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Posted on August 3, 2020

Seaside Sing-Along

Nosy Crow is one of my favourite publishers. I love their production values as well as the books themselves. This lovely little board book makes…

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Posted on May 10, 2020

My Lockdown Books: Forty Eight

Here's another review from The Scotsman for a very good book. From Nosy Crow comes Little Bits of Sky, SE Durrant’s debut novel. The story…

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Posted on May 8, 2020

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…

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Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020

My Lockdown Books: Twenty Two

Another book from Nosy Crow today and another author whom my friend Dom put my way.  I read and enjoyed Fleur Hitchcock's Dear Scarlett ahead…

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Posted on April 23, 2020

My Lockdown Books: Twenty One

I was an unofficial champion for this series right from the beginning as a friend of mine was then working for Nosy Crow, the hugely…

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Posted on December 5, 2019

Rose Campion and the Christmas Mystery by Lyn Gardner

I first came across Lyn Gardner's books when Nosy Crow sent me a copy of Olivia's First Term the first book in a contemporary stage…

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Posted on November 7, 2017November 8, 2017

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…

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Posted on June 26, 2017June 26, 2017

Be Creative

With the summer holidays fast approaching in Scotland, I thought I’d take the opportunity of sharing some books with you for children and young people…

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Posted on May 30, 2017June 27, 2017

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…

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Posted on May 16, 2017June 27, 2017

Murder Mystery

I tend to say, if asked, that I don't like crime fiction.  It's certainly true that I can't read explicit violence or about lots of blood…

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