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Wednesday, 15 November 2023

My thoughts on the Yoto Carnegie Writing Nominations for 2024

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Here, for what its worth, are my personal choices. Call them predictions, if you like. For the longlist Amongst the titles nominated for 202...
Monday, 13 November 2023

The Puppets of Spelhorst by Kate DiCamillo

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Simply profound  Award-winning Kate DiCamillo is huge in The States and, thankfully, most of her books are also published over here, by Wa...
Friday, 10 November 2023

Tiffany Aching’s Guide To Being A Witch by Rhianna Pratchett and Gabrielle Kent, illustrated by Paul Kidby

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Tiffany I value Terry Pratchett ’s Tiffany Aching series* as one of the finest ever fantasy sequences for children (upwards). Although link...
Monday, 6 November 2023

Gods Don’t Cry by Ellen Ryan

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Here is the third of my exciting and enriching ‘myths and legends’ discoveries. (See also my previous post.) Irish treasures Last year Elle...
Friday, 3 November 2023

The Wolf-Girl, The Greeks and The Gods by Tom Holland, illustrated by Jason Cockroft

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The impact of myths As a children’s book enthusiast, I have always been passionate about myths and legends, local ones and global classics....
Friday, 27 October 2023

Finn Jones Was Here by Simon James Green

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Cover and illustrations: Jennifer Jamieson It’s your funeral I wonder how many MG or YA books open with the main character attending their ...

Treacle Town by Brian Conaghan

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Definitely YA Brian Conaghan has recently written two outstanding MG novels: Cardboard Cowboys and Swimming on the Moon . However, it is ...