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Review: Kangaroo Kisses by Nandana Dev Sen and Pippa Curnick

Kangaroo Kisses, written by Nandana Dev Sen, illustrated by Pippa Curnick (Otter-Barry Books, 2016) - great bedtime story

 

Kangaroo Kisses
written by Nandana Dev Sen, illustrated by Pippa Curnick
(Otter-Barry Books, 2016)

 
Children and parents alike …

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Review: Mabrook! A World of Muslim Weddings by Na’ima B. Robert and Shirin Adl

Mabrook! A World of Muslim Weddings,written by Na'ima B Robert, illustrated by Shirin Adl (Janetta Otter-Barry Books, Frances Lincoln, 2016)

Mabrook! A World of Muslim Weddings
written by Na’ima B Robert, illustrated by Shirin Adl
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Reconciliation and Friendship in the Face of Fear and Distrust in Children’s and YA Books

Mirrors Windows Doors article: Reconciliation and Friendship in the Face of Fear and Distrust in Children's and YA BooksA few weeks ago, amidst the deepening refugee crisis from the war in Syria, many people and organisations around the world came together for …

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Review: The Ghosts who Danced and Other Spooky Stories by Saviour Pirotta and Paul Hess

The Ghosts Who Danced: and Other Spooky Stories from Around the World, retold by Saviour Pirotta, illustrated by Paul Hess (Janetta Otter-Barry Books, Frances Lincoln, 2015)

 

The Ghosts Who Danced: and Other Spooky Stories from Around the World
retold …

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Review: Amnesty International’s Dreams of Freedom in Words and Pictures

Dreams of Freedom: In Words and Pictures (Amnesty international/Frances Lincoln, 2015)

Dreams of Freedom: In Words and Pictures
edited by Janetta Otter-Barry, designed by Judith Escreet, with a Foreword by Michael …

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Seeing the Woods and the Trees in 42 Picture Book Stories from Around the World

Trees are so much a part of our daily lives, whether we take them for granted or find ourselves fighting for their survival: so it is perhaps unsurprising that there are many stories from all over the world that feature trees, woods or forests as a central theme or ‘character’… …

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Review: Ahmed and the Feather Girl by Jane Ray

Ahmed and the Feather Girl, by Jane Ray (Janetta Otter-Barry Books, Frances Lincoln, 2010/Paperback 2014)

Ahmed and the Feather Girl
by Jane Ray
(Janetta Otter-Barry Books, Frances Lincoln, 2010/Paperback 2014)

‘There was once a little orphan boy …

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2015 Little Rebels Children’s Book Award – Shortlist Announced

The UK’s 2015 Little Rebels Award shortlist has been announced – and it’s an exciting, diverse selection of eight books, featuring both new and well-established book creators.

2015 Little Rebel Children's Book Award - shortlist

From the press release …

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Review: One World Together by Catherine and Laurence Anholt

One World Tgether, by Catherine and Laurence Anholt (Janetta Otter-Barry Books, Frances Lincoln, 2013/paperback 2014)

 

One World Together
by Catherine and Laurence Anholt
(Janetta Otter-Barry Books, Frances Lincoln, 2013/paperback 2014)

 
One World Together introduces …

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Review: 15 Things Not to Do with a Baby, by Margaret McAllister and Holly Sterling

 
15 Things Not to Do with a Baby, written by Margaret McAllister, illustrated by Holly Sterling (Janetta Otter-Barry Books, Frances Lincoln, 2015) 

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