Inspiring Young Readers
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The Wonderful World of Oz posted on 04 Sep 2022
L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, published in book form in 1900, has gone on to become both a children’s classic and a wider cultural phenomenon
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The Perfect Present posted on 18 Aug 2022
This impressive picture books was enjoyed by my seven year old granddaughter who read it with me recently ....
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The Complete Edition of Andersen & Grimm posted on 25 Jul 2022
I think I should start with a point of clarification: this isn’t a complete collection of all things Andersen and Grimm but something a little more modest
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Bozo the Clown read-along books – Bozo at the Circus and Bozo Under the Sea posted on 10 Jul 2022
The character of Bozo the Clown was created in America in 1946 by Alan W Livingston as a unique children’s entertainment
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Mrs Noah’s Song posted on 03 Jul 2022
What a treat to receive a review copy of the third story about Mrs Noah.
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That Book Woman posted on 29 Jun 2022
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s response to the desperate Great Depression of the late 1920s and early 1930’s in the USA...
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Rainbow Hands posted on 22 Jun 2022
I was delighted to receive another book from the wonderful illustrator, Jo Loring- Fisher as I loved her earlier picture book, Maisie's Scrapbook .
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Home posted on 05 Jun 2022
Guest reviewer, Joanna Lim reads 'Home' by Jeannie Baker, a story that is told without the use of words
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Off to the North posted on 08 May 2022
This odd – and I think quite rare – children’s book has no acknowledged author ...
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The Lady of Shalott posted on 24 Apr 2022
Tennyson’s fascination with the Arthurian legends picked up on a wider cultural fixation with a sort of cod-medievalism