Inspiring Young Readers
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Three Tasks for a Dragon posted on 04 Jan 2024
Irish author, Eoin Colfer – he of Artemis Fowl fame – has written a very modern ‘traditional’ tale....
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Poppy the Pea posted on 02 Jan 2024
A pea as protagonist has some history in children’s books ...
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Dance with Oti: The Penguin Waltz posted on 21 Dec 2023
I have to admit that I have never watched ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ but am aware that it is a long running TV show that is hugely popular ...
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The Deadlands:Trapped posted on 18 Dec 2023
The Deadlands:Trapped is the second instalment of Australian author, Skye Melki-Wegner’s exciting series of books about warring Dinosaur kingdoms.
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The Football School Encyclopedia posted on 15 Dec 2023
Becoming a football fan can be something like opting to go down a rabbit hole from which there might be no escape.
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Lucy Wilson:The Best Christmas Ever posted on 14 Dec 2023
This collection of three exciting short stories by Chris Lynch is set over the Christmases of 2018, 2019 and 2020.
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Ivor the Engine posted on 11 Dec 2023
What a team author, Oliver Postgate (1925 – 2008) and artist /puppet-maker, Peter Firmin (1928 – 2018) made.
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Bunnies in a Sleigh posted on 09 Dec 2023
The first word that came to mind when I saw the cover of this ‘crazy Christmas story’ was exuberance.
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My First Christmas Cook Book posted on 07 Dec 2023
At this time of year it is always exciting to find a different kind of children’s book with a Christmas theme.
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The Singing Bear posted on 30 Nov 2023
Back in March of this year we reviewed the first of The Repair Shop stories, The Toy Bus, by the same team of Amy Sparkes and Katie Hickey.