Inspiring Young Readers
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Creative writing at Northleigh C.of E, Primary School, Malvern posted on 16 Nov 2022
Year Two children at Northleigh C.of E. Primary School in Malvern recently enjoyed listening to three of my best loved picture books.
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Carnival of the Clocks posted on 14 Nov 2022
This prolific award-winning author/ illustrator is guaranteed to cheer up any reader with his bold, colourful illustrative style.
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The Children Who Stayed Behind posted on 10 Nov 2022
Originally entitled ‘The Kidnapping of Kensington’ and published in 1958, it was issued in 1964 by Puffin Books and retitled The Children Who Stayed Behind
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Lion and Norman Climbing the Ladder posted on 07 Nov 2022
One rainy day, Lion and Norman the bear were in the library ....
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Journey Outside posted on 03 Nov 2022
U.S. born author, Mary Q. Steele (1922 - 1992) was primarily a children’s author but also wrote for adults around issues of nature and the natural world.
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Scared? posted on 31 Oct 2022
I very much enjoyed an earlier publication by Neal Zetter and so I looked forward to settling down (or being unsettled given the subject) with this one
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Small Shadows Creep posted on 27 Oct 2022
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn dips into a collection of ghost stories edited by science fiction legend, Andre Norton
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The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish posted on 24 Oct 2022
I can hardly believe that this beautiful and accomplished picture book is author/illustrator, Chloe Savage’s debut.
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Children of the Stone City posted on 09 Oct 2022
I admit to feeling a thrill when I received a review copy of a long-awaited new novel by this accomplished award-winning author.
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The Genius of Lothar Meggendorfer posted on 05 Oct 2022
Whenever the Letterpress Project gets a chance to go into schools and introduce children to some of the pleasures that can be had from handling and reading