Inspiring Young Readers
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Michael Rosen’s Sad Book posted on 27 Nov 2016
When you look at Michael Rosen’s fantastic books for children of all ages, and, if you’re fortunate enough to hear him talk about his books..
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Young authors of the future? posted on 27 Nov 2016
I was invited to attend this exciting event by Verna Wilkins
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Ten, Nine, Eight posted on 25 Nov 2016
I'm guilty of losing track of which books are where in my house as the shelves groan with more and more.
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Peggy Fortnum posted on 23 Nov 2016
The reputation of Peggy Fortnum as an artist and children’s book illustrator will inevitably rest upon her drawings of Paddington Bear.
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The Silver Sword posted on 21 Nov 2016
The terrible conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, the civil wars in Somalia, Ethiopia and what is now Eritrea, the
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Clover Moon posted on 20 Nov 2016
I have read quite a lot of Jacqueline Wilson’s books over the years and must say that I always come away feeling encouraged...
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An Interview With Jo Cotterill posted on 19 Nov 2016
An Interview With Jo Cotterill
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More than just kid’s stuff posted on 19 Nov 2016
A little while ago when the author Alan Gibbons came to talk to students at the university I teach in, I asked him........
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An Interview With Anthony McGowan posted on 17 Nov 2016
An Interview With Anthony McGowan
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The Elephant Wish posted on 13 Nov 2016
I’m an absolute sucker for big, bold children’s books where the author and the illustrator are gleefully in cahoots