Inspiring Young Readers
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The Song from Somewhere Else posted on 13 Nov 2016
This is a dark little tale about an ordinary ten year old, Francesca ...
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The Foreshadowing posted on 12 Nov 2016
It’s 1915, Europe is just descending into war and 17 year old Alexandra (Sasha) Fox is living a comfortable middle class life
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Children’s Books : a window on our social history posted on 11 Nov 2016
A recent article on the Little Things website has reminded me of what a rich source of social history..
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Michael Rosen at ‘The Fantastic Mr Fiction’ conference posted on 08 Nov 2016
It was something of a coup to get Michael Rosen to be the end keynote speaker at a conference ...
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An Interview With Catherine MacPhail posted on 08 Nov 2016
An Interview With Catherine MacPhail
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Red Riding Hood at Greenfield Primary School posted on 07 Nov 2016
It is always gratifying to visit a school where there is a clear passion for reading ...
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John Burningham posted on 06 Nov 2016
This prolific illustrator has been around in book illustration for a very long time and is still producing beautiful books,
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A rule is to break posted on 05 Nov 2016
I am drawn to books that are a bit risky in subject matter and this certainly one of them.
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Randolph Caldecott posted on 04 Nov 2016
Randolph Caldecott Born in 1846, Randolph Caldecott is often thought of as the quintessential Victorian children’s book illustrator ...
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A Apple Pie posted on 03 Nov 2016
Books introducing young children to the alphabet are some of the most common you will find in any selection of books for younger readers