About: Sareen McLay
Sareen lives in Aberdeen and can usually be found trying to finish any other jobs as quickly as possible so she can get back to reading and writing.
She is the co-ordinator for the Aberdeen and Northeast Hub of the Society of Children’s Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).
Her middle grade story, Whispers, was Highly Commended for the Kelpies Prize 2024. She has had poems and short stories published.
She also has a blog www.switchthekettleonlove.com
Recent Posts by Sareen McLay
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Always Angel by Kimberly Whittam
A Very Happy Ramadan by A.M. Dassau, Illustrated by Abeeha Tariq
The Not-So Great Escape by Emma Green
A First Book of Dinosaurs by Simon Mole, Illustrated by Matt Hunt
The One and Only You by Shane Hegarty, illustrated by Ben Mantle
Miss Mary-Kate Martin’s Guide to Monsters by Karen Foxlee, illustrated by Freda Chiu
Bonus Review Day! Three Fabulous Christmas Mysteries!
Farah’s Nose by Humera Malik, Illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat
Making It Up As You Go Along by Patricia Forde, Illustrated by Mary Murphy
Hannah and the Violin by Satoshi Kitamura
The Forever Bear by Lu Fraser, illustrated by Pippa Curnick
Baxter’s View by Murphy’s Sketches
Fear Files: Hide and Seek by Christopher Edge
Dracula & Daughters by Emma Carroll
Dino Mode Activated by Jen Wallace, Illustrated by Alan O’Rourke
Three books for the Perfect Visit to the Beach: ‘Our Pebbles’, ‘The Ocean At Night’ and ‘An Ocean Full of Stories’
The Last Day of October by Phil Hickes
Two reviews! ‘The Moon Rabbit’ and ‘Wednesday is for Wiggling’ by Eva Wong Nava,
Britannica All New Children’s Encyclopedia Edited by Christopher Lloyd
The Girl with Gills by Becca Rogers
Owning It: Our Disabled Childhoods In Our Own Words
The Busiest Beaver by Lu Fraser and Kate Hindley
Cruise Ship Kid: Thief At Sea! by Emma Swan
Kerfuffle Bird by Helen Docherty and Gwen Millward
My Book Corner New Reviewer Karen Harding
The Museum of Lost Umbrellas by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
War Dog by Tom Palmer, Illustrated by Carolina Rabei
Karen Harding
Recent Comments by Sareen McLay
- 27th September 2024 on A New Chapter for My Book Corner





















