Inspiring Young Readers
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Jodie posted on 28 May 2023
Award-winning children’s author, Hilary McKay has produced a spine-tingling new story for Barrington Stoke...
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The Boy Who Stole the Pharaoh’s Lunch posted on 17 May 2023
When it comes to school, Seth’s levels of concentration aren’t exactly top of the class.
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The Murderer’s Ape posted on 14 May 2023
Originally written in Swedish and expertly translated by Peter Graves, The Murderer’s Ape has become something of a young adult cult classic
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Becky Bloomsfield posted on 09 May 2023
As I’m sure that everyone remembers, being an eleven year old on the cusp of teenage life is fraught with periods of angst....
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Bidge and Bodge posted on 01 May 2023
The memorable eponymous characters are two adventure-loving bears who live in the tallest tree in the biggest forest...
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Clutch posted on 26 Apr 2023
Award-winning children’s novelist, M.G. Leonard brings us a third instalment of the adventures of the bird-watching detectives ....
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What it was like to be a VIKING posted on 19 Apr 2023
Popular culture has bequeathed us a picture of the Vikings as people dedicated to violence, pillage and battle.
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Bear and Bird: The Picnic and other Stories posted on 12 Apr 2023
Children’s books often portray the most contented and inclusive of societies when friendship crosses the boundaries of species...
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Operation Banana posted on 05 Apr 2023
I belong to a generation of children who grew up in the 50s and 60s listening to stories of wartime deprivation from parents and grandparents.
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The Great Fox Heist posted on 02 Apr 2023
The thing about magic tricks is that they are all about sleight of hand and distracting the observer from what’s really going on.