Inspiring Young Readers
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The Concrete Garden posted on 24 Oct 2023
Australian author and illustrator, Bob Graham is one of the contemporary greats of children’s literature and still going strong.
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Maisy’s Big Book of Kindness posted on 23 Oct 2023
I once visited a nursery school in Birmingham where the headteacher was a self-described ‘Maisy addict’.
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A Whale of a time with Benji Davies at Cheltenham Book Festival posted on 22 Oct 2023
While waiting in the queue outside the event tent I listened to a conversation between a little boy aged about four ...
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Super Sports Stars Who Are Changing The Game posted on 20 Oct 2023
Back in the 1970s and 1980s when I first became active in campaigns for social justice this was a book that it felt impossible to ever see published.
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Sona Sharma, Wish Me Luck posted on 19 Oct 2023
This is the fourth book in this popular series by Chitra Soundar set in the Indian city of Chennai.
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Ready for the Spotlight posted on 16 Oct 2023
Plenty of children (including me, my sister, daughter and granddaughter) go through a ballet loving phase ...
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Nelly and the Magic Stone posted on 15 Oct 2023
There is plenty to talk about on the front cover of this colourful new picture book even before you open the first page.
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Baboo the Unusual Bee posted on 13 Oct 2023
This unusual picture book has an intriguing cover design that frames the jolly looking pink and black Bee with blue wings and red heeled feet.
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An interview with Satoshi Kitamura posted on 11 Oct 2023
An interview with Satoshi Kitamura
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The Skull posted on 10 Oct 2023
I’m always reluctant to be anything other than evasive when people ask me what has been my favourite children’s book of the year