Inspiring Young Readers
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Lost in Middle Earth posted on 20 Apr 2016
I'm not really much of a fan of fantasy writing. There are some exceptions - Alan Garner, Ursula Le Guin and some dystopian fringe science fiction
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Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi illustrated by Grahame Baker-Smith posted on 17 Apr 2016
The story of Pinocchio, the wooden puppet with a desire to become a truly human little boy, feels like a story that is timeless
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David Roberts posted on 15 Apr 2016
I was lucky enough to be at a conference a few years ago where David Roberts was one of the star attractions.
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Jane Ray and Kevin Crossley-Holland @ Oxford Literary Festival posted on 10 Apr 2016
On Saturday 9th April we went along to see Jane Ray and Kevin Crossley-Holland talking about their latest collaboration, Heartsong
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Christian Birmingham posted on 10 Apr 2016
Christian Birmingham is one of those illustrators whose distinctive style ...
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Demolition Man posted on 09 Apr 2016
This was a bit of a risky read for me as I don't usually warm to what appear to be 'jokey' books.
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Federation of Children’s Book Groups Annual Conference 2016 posted on 08 Apr 2016
I spent a lovely couple of days last weekend at the Telford Campus at the University of Wolverhampton which hosted this year’s FCBG conference
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Thursday's Child posted on 05 Apr 2016
I was interested to read that this book was inspired by a real life encounter by the writer with a girl who...
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Isaac and his Amazing Asperger Superpowers posted on 02 Apr 2016
Good quality picture books that try to portray and demystify hidden disabilities like Aspergers Syndrome are still pretty thin on the ground
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Mr Rabbit and the Lovely Present posted on 31 Mar 2016
This was one of my daughter's favourite picture books when she was little