Inspiring Young Readers
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The House in Norham Gardens posted on 03 Aug 2023
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn finds The House in Norham Gardens is nearly a great book for young adults
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Doris posted on 02 Aug 2023
I was intrigued to receive this review copy as there are already so many famous literary elephants in the world of children’s literature.
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An interview with Petrea Honychurch Seaman posted on 31 Jul 2023
An interview with Petrea Honeychurch Seaman
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A Boy, His Dog and the Sea posted on 27 Jul 2023
Anthony Browne, author and illustrator, has garnered plenty of awards and recognition over his long career....
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This is a School posted on 24 Jul 2023
Preparing young children for entering the bewildering world of school for the first time is something that I have written about before.
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How to Spacewalk: Step-by-step with Shuttle Astronauts posted on 20 Jul 2023
As a young working-class teenager living in the industrial heart of Britain’s second city during the 1960s, the American space programme was a thing....
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Elidor posted on 17 Jul 2023
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn continues his exploration of children's literature from the 60s and 70s with a rereading of Alan Garner's Elidor
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Moving the Millers’ Minnie Moore Mine Mansion posted on 13 Jul 2023
What a fantastic combination! The always playful and inventive Dave Eggers and, Júlia Sardà, one of our very favourite contemporary illustrators...
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Creative fun with wordless books and Mr Wolf posted on 10 Jul 2023
Looking at books with children and working with parents are the two things that I miss most about teaching....
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Go Pig or Go Home posted on 09 Jul 2023
This is the third laugh-out-loud middle grade graphic novel in the series by this popular US author/ illustrator.