My Lockdown Books: Sixty
Two reviews for one today. I've added these books to my picture book collection but they're not simple and they can be enjoyed by fluent…
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My Lockdown Books: Fifty
Of all TS Eliot’s Practical Cats, Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat is my favourite. From ‘the whisper down the line…when the Night Mail’s ready to depart’…
My Lockdown Books: Forty Five
Every so often, but not often enough, a book comes across my desk that makes me laugh and laugh. Cue: Weasels by Elys Dolan and…
Kate Greenaway Medal
Alongside the Carnegie Medal sits its sister prize the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal. The nominations list for it has also been published today. The nominating…
Only One of Me by Lisa Wells and Michelle Robinson
Only One of Me is a beautiful book written to help families prepare for the death of a parent. It is the creation of Lisa…
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Two From Sterling
Two new books from Sterling Books have made me smile recently. They both make the point that life can be better with friends but along…
Oi Cat! by Kes Gray and Jim Field
Following on from Oi Frog! and Oi Dog! comes Oi Cat! (Hodder) by Kes Gray and Jim Field. Cat is NOT happy. Ever since Frog…
Up and Down: a walk in the countryside
Nosy Crow and the National Trust have collaborated on a range of books recently. One of these is Up and Down: a walk in the…
My Name is Not Refugee by Kate Milner
Barrington Stoke’s imprint The Bucket List has published My Name is Not Refugee by Kate Milner. On the front cover is a quote from Jacqueline…
The Turkey that Voted for Christmas by Madeleine Cook and Samara Hardy.
The Turkey that Voted for Christmas (OUP) by Madelaine Cook and Samara Hardy is a fun Christmas read for young children and full of plays…
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