Inspiring Young Readers
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An Interview with Priya Gupta posted on 05 May 2025
An Interview with Priya Gupta
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Coorie Doon: A Scottish Lullaby Story posted on 01 May 2025
Jackie Kay, who was the Makar (poet laureate) of Scotland for five years from 2016 to 2021, has used her own memories of childhood ...
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Soni and the Life Drinkers posted on 28 Apr 2025
I was captivated by the colourful but spooky cover of this book which gives a glimpse into a story about a feisty looking young girl doing battle
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Puloma and the Bear posted on 24 Apr 2025
It’s always great to have a new novel from the award-winning author, Jasbinder Bilan, whose book Anya’s Quest from 2024 is reviewed on this site.
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Ant Party posted on 21 Apr 2025
A lifetime ago, when I was just a very young teenager, I read a magazine story that told the story of how ants were once the dominant species on Earth
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The Last House in the Row posted on 17 Apr 2025
A story that focusses on positive friendship between different generations is unusual, but really encouraging to see.
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What it was like to be an ANCIENT EGYPTIAN posted on 14 Apr 2025
Back in 2023, I was fortunate enough to review the first of David Long’s series ‘What it was like to be…’ series
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Meg and Merlin: having fun posted on 10 Apr 2025
I looked forward to reading the fourth story in this engaging series about the special and sensitive relationship between a young girl, Meg and her pony, M
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Remus and the Remarkable Rat Rescue posted on 07 Apr 2025
On the opening page we see that Preston the Rat is more than content with his life living in a huge and comfortable garden.
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The Playdate posted on 03 Apr 2025
One of my favourite children’s picture books of the year so far...