Inspiring Young Readers
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The Japanese Fairy Tale Series published by Hasegawa Takejirō posted on 16 Mar 2017
Originally published by Hasegawa Takejirō in 1885.........
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The Big Bad Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood posted on 05 Mar 2017
The Disney Corporation have never been reticent to take the most diabolical liberties with tradition stories and fairy tales.
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The Memory of an Elephant: An unforgettable journey posted on 28 Feb 2017
Originally published in France in 2012 this clever book didn’t get an English translation until 2014 in an American edition.
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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 ...