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Tag Archives: best children’s books
Toto the Ninja Cat and the Mystery Jewel Thief by Dermot O’Leary illustrated by Nick East
At the weekend I was involved in an online discussion about books suitable for children in Year 3, aged about 7 or 8, and as luck would have have it the next book on my reading list fitted the bill … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review
Tagged adventure, best children’s books, childrens_books, Dermot O’Leary, humour, illustrated fiction, review
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Reading Matters – news from the world of children’s books
Hello and welcome to this week’s round up of all the latest children’s book news. A chance to settle down and catch up with articles, resources and reviews that you may have missed during a busy week. Although I have … Continue reading
Reading Matters – news from the world of children’s books
Hello and welcome to this week’s look at all the latest children’s book news. This weekly round up is an attempt to highlight articles, news items and useful information, resources or ideas linked to books for children and young people. … Continue reading
Jungledrop by Abi Elphinstone
The second story in the Unmapped Chronicles is full of adventure, magic, threat and danger and, most importantly, of the transforming power of kindness and understanding. “Take the marble. Then run, girl, run headlong into this adventure. The Unmapped Kingdoms … Continue reading
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Tagged Abi Elphinstone, adventure, best children’s books, childrens_books, climate change, climate crisis, environment, fantasy, kindness, magic, review, Simon and Schuster
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Reading Matters – news from the world of children’s books
Hello and welcome to another look at all the latest news in the world of children’s books. What a busy week! Many fabulous books were published on 1st October and also on Thursday as part of the National Poetry Day … Continue reading
Reading Matters – news from the world of children’s books
Hello and welcome to another look at the latest news from the world of children’s books. It’s been another busy week and no doubt I have missed out some delights but I have tried to give an overview of what’s … Continue reading
Reading Matters – news from the world of children’s books
Hello and welcome to another weekly look at what has been happening in the world of children’s books. I hope that everyone is coping with the never ending barrage of concerning news and that some of the articles and links … Continue reading
Winner of the Klaus Flugge Prize 2020 Announced
On the evening of 16th September the announcement was made that Eva Eland has won the 2020 Klaus Flugge Prize for the most exciting and promising newcomer to children’s picture book illustration. She won for her book When Sadness Comes … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements and Awards, Book Awards
Tagged Awards, best children’s books, childrens_books, Emotions, empathy, illustration, Klaus Flugge Prize, news, picturebooks
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Reading Matters – news from the world of children’s books
Hello and welcome to another look at the news from the world of children’s books over the last few days. It has been a busy week. So much so that I have resorted to a supplement to the main edition … Continue reading
