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Mark
Jessica's Ghost by Andrew Norriss
What starts out as a gentle, funny ghost story turns into something breathtaking, beautiful and important. Recently (and very deservedly)...
Margaret
Mango & Bambang the Not-a-Pig by Polly Faber & Clara Vulliamy
Mango Allsorts is very good at lots of things. She is especially good at rescuing tapirs, which is handy because Bambang definitely needs...
Tony
Dear Father Christmas
Dear Father Christmas, I have tried to be good all year with only a few minor incidents which were off the scale so please could you...
Mark
Alternative Bedtime Books
Bedtime books will always be popular, but the best are not generally found among the obvious or the bestselling. If you're looking for...
Mark
Quiet is the New Loud: The Wonder, Flotsam & Silver Buttons
This is a celebration of three of my favourite picturebooks from the quieter end of the spectrum. It's great fun speeding through noisy...
Mark
Halloween Approaches... pt. 1 picturebook to early readers and dyslexia friendly
There's nothing like a healthy dose of horror. A good spooky story can free our imaginations, help us deal with real fears by battling...
Mark
Halloween Approaches... pt. 2 junior to young adult
...And so continues our Halloween roundup, with more seriously scary books for junior to teen and young adult readers. For picturebooks...
Tony
Madame Tussaud's Apprentice Kathleen Benner Duble
This I know of La Revolution Française: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, le Petit Trianon, Versailles, The Bastille, Mirabeau, Marat, Madame...
Sam
Am I Normal Yet? by Holly Bourne
How do we, as a society, define 'Normal'? For sixteen-year old Evie, normal is everything which any other college kid would take for...
Sam
The Manifesto on How to be Interesting
"Rule 1: One must be attractive." Bree is rich, literary, and considers herself totally outside of all of the vacuous materialism of her...
Mark
Foulsham
With which do you identify most: a cup, a leaky tap, or a ball of string? Clod Iremonger was born into Heap House, an ancient abode...
Margaret
Emily Sparkes and the Competition Calamity
Emily Sparkes has dealt with the Friendship Fiasco and is feeling pleased with herself (although her new BF does have a distressing...