Inspiring Young Readers
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The Once and Future King posted on 10 May 2016
Published in 1958, White’s re-imagining of the King Arthur legend takes plenty of liberties with the original source
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Edward Ardizzone posted on 06 May 2016
I first became aware of Edward Ardizzone’s work as an illustrator of children’s books when I bought a hardback copy of ...
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An Interview With Alan Gibbons posted on 04 May 2016
An interview with Alan Gibbons
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An Interview With Andy Griffiths posted on 04 May 2016
An interview with Andy Griffiths
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Chasing the Stars posted on 03 May 2016
I am a huge admirer of Malorie Blackman and so I was looking forward to reading this one.
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A different generation of novels for Young Adults posted on 02 May 2016
The market for novels aimed at the YA or ‘young adult’ audience has been one of the fastest growing areas over recent years.
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An Interview With Jane Ray posted on 01 May 2016
An Interview With Jane Ray
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Stonebird posted on 26 Apr 2016
This unusual and exciting story might have passed me by had I not heard the young author being interviewed the other week.
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Big Bad Bun posted on 24 Apr 2016
What do you do if you get a school report that's going to go down like a lead balloon with your parents?
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Nursery Rhymes illustrated by Paula Rego posted on 23 Apr 2016
Paula Rego was born in 1938 as a Portuguese citizen but her Anglophile parents sent her to school in the UK during the 1950s