Inspiring Young Readers
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Being Billy posted on 05 Mar 2017
I first came across this author at a conference and got the impression that most of his children’s books fall into the ‘funny’ category...
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Mary Poppins posted on 26 Feb 2017
If, like me, your only knowledge of the story of Mary Poppins comes from the Disney movie starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke...
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Deep Secret posted on 15 Feb 2017
This is a book about the inevitability of change, the way we all tend to resist change happening in our lives...
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Maresi posted on 03 Feb 2017
This dark and thrilling little tale is the first book in the Red Abbey trilogy and is soon to be made into a major feature film ...
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The Wild Things posted on 01 Feb 2017
Every now and then you get rudely reminded that things that ought to work together and make life more joyful just don’t.
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The Lion and the Unicorn posted on 27 Jan 2017
It is difficult to choose a favourite book by this prolific and well- loved author illustrator...
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Pretty Monsters posted on 22 Jan 2017
US born Kelly Link is a writer who has gathered an impressive collection of awards off the back of a small handful of short stories
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Ordinary Jack posted on 14 Jan 2017
Helen Cresswell who died at the age of 71 in 2005 was a prolific author of children’s stories and her work remains popular
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Flour Babies posted on 09 Jan 2017
I have read and enjoyed several of this author’s more recent YA novels, many of which are quite dark ...
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Forget me not: dementia portrayed in picture books for younger children posted on 02 Jan 2017
I've written before about the need for children to read about dementia as part of a ''normal' social landscape...