Inspiring Young Readers
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Beep Beep! posted on 28 Sep 2021
One of the challenges of writing a successful picture book for young children is to keep it simple ...
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Reading at the table posted on 27 Sep 2021
Warning – this piece may upset people who believe that mealtimes are just for eating and talking together about everyone’s day...
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Tripwrecked! posted on 22 Sep 2021
Twelve months ago, here at The Letterpress Project, we had the pleasure of reviewing Rock Bottom by Ross Montgomery...
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Blossom posted on 20 Sep 2021
Thanks to her plant-loving grandparents, Tutu and Pops, ten year old Blossom has grown up surrounded by beautiful plants and flowers
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The Puffin Portal posted on 16 Sep 2021
Back in November of last year we were introduced for the first time to the Griffin family....
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Freeze posted on 13 Sep 2021
It’s always a sign that the summer is coming to an end and the dark nights are just around the corner when collections of spooky start to appear.
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Once Upon a Tune: Stories from the Orchestra posted on 09 Sep 2021
Alongside his work creating wonderful books such as Mrs Noah’s Pockets and Mrs Noah’s Garden, this prolific author/ illustrator works with a huge variety
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A Wrinkle In Time posted on 08 Sep 2021
I can’t believe it’s taken me until now to catch up with this extraordinary 1962 classic ...
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Promising Pages: irrigating the book desert posted on 05 Sep 2021
Close friends of us here at the Letterpress Project - Kay and Michael Reid – left the UK over two decades ago....
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A History of Children’s Books in 100 Books posted on 30 Aug 2021
Published in 2017 by The British Library, A History of Children’s Books in 100 Books is the kind of sumptuous volume they do so well.