Monthly Archives: March 2025

Inclusive Children’s Literature: A Focus on Down Syndrome

Posted on March 21, 2025 by alibrarylady

Friday 21st March is World Down Syndrome Day. Why the 21st March? The 21st day of March (the 3rd month of the year) was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down … Continue reading →

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Blog Tour: Please Don’t Read the Footnotes Please by Rob Walton illustrated by Reena Makwana

Posted on March 19, 2025 by alibrarylady

Humour is quite often the ‘hook’ that can draw children into reading. Equally many children are overwhelmed by the length of some novels and find collections of short stories or novellas more appealing. Former teacher Rob Walton has created something … Continue reading →

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Interactive Books for Babies and Toddlers

Posted on March 17, 2025 by alibrarylady

A recent report said that children in this country – post-pandemic, post austerity – are facing a “happiness recession”. I don’t think books are the answer but I do think that encountering books early in life, through the attention of someone … Continue reading →

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2025 Federation of Children’s Book Groups: Children’s Book Award Blog Tour

Posted on March 13, 2025 by alibrarylady

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour to mark the announcement of the shortlist for the Federation of Children’s Book Groups (FCBG) Children’s Book Award. The Children’s Book Award is the only national award for children’s books that is … Continue reading →

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The Beck by Anthony McGowan: A Review

Posted on March 11, 2025 by alibrarylady

There is a new book published this week from a winning combination of author and publisher that I have been looking forward to reading for a while. In 2020 Anthony McGowan won the Carnegie Award for Lark, the final book … Continue reading →

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Reading Matters – children’s book news

Posted on March 1, 2025 by alibrarylady

Welcome to this month’s round up of what has been happening in the world of children’s books. February saw the announcement of the longlists for the Carnegie Medals for Writing and Illustration and of this year’s Read for Empathy Collections. … Continue reading →

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