Inspiring Young Readers
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Collins Colour Camera Books posted on 05 Jun 2016
Let me take you back to the late 1940s in those first few years after the end of the Second World War.
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An Interview With Julie Fulton posted on 02 Jun 2016
An Interview With Julie Fulton
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George’s Marvellous Medicine posted on 01 Jun 2016
A review of the Roald Dahl classic by Lily, aged 7
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Marvel superheroes posted on 01 Jun 2016
Archie, aged 5, tells about his comic book superheroes
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The Bear and the Piano posted on 01 Jun 2016
A review of The Bear and the Piano by Ethan, aged 6
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The Square Root of Summer posted on 30 May 2016
This is an unusual YA novel because the seventeen year old heroine Margot ( aka Gottie) is very good at mathematics and physics
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J.R.R. Tolkien posted on 25 May 2016
I don't need to spend any time convincing you of the story telling qualities of Tolkien but you might just be a little surprised ...
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The Weirdstone of Brisingamen posted on 23 May 2016
Checking back on the publishing history of Alan Garner’s first novel...
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Through the looking glasses: where are all the children’s books with children wearing spectacles? posted on 22 May 2016
When I was growing up wearing glasses was definitely not 'cool', particularly for girls.
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The Space Story Omnibus posted on 22 May 2016
When The Space Story Omnibus was published for boys ( and, yes, it was almost certainly for boys) in 1955, the real adventure in space had hardly begun.