Inspiring Young Readers
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An afternoon in Polyphemus’s cave posted on 27 Sep 2016
One advantage of having a brother who was five years older than me was that I could pilfer his comics and magazines
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The Strange Case of Arthur Calder-Marshall posted on 20 Sep 2016
If I was ever asked to nominate a candidate for a truly remarkable young adult novel I would almost certainly consider the case for a little know tale..
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What ever happened to the prize book? posted on 02 Sep 2016
Rummaging through the shelves of second hand bookshops or the books in charity shops that sit in the ‘old and collectible’ sections that they now all seem
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Separated by a common language : children's books I didn't grow up with posted on 06 Aug 2016
I recently picked up a copy of E.B. White's children's story, Stuart Little
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Missing the bus posted on 25 Jul 2016
A minor vice of mine is seeking out small collectibles relating to reading.
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The Complexity of Simple Picture Books posted on 12 Jul 2016
I recently bought a board book for my new baby grandson - Peekaboo Park by Emily Bolam
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The Fat Owl of the Remove and me : how Billy Bunter blighted my life posted on 28 Jun 2016
I was born in the early 1950s and until my late teens I was a very overweight child.
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Keys To The Kingdom posted on 23 Jun 2016
I wonder if you remember learning to read?
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Through the looking glasses: where are all the children’s books with children wearing spectacles? posted on 22 May 2016
When I was growing up wearing glasses was definitely not 'cool', particularly for girls.
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Career novels: fact or fiction? posted on 11 May 2016
Even as a young child I always wanted to be a teacher and so enjoyed lining up dolls and teddies, bossing them about