Inspiring Young Readers
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The Bear Who Stared posted on 26 Feb 2017
Duncan Beedie’s early career was as an animator in children's TV and he then branched into design, illustration and animation for websites ...
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Four and Twenty Toilers posted on 19 Feb 2017
This large landscape folio book for children provides us with a genuinely fascinating look at the class structure of Edwardian England.
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The City posted on 12 Feb 2017
I love the work of this Swiss born Australian illustrator.
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Tatterjack posted on 05 Feb 2017
Sometimes when you stumble over an old and interesting book – this one dates from 1945 .....
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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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A First Book Of Nature posted on 21 Jan 2017
We probably review far too few non-fiction books for younger readers here on this site.
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The Journey posted on 12 Jan 2017
It is always pleasing to find another book for children about the subject of being a refugee ...
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Posters posted on 03 Jan 2017
Maurice Sendak is a legend in the world of children’s book illustration.
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The Circus and Other Stories : four books by Samuil Marshak and Vladimir Lebedev posted on 25 Dec 2016
The Tate Art Gallery have produced some outstanding children's books in recent years....
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Black Cat Bone : the life of blues legend Robert Johnson posted on 09 Dec 2016
When I was about 15 or 16 I fell under the spell of the British interpretation of the blues