Inspiring Young Readers
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Cannonball Coralie and the Lion posted on 25 Jun 2020
I always have a penchant for children’s picture books about circuses and ones about lions, so this was a must for my bookshelves.
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The Bird Fancier posted on 22 Jun 2020
Published in 1971, Helen Cresswell’s The Bird Fancier is an unsettling magical tale that benefits from some extraordinarily evocative illustration
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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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Isle of You posted on 08 Jun 2020
I bought this picture book some time ago, initially charmed by the unusual colour palette and the clever punning title.
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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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Mrs Noah’s Garden posted on 20 May 2020
We have been waiting with eager anticipation for the second instalment of Mrs Noah’s adventures for a long time.
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Oops! posted on 17 May 2020
Translated from the French in 2010 by Thomas Connors, this striking picture book can’t really be missed.
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Mister T.V. : The story of John Logie Baird posted on 08 May 2020
What was the most important and influential invention of the Twentieth Century?
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The Bear Who Went To War posted on 01 May 2020
The real world sometimes throws up stories that even the most fertile imagination might reject as too unlikely to be true.
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Storybook Culture: the art of popular children’s books posted on 28 Apr 2020
I should say from the outset that this is a book about American children’s books....