Inspiring Young Readers
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Back to the Future with Year Six posted on 09 Jul 2024
I used memories of myself as a ten year old lover of comics and annuals in 1965 as a way into the rather daunting theme of ‘Rebuilding Britain after WW2’
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The Smile Shop posted on 07 Jul 2024
Originally published in a UK hardback in 2020, Satoshi Kitamura’s much lauded picture story book, The Smile Shop is now available...
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LIONEL posted on 04 Jul 2024
I am lucky enough to own hundreds of children’s books about various animals, but have none with a rhinoceros as the central character.
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The Spaceman posted on 02 Jul 2024
In your quieter moments of contemplation, have you ever wondered what the world would look and feel like if you’d never seen it before
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The Magic Calaloo posted on 01 Jul 2024
I am always delighted to receive review copies by Trish Cooke as she is one of my all time favourite authors of children’s books.
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The Bravest Word posted on 29 Jun 2024
You haven’t even reached the teenage years yet but you’re already living a life that would make others envious
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Elf Dog and Owl Head posted on 27 Jun 2024
Cast your mind back to the spring and early summer of 2020. We were, you’ll recall, all trying to understand what dealing with a pandemic actually meant
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Grandad’s Star posted on 25 Jun 2024
How do you introduce younger children to the notion that their beloved grandparents might fall ill
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This is Happy posted on 24 Jun 2024
We all need a bit of positive affirmation in these troubled times
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Swift and Hawk: Supernova posted on 21 Jun 2024
This is the third instalment of the Swift and Hawk series following on from Undercover and Cyberspies.