Echoes of the Capone-era mobster novel

Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Billy Bathgate by E. L. Doctorow Doctorow and it serves to remind him of what an extraordinary craftsman he was.

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Finding a new furry friend

The Guinea Pig Party by Holly Webb, illustrated by Rosie Butcher is a gentle story of a guinea pig that suddenly turns up in a little girl's garden

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Making words make music

A Visit to Grandpa’s and other stories by Dylan Thomas, illustrated by Robin Jacques showcases the poet's ability to paint pictures and to conjure a sort of magic, nostalgic, even romantic, childhood.

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A case of mistaken identity

In Marty Moose by Claire Powell, the moose is in fact a mouse! Find out why....

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More fun with Mr Wolf wordless books

The children from Moor Green Primary Academy in Birmingham have been using an individual story plan to inspire their own wordless books.

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From amateur sleuth to amateur spy

Agatha Christie's Destination Unknown takes us from the world of amateur sleuthing into the  even more unlikely world of spy thrillers 

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