Inspiring Young Readers
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Maverick Chapter Readers Lime Band, Level 11 posted on 22 Dec 2021
As ever, this innovative publisher has produced more thought provoking chapter books to challenge well-established readers ...
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The Good Little Christmas Tree posted on 20 Dec 2021
I now have quite a large collection of books relating to Christmas which I tend to browse through fondly at this time of year.
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Hot Jazz Special posted on 13 Dec 2021
When I first stumbled over this extravaganza of a book, first published in 2005, I just assumed it was one of those flamboyant American publications
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Red Shift posted on 09 Dec 2021
Rereading Red Shift by the wonderful Alan Garner is a useful reminder that fiction written primarily with a teenage readership in mind...
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The Book Cat posted on 06 Dec 2021
Polly Faber is the grand-daughter of one of the founders of the famous publishing company, Faber & Faber ...
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Sand Between My Toes posted on 02 Dec 2021
I'm a big fan of the seaside and so I am always keen to see more picture books about the subject.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow posted on 28 Nov 2021
You may be familiar with Washington Irving’s humorous, Gothic short story set in the late 18th century in Tarry Town...
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Stuart Little posted on 24 Nov 2021
I’m pretty sure that the key to writing a classic children’s book is to not apologise or explain.
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn posted on 21 Nov 2021
“All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called ‘Huckleberry Finn’.
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Choices posted on 17 Nov 2021
My five year old grandson recently received a school award for ‘Making Good Choices’ ...