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Tag Archives: reviews
Reading Matters – news from the world of children’s books
Hello and welcome to this week’s look at the latest children’s news. The schools in my local area have already closed for the summer holidays or will be doing so in the next few days. Reading Matters will be taking a … Continue reading
Reading Matters – news from the world of children’s books
Hello and welcome to this week’s round up of the latest children’s book news. The end of the summer term is rapidly approaching and for some the holidays have already started. It has been a school year like no other … Continue reading
Reading Matters – news from the world of children’s books
Hello and welcome to another look at this week’s children’s book news. When I made my New Year resolution to try and share positive stories and good news about children’s literature on a regular basis I wasn’t at all confident … Continue reading
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
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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Reading Matters – news from the world of children’s books
Hello and welcome to another round up of the latest news from the world of children’s books. This week has been a whirlwind of book activity including Empathy Day when we celebrated the profound effect that quality children’s literature can … Continue reading
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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Reading Matters – news from the world of children’s books
Welcome to this week’s look at the latest news from the world of children’s books. The global news continues to be disturbing and there are days when it can feel overwhelming. The world of children’s books however tends to be a … Continue reading
