Bookworm Buzz is Back!
It’s 2025 and Bookworm Buzz is finally back! Bookworm Buzz gives you a perfect, bite size dose of wonderful children’s books in a mini-zine format. This is the July 2025 edition but it can be read and enjoyed at any time. Perfect to get your children interested in different books either at home or school. Help increase the breadth of reading through snippets of information about a range of book genres.
Bookworm Buzz has something to interest all readers. In this post you’ll find the Bookworm Buzz download at the bottom of the post. You will also get an image of each page and under each page where you can find out more information on some of the books mentioned. We hope you enjoy reading as we love curating Bookworm Buzz.
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Bookworm Buzz – Top Children’s Book Zine
Latest Issue of Bookworm Buzz
The latest Bookworm Buzz can be found here.
Bookworm Buzz Back Issues
Bookworm Buzz ran through 2023 and is back from the Summer 2025 with a monthly edition. Although Bookworm Buzz has a publication date any of these children’s book zines can be enjoyed in any order to give you great book recommendations for children. They’re also ideal to share with children to help them pick their next perfect read.
Navigating Bookworm Buzz
Bookworm Buzz Page 1: Puzzling & Big Cats
Puzzle Books for Kids
Puzzles book are ideal for lots of children. My daughter is going through a spell of being totally absorbed by them. She will often spend several hours lost in one. The recommendations in this Bookworm Buzz are from her. She highly recommends the Puzzle Quest books and there are lots of them with different themes. What she loves about these is that they are a story that you work through and solve problems.
Big Cat Books for Kids
Crazy About Cats
You can find out our thoughts about this fab non-fiction book here. Floss and I have also had a little chat about this one on YouTube so you can get a really good feel for the book below.
The Girl Who Lost a Leopard
The Girl Who Lost a Leopard is an incredible read. As an adult reader I thoroughly enjoyed it and would highly recommend to both children and adults. Nizrana has a beautiful way of writing that totally captivates you. Read our full review here.
Bookworm Buzz Page 2: Emily Gravett, Graphic Novels & SuperQuesters
Illustrator Spotlight: Emily Gravett
Emily Gravett is a celebrated English author‑illustrator who has won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal twice. Born in Brighton in 1972, she spent several years travelling around the UK before studying illustration at Brighton University; her debut book Wolves immediately earned critical acclaim and heralded a remarkable career.
Emily’s gentle storytelling, imaginative formats and richly detailed artwork makes all her books stand out – whether it’s a jaunty romp through dog breeds or a tender tale about finding belonging.
Graphic Novels: Bumble & Snug plus Donut Squad
Bumble & Snug and the Worried Dragons
This is book 5 in Mark Bradley’s incredible series. You can find out a little bit more about Bumble & Snug and the Jealous Giants here. Have a little look through with Floss and me in the video below.
Donut Squad – Neil Cameron
Donut Squad rocked up last year in The Phoenix magazine that we subscribe to and we fell in love. Are you Team Donut Squad or Bagel Battalion?! Depending upon your answer we may or may not be able to be friends! We were incredibly excited when this one was released as a book this year.
For more graphic novel recommendations check out this post with some of the latest Summer 2025 releases.
SuperQuesters STEM Books
We’ve been fans of the SuperQuesters series from the beginning and there’s now a book 5 that’s a new format – chapter book. Find out more about the SuperQuesters in the blog posts below:
- SuperQuesters – STEM Books – Coding for Kids
- SuperQuesters: The Case of the Angry Sea – Book 4 – STEM including Coding for Kids
- New Chapter Book Release: SuperQuesters – Mission River Crest Rescue
Bookworm Buzz Page 3: Book Match Bees, Audiobooks & Favourites
Book Match: Bees
In this Bookworm Buzz we’ve got two incredible books about bees. Omar, the Bees and Me and The Bumblebee Garden. Check out this wonderful read-aloud of Omar, the Bees and Me below.
The Bumblebee Garden is warm and wonderful and you can find lots more about why we love this fiction book packed with facts here.
Audiobooks: Yoto, Voxblock & Tonies
We’re huge audiobook fans and are well versed in Yoto Players including the Yoto Mini, Voxblock and Toniebox. Here’s links to more information on the audiobooks in Bookworm Buzz.
The posts below will give you more information about each:
- Toniebox or Yoto Player: Which is best Yoto or Tonie?
- Yoto Player or Yoto Mini Player? Yoto Comparison Review
- Voxblock Review & 20% Off Discount Code: Is This the Best Screen-Free Audio Player for Kids?
Audio Discount Codes & Promotions
Below you’ll find links to pages I update regularly with the latest offer codes. For Voxblock use the code: BUSYBUSY for 20% off one single transaction per customer.
Favourites
Into Goblyn Wood by Anna Kemp
Favourites are those books that you return to time and time again or book that stay in your mind and fuel your book chat. In this Bookworm Buzz we’ve picked three very different favourites.
Into Goblyn Wood by Anna Kemp is a book that has made Floss want to be a writer. She’s begun to write her own story using inspiration from Into Goblyn Wood. We’re currently reading the second book The Hollow Hills – things are getting a little darker in this one. It’s so grippingly good!
The Story Orchestra
Not just A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but all of this series are incredible. We have loved these since Floss was around two and continue to adore them. You can find out a little more about this series here.
The Invisible Guest in Moominvalley
We love everything Moomin but The Invisible Guest has been one that Floss has asked to be re-read so many times that I think I know it off by heart.
The Invisible Guest in Moominvalley is a heartwarming picture book based on Tove Jansson’s beloved Moomin characters. Although a picture book it is longer in text length than a standard picture book. Adapted by Cecilia Davidsson and illustrated by Filippa Widlund, the story introduces Ninny, a little girl who has become invisible due to mistreatment. Taken in by the gentle and accepting Moomin family, Ninny slowly begins to regain her presence – first her voice, then her body – as she experiences kindness, warmth, and belonging. With its gentle themes of empathy, healing, and the power of compassion, the book beautifully captures the spirit of the original Moomin stories while offering a meaningful message for young readers about the importance of being seen, heard, and loved.
Bookworm Buzz Page 4: Poetry, Isadora Moon Readers & Yoto Spy Club
Poetry: A Dinosaur at the Bus Stop
We’re mega poetry fans ensuring to get our daily does each day. We saw Kate Wakeling at a literary festival perform poems from her book A Dinosaur at the Bus Stop and it’s become a firm favourite for Floss. They’re truly brilliant poems and fun for all ages. If you get the opportunity to see Kate in person don’t hesitate. Do you have poetry teatime?
Isadora Moon: What to Read Next?
So, you’ve got an Isadora Moon fan but what to read next? This section tells you some of the fantastic series that you can move on to to help increase the breadth of reading whilst still staying safely in the comfort zone.
Yoto Spy Club
Consider this one more of an ‘experience’ like going to the cinema rather than an audiobook. If you’ve got a child who loves to solve puzzles this gives you a few hours of brain crunching entertainment! You can find out all about it and more of my thoughts in this post.
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Bookworm Buzz Free Zine Download
There are four pages in total and you can print it out as a mini booklet by printing on both sides and in the order of 4, 1, 2, 3. This will create a little A5 size booklet perfect for readers of all ages.
Bookworm Buzz YouTube Video
If you’d like an inside peep into the books and a little more information then check out the Bookworm Buzz YouTube edition below. It goes live on the 31st July 2025 at 4pm BST.
Next Bookworm Buzz
Bookworm Buzz will be back at the end of August 2025. There’s some fantastic titles to look forward to including new releases and golden oldies!