Inspiring Young Readers
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The Cave posted on 04 Apr 2022
Richard Church (1893 – 1972) was a prolific British author who published The Cave, an adventure story for what would now be called the young adult reader
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The Dark Is Rising posted on 01 Apr 2022
This 1973 fantasy novel lends its name to what is a sequence of five books that has become something of a cult classic.
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Dearest One posted on 28 Mar 2022
Picture Books from Lantana Publishing never disappoint so I relished reading this one....
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Amazing Alice posted on 26 Mar 2022
This Easter The Letterpress Project invites you to a Wonderland of Alice books and memorabilia at Spetchley Gardens
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The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole posted on 24 Mar 2022
This is the second instalment of the great diary of the quintessential British teenager, Adrian Mole...
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Piano Fingers posted on 21 Mar 2022
Australian author and illustrator, Caroline Magerl has created a really charming story of the magical qualities of creativity and music.
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Matilda, who told such dreadful lies posted on 17 Mar 2022
The cautionary tale has been a staple of children’s literature stretching back to its origins in the 17th century....
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'Wild Things and Gold Rings' is back posted on 14 Mar 2022
'Wild Things and Gold Rings' is back Like most people I have found the last two years very frustrating in terms of not being able to do ordinary, taken for
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Fierce Bad Rabbits : The tales behind children’s picture books posted on 10 Mar 2022
I’ve written elsewhere on this site about just how underrated and unguarded children’s picture books tend to be
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An American Ghost posted on 07 Mar 2022
Chester Aaron (1923 – 2019) was a prolific American author who wrote fiction for adults and teenage readers ...