Inspiring Young Readers
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Gypsy Girl posted on 17 Aug 2015
Gypsy Girl by Kathryn James Perhaps the rather prurient interest fanned by the recent 'Big Fat Gypsy Wedding' TV series has contributed to more books ...
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Killing Honour posted on 14 Aug 2015
This chilling YA novel explores the disbelief and then despair of Sat, a young British Punjabi Sikh lad
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In the Land of Oz posted on 12 Aug 2015
Most people know the classic tale of the Wizard of Oz and in most bookshops you will find at least one reprint of the L Frank Baum original version and
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The Dwindling Party posted on 11 Aug 2015
Can anyone resist a pop-up book? Not me. Especially when the pop-up illustrates a slight verse from the twisted imagination of Edward Gorey,
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Emma Chichester Clark posted on 03 Aug 2015
The Picture Books of Emma Chichester Clark
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Katy posted on 03 Aug 2015
Katy by Jacqueline Wilson As is to be expected from this prolific author, this is a great family story full of pace and humour with a range of characters t
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David McKee posted on 03 Aug 2015
The Picture Books of David McKee
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Alice and Me posted on 01 Aug 2015
I'm not sure whether anyone ever read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to me when I was a child. I may have come across an abridged version...
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The book between Dirk Bogarde and David Attenborough posted on 28 Jul 2015
My elderly parents have rather an eclectic book collection. Some classic fiction, poetry, nature...
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Where are the tattoos in children's books? posted on 28 Jul 2015
In the not so distant past of my 1950s childhood, tattoos were usually associated with the armed forces ....