Inspiring Young Readers
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Ada Lovelace Poet of Science posted on 17 Nov 2017
When we staggered home from Chicago in the summer with a suitcase full of great children’s non-fiction titles...
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An Interview With John Vernon Lord posted on 15 Nov 2017
An Interview With John Vernon Lord
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The Bookshop Holiday posted on 13 Nov 2017
Published in 1969 The Bookshop Holiday must have felt like a bit of an anachronism even then...
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Teaching Dahl posted on 13 Nov 2017
This article first appeared in the Letterpress Project publication Roald Dahl: The man Who Believed In Magic
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Robert Hales: The Strange Case of the Disappearing Children’s Book Illustrator posted on 12 Nov 2017
This is less of an article of appreciation and more of an appeal for help.
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An Interview With P.S. Winn posted on 11 Nov 2017
An Interview With P.S. Winn
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Carnival of Monsters posted on 10 Nov 2017
If you like a rollicking monster story set in the past with a dash of Lemony Snicket, Doctor Who, Scooby Doo and Ghostbusters thrown in, ....
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Alan Garner’s The Owl Service – at Fifty posted on 10 Nov 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn rereads Alan Garner's classic on the 50th anniversary of its publication
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An Interview with Miranda and Rosalind Taylor posted on 09 Nov 2017
An Interview with Miranda and Rosalind Taylor
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The poetry of picture books posted on 09 Nov 2017
I have been thinking about what makes some picture books more memorable than others ....