Be Creative
With the summer holidays fast approaching in Scotland, I thought I’d take the opportunity of sharing some books with you for children and young people…
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Stylish Fairy Tales
Although I know more now than I did fifteen years ago, I still don’t consider myself to be any kind of expert on illustrated fiction.…
Nosy Crow
One of the best things to happen in publishing recently is Nosy Crow. The independent publisher of children's books and apps launched in January 2011…
Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff and Alan Lee
Following on from yesterday's piece about the Carnegie Medal I'd like to draw your attention to a book that won its sister Medal. The Kate…
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Collecting the Carnegie
I first made an abortive attempt to collect a copy of every winner of the Carnegie Medal back in 2007 when I was involved in…
Interesting Animals
Earlier on this week Paul at GMC sent me a couple of books published by Sterling Children's Books. I couldn't choose between them so, as they…
Cute Cats, Cruel Cats, Crazy Cats
I love cats and over the years I've reviewed lots of books in which they star. Here are just a few of my favourites. It’s…
Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth by Frank Cottrell Boyce
I have never grown out of my delight at reading books set in places I know so when I realised that Frank Cottrell Boyce had…
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Murder Mystery
I tend to say, if asked, that I don't like crime fiction. It's certainly true that I can't read explicit violence or about lots of blood…
Steve Antony and the Queen
Her Majesty, the Queen returns in a red and green triumph by Steve Antony. It’s Christmas Eve and the Queen is still trying to decide…
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