Inspiring Young Readers
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy posted on 09 Jul 2020
If your first encounter with Douglas Adams’ extraordinary feat of philosophically genre-bending comic imagination was via the original 1978 radio version
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The Wizard of Oz posted on 06 Jul 2020
Guest reviewer, Yushra Fatima, revisits L. Frank Baum's magical classic.
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Little Man Little Man posted on 30 Jun 2020
This was James Baldwin’s first and only attempt at a children’s book.
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Brave Potatoes posted on 28 Jun 2020
Several years ago I was lucky enough to give a paper at an international academic conference ...
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Hello! A Counting Book of Kindnesses posted on 18 Jun 2020
Finding ways to help children understand a world that includes difficult experiences is always a challenge.
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The Bum that Barked posted on 12 Jun 2020
This rhyming picture book, with plenty of boldly coloured illustrations, tells the remarkable story of Bean the dog ...
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More Maverick Early Readers: Yellow Band posted on 11 Jun 2020
I was pleased to receive another batch of excellent books from the Maverick Early Readers range, examples of which have been reviewed elsewhere ...
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Albie’s First Word posted on 04 Jun 2020
This is a picture book that was published in the USA back in 2014 and I have never seen a copy in a UK bookshop...
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Just So Stories posted on 01 Jun 2020
I expect you know the old joke: “Do you like Kipling?” “I don’t know, I’ve never kippled”.
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Sofia the Dreamer and her Magical Afro posted on 29 May 2020
When travelling in the US over the last few years, we have spotted several beautiful children’s books with the focus on afro hair.