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Five spooky books for Hallowe'en
By Junior on 24/10/2012 18:08:00
Curl up with your child and a creepy read this half-term
dumbs down, Winnie The Witch books blend everyday life with outlandish nonsense events. Just like life with any small child, really! In the first book, Winnie, in the black surrounds of her witchy dwelling, has problems finding her black cat. Surely
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The very best Christmas books for children
By Junior on 20/11/2012 13:42:00
Festive mice, a gruesome grinch and a very naughty santa make for fun festive reading
Rabbits In The Snow by Natalie Russell (Macmillan, £10.99) from 12 monthsWhen six fluffy rabbits play in the snow, they discover a world of opposites. Rose Rabbit skates fast, while Grey Rabbit is slow, Honey Rabbit has a full basket, while Rust Rabbit’s sledge is empty. An impor...
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The Queen and the wonders of Winnie the Pooh
By Fiona McKim on 31/05/2012 15:02:52
The Junior Design Award winning story was a childhood favourite of Her Majesty
Here at Junior, we pride ourselves on having excellent taste, never more so than when selecting the winners of our illustrious Junior Design Awards. So it is heartening to hear that our choice of victor for Best Classic Book 2012, Winnie The Pooh
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Five cosy reads for chilly days
By Fiona McKim on 05/11/2012 11:40:00
When it's coming down outside, curl up with your child and a good book
The Falling Raindrop by Neil Johnson and Joel ChinThe chic and sparse cover art perfectly suits the story inside, which is simply told and yet full of emotional impact. The story of the cycle of water from raindrop to evaporation back to cloud again is told through the eyes of on...
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Read this book: Archie
By Catherine O'Dolan on 06/08/2012 15:40:52
The doggie-filled debut from Scottish designer Domenica More Gordon
mother an ‘über-maker’, because whatever she turns her hand to, she can do splendidly. We all live together with my husband, our two children, Jack and Ariadne, and three dogs.” Archie is a delightful picture book but – be warned – it has no words, apart
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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
your eyes without relying on a digital format.Did you love books when you were growing up?Books didn't feature strongly when I was growing up so I had a kind of renaissance when I had my own kids and started sharing the experience with them. I
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Junior meets Where Is Fred? Illustrator, Ali Pye
By Fiona McKim on 28/05/2012 10:10:32
After being Highly Commended in our Most Promising New Talent category, the illustrator talks children, caravans and crafty foxes
What books did you love as you were growing up?I loved the Danny Fox novels by David Thomson: Funny, sophisticated and magical stories about a crafty fox who lives by his wits in order to steal fish, escape from a pack of wolves, rescue princesses
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A few of Belle & Boo's favourite things...
By Fiona McKim on 23/05/2012 10:28:15
The winners of Best Online Toy & Gift Retailer showcase the products they love
Perfectly capturing childhood innocence, charming illustrations of Belle and her rabbit Boo can be found clambering all over this subtly nostalgic collection.The Birthday Surprise, £11The delightfully illustrated picture book debut of Belle & Boo
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Junior meets Gruffalo creator Axel Scheffler
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 21/06/2012 15:05:20
Out of his pen has flown everyone from the fearsome Gruffalo to unlucky jogger Stick Man and melodious miaow-er Tabby McTat. We meet adroit illustrator Axel Scheffler
for an illustrator and asked me. It’s great working with Julia, she’s a brilliant writer. She puts together the words first and then I come along and do the pictures.Which of your books are your favourites? I always find it easier to do the quirkier and more
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Junior Design Awards 2012: Book Winners
By Junior Design Awards on 22/05/2012 14:57:36
Presenting all of our brilliant winners and highly commended entries from the wonderful world of children's books
Winner Picture Book Of The Year: Press Here by Hervé TulletHighly Commended Picture Book Of The Year Colours by PatrickGeorgeHighly Commended Picture Book Of The Year Colours by Orla KielyWinner Best Classic Book Winnie-the-Pooh by AA Milne
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