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: Nineteen
I've met Frank Cottrell Boyce and he's a delightful man. We should have met at the Carnegie Kate Greenaway Medal award ceremony in July 2005. …
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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How it all began
I've been reading and collecting children's books ever since I could read. My parents started me off before I can remember and I've just kept…
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