Inspiring Young Readers
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The Stone Book Quartet posted on 15 Aug 2022
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Alan Garner's 'Stone Book Quartet' and finds hidden power in these "enigmatic and simply written little books"
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The London Eye Mystery posted on 11 Aug 2022
Siobhan Dowd’s legacy is really remarkable. She died tragically young in 2007 at the age of just 40 ...
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Puffin Design Classics: beautiful and collectable posted on 08 Aug 2022
There’s no greater indulgence than spending too much money on a book just because it’s beautiful to look at
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Feelings and how I deal with them posted on 04 Aug 2022
It is always heartening to come across published books written by children and young people.
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Bobbie’s Balloons posted on 01 Aug 2022
During my time as a children and families social worker I got to know and advocated for many children and young people .........
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Granny was a Buffer Girl posted on 31 Jul 2022
All families have rich histories and complex back-stories that get passed on from one generation to the next.
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The Complete Edition of Andersen & Grimm posted on 25 Jul 2022
I think I should start with a point of clarification: this isn’t a complete collection of all things Andersen and Grimm but something a little more modest
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The Railway Children posted on 20 Jul 2022
Prolific children's author, Edith Nesbit (1858 - 1924) is a fascinating and complex character.
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Moondial posted on 17 Jul 2022
Helen Cresswell, who died in 2005, was a successful television scriptwriter and a prolific children’s novelist...
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The Secret Garden posted on 13 Jul 2022
Originally published in 1911, The Secret Garden has become an established ‘classic’ of the children’s literature canon.