Inspiring Young Readers
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Over Sea, Under Stone posted on 01 Jan 2018
Born in 1935, Susan Cooper is the British-born but US resident author of the cult classic fantasy series usually know as The Dark Is Rising
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Why I could never really love Rupert Bear posted on 28 Dec 2017
I’d be willing to bet that any list of the twenty favourite children’s characters is likely to include Rupert Bear.
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Children’s Book Covers posted on 27 Dec 2017
Alan Powers has pretty much cornered the market on these large format, colourful and informative books about books.
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Jemmy Button posted on 23 Dec 2017
Told with the minimum amount of words, this book is an unusual collaboration between two illustrators who met online.
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The Annual Wait posted on 21 Dec 2017
Around about this time of the year when I was a child I would be starting to anticipate the Christmas arrival of one or two comic annuals..
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Bah! Humbug! posted on 20 Dec 2017
If you are quick there is just about time to get this excellent children’s book in time for Christmas
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An Interview with Nicola Davies posted on 20 Dec 2017
An Interview with Nicola Davies
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The Haunted Tea-Cosy posted on 19 Dec 2017
Given my distinctly Scrooge-like attitude towards Christmas, this is probably not the site to come to for Yuletide bonhomie
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Hopscotch and the Christmas Tree posted on 15 Dec 2017
I am delighted to tell you that I have discovered another fictional world that I would love to visit.
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Ghosts of Shanghai and Shadow of the Yangtze posted on 14 Dec 2017
Our friends at Kenilworth Books have kindly given us permission to reproduce this article