Some New Looks at Old Ideas
I came quite late to picture books as a professional but now that I'm there I can't get enough of the best of them. Here…
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Frogkisser! by Garth Nix
Here's another excellent book from another superb storyteller. With no time to consult the books in the library, prepare a plan or collect provisions, Princess…
The Bookshop Girl by Sylvia Bishop
Every so often a book slides across my desk and into my heart. This, from Scholastic, was one such. It's funny and emotional and full…
Until We Win by Linda Newbery
There are few things I look forward to more than a new novel by Linda Newbery or a novel set around the campaign for women's…
Welcome to Nowhere by Elizabeth Laird
It's no great secret that I hold Elizabeth Laird's books in very high esteem. She's a talented writer, a superb storyteller and also a humanitarian. …
Judith Kerr
My introduction to Judith Kerr's books was not through Mog or the Tiger Who Came to Tea but When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. I remember…
Eleanor Updale
Eleanor Updale came to speak at an event I was running recently and it was lovely to see her again. I say 'again' but neither…
The Boy From France by Hilary Freeman
I always have a huge pile of books at home waiting to be read but, at the moment, I have two! They’re a random mixture…
The Prince who Walked with Lions
This is Elizabeth Laird's latest novel and it's excellent as you would expect. The story is based on actual events in Abyssinia and England and…
Too Busy Reading to Blog!
It's true! I seem to have been reading non-stop all summer: for The Scotsman, for the Edinburgh International Book Festival and for our own book…
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