Inspiring Young Readers
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Bali Rai @ Newman University posted on 08 Mar 2016
Newman University welcomed the writer Bali Rai to it's Atrium lecture theatre to talk to staff and students
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Alfred Bestall posted on 06 Mar 2016
Whenever I see a Rupert Bear drawing it immediately conjours my childhood Christmas mornings when comic book annuals were on of my staples
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Letterpress Project @ Old Church School, Darlaston posted on 01 Mar 2016
Project Director, Karen Argent, was invited to spend some of the day (29th February 2016) working with the children...
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Klaus Vogel and the Bad Lads posted on 28 Feb 2016
David Almond is one of my favourite authors whose beautiful but economical prose always hits the spot.
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The Tiger Who Came To Tea posted on 27 Feb 2016
It is quite difficult to write a review of what is undisputedly a classic picture book which is also now a recognisable brand
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When The Siren Wailed posted on 25 Feb 2016
When the Siren Wailed by Noel Streatfeild I have always been interested in stories about Second World War evacuees, partly because my father was one.
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Web of Darkness posted on 20 Feb 2016
This is, first and foremost, a high-octane thriller that moves at a hell of a pace and doesn’t hold-out on tension, thrills and fear.
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Finding an old friend in a charity shop posted on 18 Feb 2016
One rainy day last week as I was browsing the shelves of a charity book shop with my mother I heard her exclaim ' Yes!'
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The Letterpress Project at The Malvern Book Co-operative posted on 18 Feb 2016
Project Director, Karen Argent, spent the morning reading classic children's stories....
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Through my Window posted on 15 Feb 2016
I have such fond memories of discovering this book when I was a nursery teacher in inner city Birmingham...