Inspiring Young Readers
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Stitch posted on 08 Feb 2024
I would guess that Pádraig Kenny’s Stitch will always draw comparisons with Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein ...
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Jane Eyre, abridged for Young Readers posted on 05 Feb 2024
I would imagine that it is quite daunting for an author to be asked to abridge a much loved classic text such as this.
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Can I Sit in the Middle? posted on 01 Feb 2024
There are now so many splendid board books for very young children on the market that a publisher needs to work hard to attract the attention of the adult
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Seven Days posted on 29 Jan 2024
Although it was a very long time ago, I remember that being sixteen was fraught with anxieties and impatience for proper grown up
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Ice Journey of the Polar Bear posted on 23 Jan 2024
Some of the most distressing and powerful images of climate change that most of us have seen are the pictures of forlorn and bedraggled Polar Bears
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Groosham Grange, The Graphic Novel posted on 22 Jan 2024
This successful series of books about a very unusual school has already been made into a movie and now has new life as a graphic novel.
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The Puppets of Spelhorst posted on 19 Jan 2024
Much lauded U.S. children’s author, Kate DiCamillo has produced a beautifully polished gem of a story...
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Unseen Jungle posted on 18 Jan 2024
We live in a time and place that gives tremendous value to the notion of hygiene.
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Molly, Olive & Dexter: The Guessing Game posted on 16 Jan 2024
As I very much enjoyed the first picture book about this happy trio of woodland friends, I was delighted to receive the second story about their adventures
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The Incredible Adventures of Gaston Le Dog posted on 12 Jan 2024
Former Children’s Laureate, Michael Rosen is a prolific poet, storyteller and champion of reading for pleasure ....