Inspiring Young Readers
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Donald and Benoit posted on 08 Jun 2016
John Byrne is a fabulous painter and playwright from Paisley in Scotland and a key part of the cultural scene in Scotland.
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Collins Colour Camera Books posted on 05 Jun 2016
Let me take you back to the late 1940s in those first few years after the end of the Second World War.
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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