 pmpaddington’s finest hour
Jayne Townson
July 9, 2017 at 8:50 pmDavid Walliams Grandpas’s Great Escape because I think David Walliams books are always really good and funny.
Claire glace
July 9, 2017 at 9:37 pmThe World’s Worst Children!
Susie Wilkinson
July 9, 2017 at 11:09 pmMichael Morpurgo’s The Fox and The Ghost King, I love his books!
Christine Taylor
July 10, 2017 at 10:51 amI’d love to read, David Walliams Grandpas’s Great Escape
Kim Neville
July 10, 2017 at 11:24 amDavid Walliams Grandpas’s Great Escape
Ruth Harwood
July 10, 2017 at 1:31 pmPaddington’s Finest Hour looks perfect for evening reading with the kids xx
Kim M
July 10, 2017 at 2:58 pmThe Worlds Worst Children sounds good x
Jessica Watson
July 10, 2017 at 4:13 pmDavid Walliams’ The World’s Worst Children! We really enjoyed The Midnight Gang and sure we’d love this too!
Liz Burton
July 10, 2017 at 4:49 pmThe David Baddeil book sounds great.
Tammy Tudor
July 10, 2017 at 5:38 pmGrandpas great escape sounds lovely and amusing
kRIS
July 10, 2017 at 8:15 pmMichael Bond Paddington’s Finest Hour
Leigh at Fashion Du Jour LDN
July 10, 2017 at 8:38 pmWhat an amazing prize! The holidays will fly by with these top reads 👍
Thanks for sharing!
Leigh at Fashion Du Jour LDN x
Kay Broomfield
July 10, 2017 at 9:28 pmI think my children would love David Walliams The World’s Worst Children!
Stephanie Tsang
July 10, 2017 at 10:22 pmMy daughter would love to read Pirate Blunderbeard
Michaela Hannah
July 11, 2017 at 9:32 amGrandpas great escape
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m knight
July 11, 2017 at 3:16 pmThe World’s Worst Children
jacqueline wright
July 11, 2017 at 6:22 pmpirate blunderbeard sounds perfect for my son to read
Deborah Mackenzie
July 11, 2017 at 6:59 pmDavid Baddiel Animalcolm,
Maria Hackett
July 11, 2017 at 10:08 pmDavid Walliams Grandpas’s Great Escape 🙂
natalie smith
July 12, 2017 at 11:14 amthe worlds worst children
Samantha O'D
July 13, 2017 at 11:39 amThe world’s worst children sounds good
Stephanie keill
July 13, 2017 at 12:38 pmMichael Bond
Paddingtons Finest Hour
Sarah Hurrell
July 13, 2017 at 8:06 pmThe world worst children sounds fab!!
mama syder
July 14, 2017 at 9:40 amGrandpas Great Escape
Natalie Turner
July 14, 2017 at 10:38 amThe Fox and The Ghost King
Tracy Newton
July 14, 2017 at 10:51 amMichael Bond Paddington’s Finest Hour, sounds like a good read
Lisa Wilkinson
July 14, 2017 at 8:51 pmThe Fox and The Ghost King
ELZBIETA ZNYK
July 15, 2017 at 8:25 pmThe World’s Worst Children
Jules Eley
July 15, 2017 at 9:21 pmDavid Walliams Grandpas’s Great Escape… i am a huge fan
Emma Salter
July 16, 2017 at 12:08 amGrandpas great escape sounds good
Sandra Fortune
July 16, 2017 at 3:37 pmGrandpa’s Great Escape but the David Walliams book sounds good too
Christina Palmer
July 16, 2017 at 7:06 pmAmy Sparke’s Pirate Blunderbeard
Rich Tyler
July 17, 2017 at 1:07 pmPaddington’s Finest Hour
Sally Collingwood
July 17, 2017 at 7:16 pmWe will start with David Walliams The World’s Worst Children. then work our way through the rest.
Rebecca Beesley
July 17, 2017 at 9:26 pmalways been a fan of paddington so would love to read that one
Ashleigh Allan
July 17, 2017 at 9:48 pmThe world’s worst children
Louise Cooper
July 18, 2017 at 2:06 pmDavid Walliam’s world’s worst children, think my nephew would love it 🙂
ADEINNE TONNER
July 19, 2017 at 1:44 pmHas to be Michael Morpurgo The Fox and The Ghost King
Katy Malkin
July 19, 2017 at 6:41 pmProbably Paddington’s Finest Hour but they all look fab
Victoria Hall
July 19, 2017 at 8:46 pmGrandpas great escape looks fantastic
Farhana
July 19, 2017 at 9:41 pmThe World’s Worst Children as we are David walliam fans!
