Inspiring Young Readers
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The Space Story Omnibus posted on 22 May 2016
When The Space Story Omnibus was published for boys ( and, yes, it was almost certainly for boys) in 1955, the real adventure in space had hardly begun.
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The Once and Future King posted on 10 May 2016
Published in 1958, White’s re-imagining of the King Arthur legend takes plenty of liberties with the original source
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Big Bad Bun posted on 24 Apr 2016
What do you do if you get a school report that's going to go down like a lead balloon with your parents?
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Nursery Rhymes illustrated by Paula Rego posted on 23 Apr 2016
Paula Rego was born in 1938 as a Portuguese citizen but her Anglophile parents sent her to school in the UK during the 1950s
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Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi illustrated by Grahame Baker-Smith posted on 17 Apr 2016
The story of Pinocchio, the wooden puppet with a desire to become a truly human little boy, feels like a story that is timeless
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Hurray For Peregrine Pig posted on 25 Mar 2016
What is it about anthropomorphic pigs? There's something fundamentally delightful about the way the porcine can be constructed as virtually human
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The Secret Garden posted on 15 Mar 2016
It must be a great honour and, at the same time, an incredible challenge to be asked to design and illustrate a new edition of a great classic like The Sec
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The Tiger Who Came To Tea posted on 27 Feb 2016
It is quite difficult to write a review of what is undisputedly a classic picture book which is also now a recognisable brand
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Through my Window posted on 15 Feb 2016
I have such fond memories of discovering this book when I was a nursery teacher in inner city Birmingham...
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The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon posted on 04 Feb 2016
The very talented prize winning Mini Grey is an author/ illustrator who admits that she enjoys meandering in a kind of stream of consciousness way