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Posted on May 23, 2017June 27, 2017

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…

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Posted on August 4, 2008August 19, 2008

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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