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Sweet books to read when it snows
By Fiona McKim on 11/01/2013 14:40:00
The best children's reads when there's a chill in the air
365 Penguins by Jean-Luc Fromental and Joelle Jolivet (Abrams, £9.95)Would your child like to have a pet penguin? How about 365? Discover the perils of keeping penguins as pets along with simple maths problems and cool monochrome illustrations in this humerous tale.
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Read all about it: Pitti Bimbo 76 Autumn/Winter 2013-14
By Catherine Hudson on 29/01/2013 09:44:00
Don't miss our fashion reports from childrenswear tradeshow Pitti Bimbo 76 in Florence Italy
The Junior fashion team has reported direct from Pitti Bimbo 76, Florence. We have been to all the catwalk shows and presentations, so you can read all about the childrenswear trends coming for autumn winter 2013-14. Don't miss all of our Autumn
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Harry Potter and Wimpy Kid amongst children’s top 10 books
By Fiona McKim on 08/02/2013 11:11:20
Schoolchildren vote in their favourite reads for National Libraries Day
in the top ten schoolchildren’s choice, they both placed highly in the list of most read authors across surveyed age groups.The most popular books of 2013, as voted for by 300,144 UK schoolchildren are:1. Glass Houses: The Morganville Vampires by Rachel
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Five jolly children's joke books
By Fiona McKim on 15/03/2013 13:00:00
Have a good old fashioned chuckle with these rib-tickling reads
Horrid Henry's Hilariously Horrid Joke Book by Francesca Simon and Tony Ross (Orion, £4.99)Lovable rogue Henry offers young readers one joke for every day of the year in chapters themed around seasonal events including New Year and Hallowe'en. Chortle-worthy content ranges from ...
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How to be a magical storyteller
By Fiona McKim on 03/01/2013 11:57:00
You don’t need to be JK Rowling to create bedtime tales to charm your child, just follow your feelings
for an eager young audience when there is a wealth of wonderful literature that you can simply read aloud with no performance anxiety? “There is a great difference between telling and reading a story, for both adults and children,” says Josie Felce, a
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Junior Book Club: February 2013
By Fiona McKim on 12/02/2013 10:50:57
Junior Book Club reveals the top literary lovelies this month
Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth by Sanjay Patel and Emily Haynes Chronicle £10.99, 3+Have you heard the story of how Ganesha broke his tusk? The Hindu god’s ivory folly may not be as ingrained in our collective consciousness as other time-honoured fables, but this beautifully designed twi...
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Junior Book Club: March 2013
By Fiona McKim on 13/03/2013 15:19:36
From Ed Vere's noisy adventure to a snappy sibling, we pick the best new picture books
Too Noisy! By Malachy Doyle and Ed Vere Walker, £11.99, 4+They say silence is golden and, for Sam Bungle, the lone introvert among a cacophony of crashing, whistling, wheezing relatives, the calm of quiet is an irrepressible craving. So off he trots, all Dennis The Menace knitwea...
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Exclusive: Your Rudyard Kipling audiobook to enjoy during Earth Hour
By Emma Daly on 15/03/2013 15:33:02
The annual WWF Earth Hour takes place on March 23 between 8.30pm and 9.30pm, where people around the world are encouraged to switch off their lights to save the planet. Why not get the family together, light some candles and enjoy this exclusive version of "The Sing Song Of Old-Man Kangaroo" from Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, read by TV presenter Kevin McCloud...
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Imagine Children’s Festival returns to Southbank for February half term
By Fiona McKim on 15/02/2013 12:43:00
Hervé Tullet and David Walliams amongst stars at magical event
to be an exciting activity to please children of every disposition, or simply head along, stroll around and soak up the rambunctious atmosphere.For the full programme and ticket details, visit the Southbank Centre Imagine Festival portalRead more...A conversation
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Everything you need to know about the Junior Design Awards 2013
By Fiona McKim on 07/01/2013 11:58:06
Awards celebrating children's fashion, books, travel and more are now open!
and we are welcoming entries until February 2013. For more information about the categories and to enter, simply click here to be directed to our dedicated awards channel.Best of luck!, JuniorRead more...Discover the Junior Design Awards categories
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