Inspiring Young Readers
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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 ....
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Terror Kid posted on 28 Jul 2015
Benjamin Zephaniah knows how to communicate with his audience and they love him because his voice cuts through ....
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Where can I ride my trike? posted on 28 Jul 2015
It is still relatively unusual to find a children’s picture book where people with disabilities ...
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Hate posted on 28 Jul 2015
Alan Gibbons writes big stories aimed at the teenage reader and he fills them full of ‘issues’ ...
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret posted on 28 Jul 2015
I would imagine that there are more people familiar with Martin Scorsese's movie, Hugo, than they are with the original book...