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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 lovely hand drawn picture of Fat...
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Toyella's Favourites
By Lucy Phillips on 27/05/2011 17:11:42
Top 10 favourite Toyella toys hand picked by Carl Shaw owner of Toyella
SIBIs Max wooden ride-on car £89.99
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Junior Covers - Vote for your favourite!
By on 18/02/2011 17:15:05
Vote for your favourite ever Junior magazine cover as part of our Junior Design Awards 2011
All of our Junior covers since 1998!As part of our first ever Junior Design Awards, we are asking readers to choose the Most Stylish Celebrity Parent, as well as the Most Stylish Celebrity Child and Best Junior cover. Choose your favourite from all
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Five of our favourite festive Advent Calendars
By Catherine O'Dolan on 26/11/2010 11:29:30
It's nearly time to start the countdown to the big day. Here are our favourite advent calenders this season
Lego fans will love to build up a scene of busy city life with this brilliant Lego City Advent Calendar, £24.99, which has a little gift for every day up til Chrismtas eve.
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Quentin Blake's All-Time Favourite Children's Books
By Fiona McKim on 18/11/2011 15:55:24
The famous illustrator of the Roald Dahl books chooses his favourite picture books
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans (Scholastic, £7.99)"Wonderful dramatic pictures of Paris and though we never know very much about Madeline and her friends in detail, we seem to know a lot about their life".Buy Madeline
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Healthy Feta Salad: A favourite family recipe from Giraffe restaurant
By Catherine O'Dolan on 27/05/2011 17:18:14
Juliette Joffe, co-owner of Giraffe restaurant, shares one of her favourite family dishes
This recipe is taken from The Giraffe Family Cookcook by Hugo Arnold (Weidenfeld & Nicholson, £14.99). With lots of fresh vegetables, a little cheese for protein and Giraffe's famous house dressing, this is a summer salad with crunch, attitude and colour.Ingredients200g feta chee...
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Michael Morpurgo's Favourite Children's Books
By Fiona McKim on 18/11/2011 17:07:45
The award-winning author of War Horse and The Butterfly Lion selects his top five children's reads
The Tiger Who Came To Tea by Judith Kerr (HarperCollins, £5.99)"Judith Kerr's classic story about a tiger who comes calling, sits down to tea and eats absolutely everything in the house and drinks all the water too, is both charming and thought-provoking".Buy The Tiger Who Came T...
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A few of Toyella's favourite things...
By Fiona McKim on 23/05/2012 15:17:54
The winners of Best Online Toy & Gift Retailer showcase the products they love
Great design is at the heart of this business, with cherry-picked products from all over Europe, the Toyella collection undergoes a vigorous selection process to ensure an exciting offering.Flip Dolls £14.99Created by Dutch artist Villa Carton, this double-sided doll is a nurse ...
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Our favourite picture books of 2010
By Catherine O'Dolan on 30/12/2010 10:59:32
It's been another brilliant year of amazing picture books – here's our review of Junior Editor's choices for 2010
Stormy Weather by Debi Gliori Bloomsbury, £10.99, 2+Mummy Fox is about to put her cub to bed: “Pull up the quilt, turn out the light, dear child, it’s time to say goodnight.” To put his mind at rest before sleeping, she tells him about all the other animals in the world who are r...
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A few of my favourite things
By Kelly Beswick on 02/06/2011 15:02:03
Nicole Robinson, co-founder of Papillon, on what inspires her
There are so many different things that inspire me and here are just a few of them:• Clothes and shoes have always been a great passion. I particularly love Marni and Bottega as the shapes and fabrics are so interesting.• For colours, I love nothing more than a trip around Coven...
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