Inspiring Young Readers
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The Chocolate Wedding posted on 17 Feb 2021
Those of you familiar with Posy Simmonds through her adult social satires like Mrs Weber’s Diary or Tamara Drew will be aware of her comic-strip style
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Maverick Early Readers : Purple Band posted on 14 Feb 2021
One of the most enticing features of any books published by Maverick are the illustrations on each book cover.
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Swan Song posted on 11 Feb 2021
Dylan is used to living life in an urban environment where he has managed to get himself into trouble at school.
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Garibaldi’s Biscuits posted on 08 Feb 2021
In the golden days of my childhood (and in truth well beyond them too) I used to love biscuits.
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone posted on 03 Feb 2021
There are lots of reasons why I’ve never read any Harry Potter until now:
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The Deep-Sea Duke posted on 31 Jan 2021
Back in June of 2019 with the publication of The Starlight Watchmaker, we first met the characters in Lauren James’ extraordinary universe
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Maverick Chapter Readers posted on 28 Jan 2021
I was so pleased to see that this excellent publishing company have expanded their range of books to include ones for more established readers.
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The Odyssey posted on 24 Jan 2021
This 2016 extravaganza of a book from publisher, White Star Kids is a huge visual feast.
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The Sleeping Beauty posted on 20 Jan 2021
The first thing that might strike you about this fine 1920 first edition is the very ordinary pinkish red dust jacket with a silhouette illustration...
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe posted on 17 Jan 2021
I have written before on this site about the fact that, as a child, I never read any of the books that are regularly cited as classics ...