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Category Archives: Book Review
Toffee by Sarah Crossan – Book 4 of 20 Books of Summer 20
In 2013 I challenged myself to read all the shortlisted titles for that year’s Carnegie Award and found that I discovered authors new to me and also explored genres that had beforehand not appealed. The high point of the exercise … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Carnegie, dementia, Domestic Abuse, Friendship, Mental Health, poetry, Reading, review, runaways, verse, YALit
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The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick Book 2 of 20 Books of Summer 20
This weekend I escaped the news and immersed myself in a novel about a librarian, lost stories and lost opportunities, family secrets and new friendships. The Library of the Lost and Found is a quiet, gentle read and a perfect … Continue reading
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Tagged 20 Books of Summer, books, Families, fiction, librarians, Libraries, Reading, reviews
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Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott – Book 1 of 20 Books of Summer 2020
Sometimes fiction makes difficult subjects accessible for children, sometimes it helps young readers understand people who are different to themselves and sometimes it encourages children to speak up about their own difficulties with increased confidence. This powerful collaboration between Libby … Continue reading
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Tagged 20 Books of Summer, 20BooksofSummer, autism, childrens_books, empathy, Empathy Day, reviews
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Hope and Kindness for our Youngest Readers
This week two rather special picture books landed on my doormat. Their arrival was timely. On Monday some of our youngest children will return to their schools for the first time in many weeks. Their classrooms will look different, school … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Booth, childrens_books, empathy, kindness, picturebooks, Richard Jones, Robyn Wilson-Owen
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Poetry to Comfort and Inspire During a Pandemic
Like many others I have found it harder than I expected to concentrate on reading during the Coronavirus crisis. I had hoped to savour all those treasures on the bookshelves that I have not had time to enjoy previously and … Continue reading
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Tagged anthology, books, Jason Reynolds, Literature, medicine, Michael Rosen, National Health Service, NHS, poetry, reviews
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Child of Galaxies by Blake Nuto and Charlotte Ager
Children ask questions all the time. Some of those questions are easier for parents and teachers to answer than others and some may even be ones that adults are searching for answers to themselves. This beautiful picture book is a … Continue reading
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Tagged empathy, fears, illustration, imagination, philosophy, picturebooks, poetry, reviews, world
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