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Books about books
By Kimberley Chen on 03/01/2012 15:15:18
These fascinating children's books celebrate brilliant books, reading and libraries...
The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers (HarperCollins Children’s Books, £5.99)One day Henry discovers by mistake that books are actually rather tasty to munch on. He eats a word, then a sentence, then a page, then a whole book. Soon he
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Picture Book Of The Year 2011
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 20/05/2011 17:22:18
*Winner*The Gift by Carol Ann Duffy and Rob Ryan (Barefoot Books, £10.99), 3+
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Slightly Invisible
By Lucy Phillips on 14/06/2011 16:26:54
Read our review on the highly commended Picture Book Of The Year - Slightly Invisible
Picture Book Of The Year *Highly Commended*Slightly Invisible by Lauren Child Orchard Books, £10.99, 3+The inspiration for Lauren Child’s latest visit to Charlie and Lola land occurred at a book signing. “A little boy said to me, almost under his
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Brilliant festive picture books to create the perfect Christmas!
By Junior on 11/11/2011 10:19:06
Our selection of brand new and classic picture books that celebrate the festive season
’ magical tale of a boy who builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him on a enchanted journey is presented in a boardbook format, with a jingling sound effect button to play with.Buy The Snowman Sound Book
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Meet the oddly unflappable Marshall Armstrong
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 17/06/2011 16:10:52
desk – propelling pencil, mechanical compass, three-sided drafter’s ruler – shows that he’s no ordinary boy. The book’s narrator, an everyman type who sits next to Marshall, is irked by such oddities. But Marshall? “He’s happy in his own skin and just
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Children's author Georgia Byng on her favourite books
By on 22/10/2007 16:05:20
Georgia Byng, author of the incredibly hypnotic Molly Moon's books, admits to being Raymond Briggs' number one fan, as she reveals her five all-time favourite children's books
Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs Puffin, £5.99I was so impressed with this book when I was a child that I actually wrote to Mr Briggs to tell him that I had a brilliant idea for a Father Christmas sequel. He wrote back sending me a
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We quiz Claude In The City creator Alex T Smith
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 31/05/2011 20:28:38
Alex T Smith spills on the beans on his own mischievous hounds, his signature style and his clumsy tendencies...
Chihuahuas, Billy Bongo and Benji Boy, a 14-year-old (slightly grumpy) Yorkshire terrier called Lucy Locket and... well we have a Bella Boo! She's supposed to be a Yorkshire terrier/Chihuahua cross, there might be a bit of Jack Russell in there. She’s like a
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Shortlisted Picture Book Of The Year 2012: Opposites by Patrick George
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 13:34:08
Enjoy bold colours, appealing graphics and visual trickery in this stunning book that's the opposite of boring!
Big and small, hit and miss, up and down, hot and cold – discovering the world of opposing elements is one of the stock-in-trades for young children. This vibrant book takes a tried-and-tested topic and skillfully transforms it into a stunning work
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Junior’s Top Tiny Characters From Literature And Film
By Fiona McKim on 07/12/2011 16:01:47
These diminutive darlings punch well above their weight
pudding, the unlucky little boy was swallowed by a cow, stolen by a raven and made seriously ill by an unfortunate nose-blowing incident. ThumbelinaMuch like Tom, Thumbelina is equal in stature to the average human thumb which causes her all manner
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The story behind Bottom’s Up!
By Catherine O'Dolan on 10/03/2009 12:17:26
A Junior interview with author Jeanne Willis and illustrator Adam Stower on their brilliant picturebook collaboration
with mirth as I do so because it’s such an amusing subject, even when you’re 49.Junior: What inspired the book? JW: What with all the bad news and all the worthy tomes, I just felt like saying Bottoms to it all. Toddlers are forever being told what to do
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