Inspiring Young Readers
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The Intruder posted on 14 Sep 2022
The Intruder (1969) is probably the author’s best known novel and the one that won him a number of awards ...
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The Baddies posted on 07 Sep 2022
All of the picture books published so far by this creative pair are big hits with young children, their parents and teachers.
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The Midwinter Violins posted on 25 Aug 2022
The Puffin version of this book was published in 1976, three years after the original hardback release.
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A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning posted on 22 Aug 2022
The Bad Beginning is the first of what turned out to be a series of thirteen books by US author, Lemony Snicket, the pen name of Daniel Handler
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The Stone Book Quartet posted on 15 Aug 2022
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Alan Garner's 'Stone Book Quartet' and finds hidden power in these "enigmatic and simply written little books"
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The London Eye Mystery posted on 11 Aug 2022
Siobhan Dowd’s legacy is really remarkable. She died tragically young in 2007 at the age of just 40 ...
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Feelings and how I deal with them posted on 04 Aug 2022
It is always heartening to come across published books written by children and young people.
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Granny was a Buffer Girl posted on 31 Jul 2022
All families have rich histories and complex back-stories that get passed on from one generation to the next.
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The Railway Children posted on 20 Jul 2022
Prolific children's author, Edith Nesbit (1858 - 1924) is a fascinating and complex character.
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Moondial posted on 17 Jul 2022
Helen Cresswell, who died in 2005, was a successful television scriptwriter and a prolific children’s novelist...