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Oliver Jeffers' new picture book series
By on 30/05/2012 17:05:03
The Lost And Found creator launches a quirky new picture book series starring The Hueys
Meet The Hueys - sketchy little creatures with curiously podlike bodies. They are the creation of acclaimed author and illustrator Oliver Jeffers, whose grandfather could never remember the names of his numerous grandchildren and so called them all Huey, regardless of gender.The ...
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The best of British furniture design
By Junior on 01/07/2008 00:00:00
Rebecca Oldfield has designed an array of British themed furniture pieces crafted from vintage materials
Textile designer Rebecca Oldfield is the talent behind the furniture and accessories company Lost And Found. Her fabulously patriotic designs dovetail the traditional with the modern on a host of items including cushions, lampshades, screens
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The cutest books about owls
By Junior on 11/04/2012 11:32:37
Wide-eyed and wondering, owls are among the most winsome of picture book characters. We round up a trio of cuties your child will love
explores what it feels like to be lost... and found again.
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National Museum Of Scotland
By Julie-Ann Murphy on 28/05/2012 19:00:19
Delve into the worlds of history, culture, art, science and much more with a fun family day out at Scotland's national museum
was in the museum, I was knee high to a grasshopper and found it vast and intimidating, but packed with new discoveries. Imagine my delight to find that feeling was the same nearly two decades on. Walking into the main hall was like stepping back in time, but having
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Junior meets PatrickGeorge's Peter Scott
By Fiona McKim on 08/06/2012 16:02:52
We chat to one half of the talented husband-and-wife team behind our Highly Commended Picture Book Of The Year, Colours
was struck by how they latch onto details and interpretations in the imagery that might be overlooked or even lost on an adult audience.What were your passions as a child?I was obsessed with pets and planes.What did you want to be when you grew up?I can
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The Truth About Water
By Niki Sheehan on 27/06/2012 10:44:34
More and more children are refusing to drink water in favour of sweet drinks, with potentially harmful consequences
of one of our bodies’ main components is leaving many children vulnerable to tooth decay, obesity and dehydration.Water avoidance can start early. The results from one study of the drinking habits of two-to seven-year-olds found that squash was the most
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What should you do if you think your baby sister is an alien?
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 30/05/2011 21:02:53
Send her off into space, of course! At least, that's according to young Alfie, the hero of Rachel Bright's My Sister Is An Alien
was pretty much born with a pencil in my hand! I would spend hours drawing and painting, making up stories and gluing together my own books and then forcing my extended family to listen to them. I would get lost in the made-up worlds in my mind – not noticing
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Let me introduce you to Amynta Warde-Aldam, creator of Tulip & Nettle
By Matthew Holroyd on 23/04/2012 12:48:44
Junior discovers the childhood of Amynta Warde-Aldam
to work - I found it very weird being in the middle of nowhere with no job. I started doing small runs of things that I felt were right for my own children at the time, and Tulip & Nettle has sort of evolved out of that. When I first started working here
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Golden Girl - Myleene Klass
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 11/03/2011 12:36:28
Read stories from the archive of Junior Magazine -The multi-talented Myleene Klass talks motherhood, music and minor mishaps in front of Her Majesty
bump. She’s clearly a lady with an eye for style. On top of all that piano-plonking, posing and presenting, she’s found the time to launch her own fashion label, Baby K, for Mothercare. Myleene got together with Mothercare in 2008, after being
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A taste of Thailand
By Junior on 24/08/2011 12:31:50
From rugged rainforests and idyllic sandy shores to stunning cityscapes, Thailand offers a host of opportunities that teach valuable life lessons…
. It’s funny how when you’re in a foreign land, there’s something reassuring about discovering the familiar. Joe instantly recognised the golden arches – nothing to do with the King of Siam – while Grace found solace in Boots, perusing the shelves to discover
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