Inspiring Young Readers
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Beardy Dads Galore! posted on 18 Jun 2017
When I was a little girl in the 1950s and early 1960s, children's picture books showed mostly conventional fathers ...
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The Children’s Book Signing: A Most Dangerous Enterprise posted on 09 Jun 2017
Have you ever seen those occasional bits of television reportage that tend to pop on slow news day?
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Stories on the train posted on 13 May 2017
I have always travelled a lot by train as I don't drive and usually find the experience to be a good one as long as I have plenty to do...
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Memories of Galldora posted on 10 May 2017
Those of you that like browsing charity shops will recognise how variable this experience can be when looking for children's books.
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Discovering Peter Pan posted on 28 Apr 2017
I currently have twenty five different editions of Peter Pan, some of which are abridged, and I dithered over which one to read.
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A pack of delightful picture book dogs posted on 16 Apr 2017
My grandson is only nine months old but is already besotted with dogs...
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Omitting the F Word: Parental Censorship of Picture Books posted on 13 Apr 2017
The Letterpress Project is delighted to be able to reproduce this article was originally published on Picture Book Den,
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Girls’ Annuals and Story Books – Built To Last posted on 26 Mar 2017
I don’t know if children had much bigger stockings in late Victorian and Edwardian Britain .....
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The Japanese Fairy Tale Series published by Hasegawa Takejirō posted on 16 Mar 2017
Originally published by Hasegawa Takejirō in 1885.........
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It’s an amazing, creepy world posted on 08 Mar 2017
It’s an amazing, creepy world I’ve never been a fan of American superhero comics.