Patricia Dewey
July 19, 2017 at 9:46 pmDavid Walliams Grandpa’s Great Escape
Sheri Darby
July 19, 2017 at 10:36 pmMichael Morpurgo The Fox and The Ghost King
Jo Hutchinson
July 20, 2017 at 3:00 amMichael Morpurgo The Fox and The Ghost King
Emily Hutchinson
July 20, 2017 at 11:15 amDavid Walliams The World’s Worst Children
amy bondoc
July 20, 2017 at 8:52 pmichael Bond Paddington’s Finest Hour, love paddington!
nicky pearce
July 20, 2017 at 9:26 pmGrandpas’s Great Escape
Hazel Scourfield
July 20, 2017 at 10:12 pmThe worlds worst children!
Victoria Prince
July 21, 2017 at 8:08 amHard to choose but I think we’d go for Paddington’s Finest Hour!
Katie
July 21, 2017 at 9:45 amThe worlds worst children – David Walliams
Emma K
July 21, 2017 at 12:55 pmMichael Bonds Paddingtons finest hour
Kayleigh Devlin
July 21, 2017 at 7:44 pmWorlds Worst Children
Simone Griffin
July 21, 2017 at 8:18 pmThe World’s Worst Children as it sounds really funny and I love to read it to my son
Kelly Dudley
July 21, 2017 at 9:30 pmMy 9 yr old has introduced me to David Walliams books and I’m quite hooked now – a definite flavour of Roald Dahl.
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Laura Asplin
July 21, 2017 at 9:51 pmDavid Walliams Grandpas’s Great Escape
Jane Middleton
July 21, 2017 at 10:27 pmPaddington’s Finest Hour
Diana
July 21, 2017 at 10:33 pmDavid Walliams Grandpas’s Great Escape
Lydia Graham
July 22, 2017 at 1:16 amThe World’s Worst Children
Susan B
July 22, 2017 at 7:28 amMichael Morpurgo The Fox and The Ghost King looks really good.
Nicki simpson
July 22, 2017 at 9:15 amThe David walliams book – the worlds worst children sounds excellent
Ali Fanstone
July 22, 2017 at 9:25 amDavid Walliams Grandpas’s Great Escape
janine atkin
July 22, 2017 at 9:51 amDion Leonard Finding Gobi
Mary Duncan
July 22, 2017 at 10:11 amAnimalcolm! I’ve heard some very good reviews about it!
Kayleigh Ardington
July 22, 2017 at 10:33 amThis Would be awesome. Thanks for the chance
greig spencer
July 22, 2017 at 12:05 pmDavid Walliams Grandpas’s Great Escape
Linda Curtis
July 22, 2017 at 2:23 pmDavid Walliams Grandpas’s Great Escape
we have read Ganster Granny so we are looking forward to reading this one
we hope its as funny
Patricia Avery
July 22, 2017 at 2:54 pmThe Fox and the Ghost King. I just love Michael Morpurgo’s stories. Kensuke’s Kingdom is my all time favourite. This is one of the few I haven’t read 🙂
Lee Whittaker
July 22, 2017 at 4:19 pmDavid Walliams The World’s Worst Children
Lani Nash
July 22, 2017 at 5:11 pmDavid Walliams Grandpas’s Great Escape. We love his books!
Kristy Brown
July 22, 2017 at 5:42 pmDavid Walliams Grandpas’s Great Escape
Rebecca Hussey
July 22, 2017 at 6:09 pmWould love to read the David walliams books I’m yet to read these with my children
Jenny Rogers
July 22, 2017 at 6:15 pmThe Fox and the Ghost King by Michael Morpurgo.
Keith Hunt
July 22, 2017 at 6:23 pmGrave In a Bad Case of Kidnap
Laura Pritchard
July 22, 2017 at 6:36 pmThe World’s Worst Children, I love David Walliams’ books!
Michelle Ptak
July 22, 2017 at 6:52 pmPaddington’s Finest Hour …. Florence loves Paddington … thanks
Glenn Marvell-James
July 22, 2017 at 8:00 pmGrandpa’s Great Escspe
sandy
July 22, 2017 at 9:13 pmThe Fox and The Ghost King. I keep meaning to try Michael Morpurgo but havent’ managed it yet so this would be a perfect opportunity.
