Inspiring Young Readers
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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
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A different look at collecting children's books posted on 29 Mar 2016
If you take a look at the catalogues of most of the bigger, prestigious second hand book dealers, you'll find they have a children's book section
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Five Children and It posted on 28 Mar 2016
This is another one of those classic children's books that I think I have read but then realise that I haven't.
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Hurray For Peregrine Pig posted on 25 Mar 2016
What is it about anthropomorphic pigs? There's something fundamentally delightful about the way the porcine can be constructed as virtually human
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The Art of Being Normal posted on 23 Mar 2016
Lisa Williamson's debut novel for the young adult market certainly hasn't slipped quietly into the world.