Inspiring Young Readers
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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
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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