Inspiring Young Readers
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The Letterpress Project at The Oaks Nursery posted on 01 Dec 2015
Thank you to the very young children at The Oaks nursery in Selly Oak, Birmingham who listened beautifully..
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Letterpress at the Children and Families Book Stall @ Newman University posted on 01 Dec 2015
We start the month of December with one of our favourite events - the Children and Families Book Stall...
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The Boy at the top of the Mountain posted on 29 Nov 2015
This writer is not afraid to write about difficult and highly controversial subjects ..
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Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading posted on 29 Nov 2015
This is a little marvel of a book: in fact, it’s at least four books in one.
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The Letterpress Project at Priory School : Reading Cinderella posted on 26 Nov 2015
Thank you very much to all the Year One children at Priory School who made me very welcome...
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A Song For Ella Grey posted on 24 Nov 2015
David Almond is a creator of modern myths – perhaps most famously with his magnificent Skellig...
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The Wind In The Willows posted on 19 Nov 2015
There are some books that have entered the culture at such a fundamental level that everyone thinks they know them...
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Fairytales for Mr Barker posted on 18 Nov 2015
Is the ability to write and illustrate inherited or are individuals inspired and influenced by an environment....
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Thanks Dad posted on 15 Nov 2015
As I was recently putting my thoughts together for my dad's funeral eulogy I started to think about whether to what extent he had influenced my love...
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Meeting old literary friends posted on 10 Nov 2015
One of the pleasures of retirement is being able to go for early morning walks in my local area.