Inspiring Young Readers
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The Midwinter Violins posted on 25 Aug 2022
The Puffin version of this book was published in 1976, three years after the original hardback release.
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A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning posted on 22 Aug 2022
The Bad Beginning is the first of what turned out to be a series of thirteen books by US author, Lemony Snicket, the pen name of Daniel Handler
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The Perfect Present posted on 18 Aug 2022
This impressive picture books was enjoyed by my seven year old granddaughter who read it with me recently ....
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The Stone Book Quartet posted on 15 Aug 2022
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Alan Garner's 'Stone Book Quartet' and finds hidden power in these "enigmatic and simply written little books"
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The London Eye Mystery posted on 11 Aug 2022
Siobhan Dowd’s legacy is really remarkable. She died tragically young in 2007 at the age of just 40 ...
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Puffin Design Classics: beautiful and collectable posted on 08 Aug 2022
There’s no greater indulgence than spending too much money on a book just because it’s beautiful to look at
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Feelings and how I deal with them posted on 04 Aug 2022
It is always heartening to come across published books written by children and young people.
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Bobbie’s Balloons posted on 01 Aug 2022
During my time as a children and families social worker I got to know and advocated for many children and young people .........
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Granny was a Buffer Girl posted on 31 Jul 2022
All families have rich histories and complex back-stories that get passed on from one generation to the next.
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The Complete Edition of Andersen & Grimm posted on 25 Jul 2022
I think I should start with a point of clarification: this isn’t a complete collection of all things Andersen and Grimm but something a little more modest