Inspiring Young Readers
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Update: The mystery of the unidentified children’s books posted on 22 May 2022
Regular guest reviewer, Alun Severn helps solve the mystery of the unidentified children's books
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The mystery of the unidentified children’s books posted on 18 May 2022
Every now and again when we’re out book hunting we stumble on something we’ve never seen before...
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In bed with Enid Blyton and the mumps posted on 15 May 2022
I have written elsewhere on this site about the fact that I was never much of a reader until my mid to late teens ...
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Off to the North posted on 08 May 2022
This odd – and I think quite rare – children’s book has no acknowledged author ...
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'Wild Things and Gold Rings' is back posted on 14 Mar 2022
'Wild Things and Gold Rings' is back Like most people I have found the last two years very frustrating in terms of not being able to do ordinary, taken for
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White Horses by Eric Ravilious and Anne Pattullo: recreating Eric Ravilious’s “lost Puffin” posted on 31 Jan 2022
Guest writer, Alun Severn admires the careful recreation of what was thought to be a lost classic Puffin title.
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Unconsidered and Undervalued: children’s book illustration posted on 10 Jan 2022
Just recently here at Letterpress we’ve been taking time to dust and reorganise the extensive illustrated children’s book collection.
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Grandmothers in picture books posted on 06 Jan 2022
I have been collecting picture books featuring grandmothers for several years ....
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From the Letterpress Project Bookshelves: Purnell’s Golden Picture Classics series posted on 08 Nov 2021
I have to make full declaration right at the outset of this article – I really don’t know very much at all about this series of books...
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Puffin Picture Books: a revolutionary idea in children’s publishing posted on 18 Oct 2021
I’ve recently had the good fortune to come across a number of original children’s books in the Puffin Picture Book series...