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Junior's Top 100 Children's Books 41-50
On 20/10/2011 in Books
The best children's books in the world, voted by Junior readers
41. The Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Grahame Egmont, £5.99 It might be 100 years old, but this novel about Ratty, Mole, Badger, Toad and the other animals of the riverbank is an evocation of rural England that still captures the imagination
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Out-Of-This-World Books About The Moon
On 03/10/2011 in Books
Nurture your child's lunar curiosity with these cosmic reads
I Took The Moon For A Walk by Carolyn Curtis and Alison Jay (Barefoot Books, £8.99)A gentle, whimsical tale about a boy who embarks on a magical night–time adventure accompanied by his friend, the Moon. The poetic style of narration, accompanied
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Giraffes Can't Dance
On 14/06/2011 in Children's Book Awards
Giraffes Can't Dance, or can they? Read why this book was highly commended in our Best Classic Book category
on his own terms. First published in 1999, children delight in the playful antics of prancing animals, brilliantly evoked in exuberant style by illustrator Guy Parker-Rees, but there’s also a simple moral about tolerance and daring to be different
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Five Ways To Teach Your Child About Farming
On 16/01/2012 in Green Living
’s Compost Stew is an irreverent rhyming tale about the perfect recipe for nurturing the earth while Double Delights Farm by Mary Novick is a lift-the-flap book teaching children about the animals and people you might encounter on a farm.4. The Farming
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Rebecca Elliott on creating Zoo Girl
On 30/05/2011 in Children's Book Awards
Highly Commended in our Junior Design Awards category Picture Book Of The Year, author and illustrator Rebecca Elliott gives us the back story to her latest book, Zoo Girl
it into a solid picture book.I always try to write about what excited me as a child in the hope that children will share that same excitement. Stories of feral Mogli-esque children have always fascinated me and as a child I adored animals and daydreamed
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The best children's apps of the month
On 13/03/2013 in Toys & Games
Our favourite games, storybook and educational apps for your techno whizz-kid
Zoo Train, Android, iPhone and iPad from 62pWhat could be more appealing to a preschooler than a coterie of friendly-faced, vividly animated animals? How about sticking them on a train? The Bright sparks at Busy Bee Studios have combined locomotives
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A Cute Rising Star For 2011: Claude
On 21/12/2010 in Books
Always on the look-out for new and exciting literary talent, Junior LOVES the cute little doggy, with a hint of Snoopy. Here, author illlustrator Alex T Smith gives us the inside story on his brilliant new book
in a cafe and something about him made me laugh. Then suddenly all these ideas for funny little stories sprang into my head so I jotted them down as fast as I could. It was like Claude had been waiting in my head waiting to leap out into a book
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Easter Movie Reviews: The Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh
On 14/04/2011 in Films & DVDs
The honey-coloured "bear with little brain” is back with his crew in an endearing animated adventure
THERE’S A RETURN to the multifarious charms of 1977 animated classic The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh – only these days, Christopher Robin has a pair of Hunter wellies strategically product-placed outside his bedroom door. But the rest
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Ten tips to help your child to read - from the experts
On 11/12/2012 in Books
How to inspire a love of books from an early age
at Ladybird.Make books accessible for children“Keep a number of books on low tables and ledges” says Dorothy Butler, author of Babies Need Books.Sit down together“Your baby will love sitting on your knee, pointing at pictures and making animal noises.” Says
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Junior meets Gruffalo creator Axel Scheffler
On 21/06/2012 in Books
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
’t have many picture books when I was growing up, but I remember my parents reading fairytales to me. When I got a bit older, I got into comics. I liked a Danish comic about pancake-loving bear cub Petzi – in Denmark he is called Rasmus Klump. I then moved
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