Caroline Smith
July 22, 2017 at 9:29 pmDavid Walliams The World’s Worst Children
hannah igoe
July 22, 2017 at 9:50 pmGrandpas great escape sounds like lots of fun!
Maddy
July 22, 2017 at 10:11 pmThe World’s Worst Childen
donna l jones
July 22, 2017 at 10:49 pmDavid Walliams Grandpas’s Great Escape
Lia Burns
July 22, 2017 at 10:54 pmPaddingtons finest hour! I loved it as a child and my son loves it just as much x
Mel Turner
July 22, 2017 at 10:57 pmThe worlds worst children
Natalie Jones
July 22, 2017 at 11:34 pmPirate Blunderbeard would raise lots of giggles here
paula cheadle
July 23, 2017 at 6:01 amDavid Walliams Grandpas’s Great Escape because she adores her granddad
Kelly cooper
July 23, 2017 at 7:24 amMy daughter loves David walliams books so would love to get her the worlds worst children
Rebecca Hussey
July 23, 2017 at 8:10 amI’d love to read the David Walliams books with my children. Heard such good things about them
Chloe Brill
July 23, 2017 at 8:31 amPaddington’s finest hour
Jo Hutchings
July 23, 2017 at 9:30 amI’d most like to read The World’s Wirst Children.
Jo Hutchings
July 23, 2017 at 9:30 amWorst even!!
Erica Price
July 23, 2017 at 10:18 amDavid Walliams The World’s Worst Children
Kel
July 23, 2017 at 10:33 amMy daughter would want to read The Fox and The Ghost King first as she is a massive Michael Morpurgo fan, My son would pick Grandpa’s great escape!I am most excited about the Paddington one as I love him!
Sam Parkes
July 23, 2017 at 10:51 amThe David Walliams books The worlds worst children and Grandpa’s great escape they are two we currently don’t have in our collection
Rachael C
July 23, 2017 at 11:34 amPaddington’s Fnest Hour, we’re big fans of Paddington in our house!
Meryl Thomas
July 23, 2017 at 12:22 pmDion Leonard Finding Gobi
jacqui Rankine
July 23, 2017 at 1:01 pmThe World’s Worst Children
Rhiannon Hodge
July 23, 2017 at 1:48 pmDavid Walliams The World’s Worst Children
Lynn Hughes
July 23, 2017 at 2:08 pmPaddington’s Finest Hour by Michael Bond
lynn neal
July 23, 2017 at 2:11 pmPaddington’s finest hour because we love Paddington!
Joanna Kasznicki
July 23, 2017 at 5:24 pmDavid Walliams grandads great escape sounds like fun
Sheena Read
July 23, 2017 at 5:38 pmThe Fox And The Ghost King
Sandra Foreman
July 23, 2017 at 5:47 pmDavid Baddiel Animalcolm
Rachael Sexey
July 23, 2017 at 6:23 pmThe world’s worst children 🐷
Sue Price
July 23, 2017 at 8:05 pmThe worlds worst children – my son loves David Walliam’s books 😊
Nikki Hunter-Pike
July 23, 2017 at 8:12 pmWe’d love to read Radio Boy!
sharon martin
July 23, 2017 at 8:50 pmMichael Bond Paddington’s Finest Hour
jacqui rushton
July 23, 2017 at 8:54 pmMichael Bond Paddington’s Finest Hour
Alison Clark
July 23, 2017 at 9:18 pmGrandpas great escape – we love David Walliams.
claire fawkner
July 23, 2017 at 9:26 pmRadio Boy looks great!
Lucy Robinson
July 23, 2017 at 9:40 pmRadio boys sounds like a really good read. Both my kiddies would love it.
Wendy Jamieson-price
July 23, 2017 at 9:50 pmMichael bond Paddington finest hour
Sarah Robinson
July 23, 2017 at 10:08 pmRadio Boy
Lindsey graty
July 23, 2017 at 10:09 pmPirate blunderbeard
Natalie Crossan
July 23, 2017 at 10:21 pmDavid Walliams The World’s Worst Children
Sarah B
July 23, 2017 at 10:41 pmMy nephew would love to read Grandpa’s Great Escape.
Kate Davies
July 23, 2017 at 11:13 pmDavid Walliams Grandpas’s Great Escape, I’ve heard it’s a funny read which my son loves.
Carol Cliffe
July 23, 2017 at 11:32 pmAnimalcolm looks fab, and we’ve not read any David Baddiel books. I’d love to see what his style is like.