Category: Books

Review: A Rainbow in My Pocket by Ali Seidabadi and Hoda Haddadi

A Rainbow in My Pocket
written by Ali Seidabadi, illustrated by Hoda Haddadi
(Tiny Owl Books, 2016 – first published in Persian …

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Diverse Children’s Books Link-Up – 16 July

Mirrors Windows Doors is one of the hosts of the Diverse Children’s Books meme. Find out all about it below – and be sure to join in, both by adding a post to the linky and by exploring the riches that …

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Diverse Children’s Books Link-Up – 2 July

Mirrors Windows Doors is one of the hosts of the new Diverse Children’s Books meme. Find out all about it below – and be sure to join in, both by adding a post to the linky and by exploring the riches …

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IBBY Review: Freddie and the Fairy by Julia Donaldson and Karen George

I Am Not My Disability: Outstanding Books For and About Young People with Disabilities

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A Mixed Bag of Great Books for Refugee Week

Today sees the beginning of Refugee Week here in the UK. More than ever we need to be nurturing compassion and empathy in our children so that they grow up able to recognise the toxicity of …

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Diverse Children’s Books Link-Up – 18 June

Mirrors Windows Doors is one of the hosts of the new Diverse Children’s Books meme. Find out all about it below – and be sure to join in, both by adding a post to the linky and by exploring the riches …

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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)

 
Children and parents …

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Painting with Rainbows – A Michael Foreman Exhibition at Seven Stories

On Friday I finally made it up to Newcastle to catch the National Centre for Children’s Books, Seven Stories’ exhibition Painting with Rainbows – A Michael Foreman Exhibition, which closes today (sorry!). The good news is that it will be heading out on tour: so far, it’s …

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Diverse Children’s Books Link-Up – 4 June

Mirrors Windows Doors is one of the hosts of the new Diverse Children’s Books meme. Find out all about it below – and be sure to join in, both by adding a post to the linky and by exploring the riches …

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IBBY Review: Paperboy by Vince Vawter

I Am Not My Disability: Outstanding Books For and About Young People with Disabilities

Every two years, the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) chooses outstanding books for and about young …

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