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What should you do if you think your baby sister is an alien?
On 30/05/2011 in Children's Book Awards
Send her off into space, of course! At least, that's according to young Alfie, the hero of Rachel Bright's My Sister Is An Alien
about old print-making techniques – especially etching, which is how I illustrated Alfie and Ruby’s world in My Sister is an Alien. Etching is a process which was used pre-computers to make pictures and it has a quality all of its own. I love the fact I
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The charming Myleene Klass talks exclusively to Junior about her childhood
On 07/09/2010 in Fashion news
The budding childrenswear designer shares her fondest childhood memories
as an outdoor kid. I could spend hours on my own drawing, playing with my two favourite dolls, Maxine and Fackeeka (my mum begged me to change her name, only now do I see why!!) and dressing up and torturing my brother with my sister!What did you want to be when
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The Earthship in Normandy
On 10/08/2011 in Europe
Set in the beautiful Normandy countryside, when it comes to an eco-friendly holiday, nothing quite matches the Earthship experience
the front, it’s a glass-fronted piece of avant-garde architectural design; from the rear, its steep grass bank resembles a quaint dwelling from Hobbiton in Lord Of The Rings. We are greeted by Carol, our guide to Earthship and sister of Kevan Trott, the man
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The Top 100 Children's Books
On 20/04/2010 in Books
So here they are! The best books for children of all time, voted by you.
pursued as a dragon’s dinner all add to the pure pleasure in storytelling that young children respond to so well.“My starting point,” explains Donaldson, “was that a witch on her broom always has a cat. Well, what if she had other animals on there as well
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Most Promising New Talent 2011
On 01/06/2011 in Children's Book Awards
*Winner*Foxly's Feast by Owen Davey (Templar, £10.99), 2+Read our Q&A with Owen Davey
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