Inspiring Young Readers
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An A to Z of Monsters and Magical Beings posted on 23 Jul 2020
I defy you to find me a child who isn’t absolutely enthralled by the idea of monsters.
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Christian Lacroix and the Tale of Sleeping Beauty posted on 20 Jul 2020
One of the things that makes traditional fairy tales so compelling and long lasting is their ability to be adapted and flexed ...
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin posted on 16 Jul 2020
Probably originating in Lower Saxony (now part of Germany) in the Middle Ages, this traditional tale of a town overwhelmed by rats ...
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Mini Grey posted on 13 Jul 2020
I have always been a big fan of this award winning illustrator’s quirky style.
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy posted on 09 Jul 2020
If your first encounter with Douglas Adams’ extraordinary feat of philosophically genre-bending comic imagination was via the original 1978 radio version
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The Wizard of Oz posted on 06 Jul 2020
Guest reviewer, Yushra Fatima, revisits L. Frank Baum's magical classic.
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The Cinderella Magic Wand Book posted on 03 Jul 2020
In 1856 the Stephenson Group was formed in Bradford, Yorkshire, “originally manufacturing soap based agents for the processing of wool...
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Little Man Little Man posted on 30 Jun 2020
This was James Baldwin’s first and only attempt at a children’s book.
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Brave Potatoes posted on 28 Jun 2020
Several years ago I was lucky enough to give a paper at an international academic conference ...
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Cannonball Coralie and the Lion posted on 25 Jun 2020
I always have a penchant for children’s picture books about circuses and ones about lions, so this was a must for my bookshelves.