Inspiring Young Readers
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Howl’s Moving Castle posted on 23 Apr 2020
The informative introduction to this beautiful Folio Society edition of this novel is by Marcus Sedgwick ...
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Dizzy posted on 19 Apr 2020
I’ve commented before on this site about just how top notch the US publishing industry seems to be at commissioning and publishing non-fiction
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Issun-Bōshi posted on 28 Mar 2020
One of my great fantasy wishes in terms of books would be to stumble on a batch of original Japanese children’s books ..
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One World, Many Colours posted on 26 Mar 2020
In grim times you really need to be reminded of just how astonishing and beautiful the world around us can be.
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The House on East 88th Street posted on 06 Mar 2020
The House on East 88th Street by Bernard Waber Here in the UK we are perhaps less aware of Bernard Waber’s contribution to children’s literature than they
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I am Brown posted on 03 Mar 2020
If you’re tired – like I am – of the way brown skin is so often associated with deficit models...
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Everybody Counts posted on 21 Feb 2020
I am not usually a fan of books with a mathematical angle as I still tend to go into a cold sweat at the memories of trying to solve impossible problems...
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Wild Wolf posted on 01 Feb 2020
This extraordinarily beautiful book is a work of art ...
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Boundless Sky posted on 30 Jan 2020
Author-artist Amanda Addison has teamed-up with Italian illustrator, Manuela Adreani to create a beautiful and lyrical tale of migration.
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Grieder meets the Maharajah posted on 14 Jan 2020
We found this 1969 publication in a charity shop and we took it away partly because of the striking illustrations