Inspiring Young Readers
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You’re A Poet: Ways to start writing poems posted on 05 Oct 2024
Here’s one for all those teachers, parents and carers who want to help children take that step from just reading to actually writing creatively themselves.
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Happy Days: 365 facts to brighten every day of the year posted on 01 Oct 2024
We review an awful lot of children’s books with important but sober content ....
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Whisper to the Rescue posted on 29 Sep 2024
My childhood is now only a distant memory but I do still remember that feeling of not being listened to....
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Tolly Grimpen’s Tales of Grot and Horror posted on 27 Sep 2024
What a great title for a book that is designed to appeal to young readers who love slightly scary and slightly disgusting content!
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Love in the Library posted on 18 Sep 2024
In addition to the monstrous death and destruction that war inflicts on everyone caught-up in conflict, there are also terrible injustices inflicted
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Midnight Adventures in Primrose Park posted on 16 Sep 2024
Do you live anywhere near a park, a common or open countryside?
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A Kite for Melia posted on 13 Sep 2024
There are so many picture books about active and energetic young girls, boys and various creatures....
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The Legend of Old Captain Sue posted on 11 Sep 2024
I am always on the lookout for an unusual book about Pirates as, for some reason, this is a topic that is often covered in the school curriculum.
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The Happy Lion Roars posted on 10 Sep 2024
This is a beautiful reissue of the second book in the classic series by the Swiss author, Louise Fatio, dating originally from the late 1950s and early 196
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The Shop-Witch’s Quest posted on 08 Sep 2024
This is the second book by this award- winning author set in a magical world packed with everyday magic ....