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Creating the tree of life
As my contribution to this week’s Nonfiction Monday I’ve a review of What Mr Darwin Saw by Mick Manning and Brita Granström in association with the (London) Natural History Museum, one of six books...
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Minature landscapes and giant hats
My girls are going through a phase where what they most want to do pretty much all of the time is create miniature landscapes, with building bricks, playmobil, sylvanian family furniture and animals,...
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A triumphant trio of boy-friendly books
One of the truly great discoveries for me this summer has been the Swedish author Ulf Stark. Last week I couldn’t resist telling you about his bittersweet exploration of identity, Fruitloops and...
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A Picture Book Party!
Welcome, welcome! It’s lovely to see you! So very glad you could join the party today We’ll start off with a story (always an excellent place to start I believe!). Get comfy, and sit back and enjoy...
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The Katie Morag Treasury / Books with a strong sense of location
Over the last couple of year’s I’ve read quite a lot about how children’s books with a very specific cultural setting are not favoured by publishers because it is hard to sell rights widely; publishers...
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An interview with Michael Foreman
Michael Foreman is someone rather special. He’s often described as a “national institution”, with a 50 year back catalogue of tremendous books for children and young people. I, however, think this is...
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The Little Bookshop and the Origami Army
The power of ideas and the resilience which comes with imagination are key themes in Michael Foreman‘s fabulous celebration of stories, The Little Bookshop and the Origami Army, about a bookshop...
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Happy Birthday Seven Stories!
Seven Stories is the UK’s “National Centre for Children’s Books” and has as its mission to save, share and celebrate Britain’s rich literary heritage for children. It is part archive, part exhibition...
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10 bookshops and 2 libraries in 23 Hours in Hay on Wye
You know how you can climb up the ladder at the top of the Magic Faraway Tree into magical lands, often those which match your wildest dreams? I’ve just spent 23 hours in my own magical treetop land, a...
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