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’…
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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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…
