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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
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Review: Where I Belong by Tara White

Where I Belong by Tara White (Tradewind Books, 2014 (Canada)/2015 (UK and US))
Where I Belong

by Tara White
(Tradewind Books, 2014 (Canada)/2015 (US & UK))

 

Sixteen-year-old Carrie tells her story of what happened in the summer of 1990, …

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Review: Masha and the Firebird by Margaret Bateson-Hill and Anne Wilson

Masha and the Firebird, written by Margaret Bateson-Hill, illustrated by Anne Wilson (Alanna Books, 2014)

 

Masha and the Firebird
written by Margaret Bateson-Hill, illustrated by Anne Wilson
(Alanna Books, 2014)

 

Masha and …

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Review: Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain by Margaret Bateson-Hill and Francesca Pelizzoli

Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain, written by Margaret Bateson-Hill, illustrated by Francesca Pelizzoli, Chinese text by Manyee Wan, paper-cuts by Sha-Liu Qu (Alanna Books, 2014)

 

Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain
written by Margaret Bateson-Hill, illustrated by Francesca Pelizzoli, …

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Review: Hannah’s Winter by Kierin Meehan

Hannah's Winter by Kierin Meehan (Kane Miller, 2009 / Penguin, Australia, 2001)

Hannah’s Winter
written by Kierin Meehan
(Kane/ Miller, 2009; originally published by Penguin Group, Australia, 2001)

 
While her larger-than-life horticulturalist mother travels around Japan …

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Review: Curious Cat! Learn About the Seasons, by Maria Denjongpa and Phurba Namgay

Curious Cat! Learn About the Seasons, written by Maria Denjongpa, illustrated by Phurba Namgay (Scholastic Early Science series, Scholastic India, 2014)

Curious Cat! Learn About the Seasons
written by Maria Denjongpa, illustrated by Phurba Namgay
(Scholastic Early Science …

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A Picture Book Refugee Story: The Colour of Home by Mary Hoffman and Karin Littlewood

The Colour of Home, a refugee story written by Mary Hoffman, illustrated by Karin Littlewood (Frances Lincoln, 2002/pb 2012)Whilst putting together my new interview with Mary Hoffman, I revisited my first encounter with her beautiful book The Colour of Home, …

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Review: 25th Anniversary Edition of Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman and Caroline Binch

25th Anniversary Edition of Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman and Caroline Binch, with Afterwords by Floella Benjamin and LeVar Burton (Frances Lincoln, 2015)Amazing Grace (25th Anniversary Edition)
written by Mary Hoffman, illustrated by Caroline Binch, with Afterwords …

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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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Review: The Promise by Nicola Davies and Laura Carlin

The Promise, written by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Laura Carlin (Walker Books, 2013)

The Promise
written by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Laura Carlin
(Walker Books, 2013)

 

Set in a grim, grey, arid urban landscape where ‘Nothing grew. Everything was …

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