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Review: The Year of the Monkey by Oliver Chin and Kenji Ono

The Year of the Monkey: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac, written by Oliver Chin, illustrated by Kenji Ono (Immedium, 2016)

 

Tales from the Chinese Zodiac: The Year of the Monkey
written by Oliver Chin, illustrated by Kenji Ono
(Immedium, 2016)

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Review: Through My Window by Tony Bradman and Eileen Browne – 30th Anniversary Edition

Through My Window - 30th Anniversary edition, written by Tony Bradman, illustrated by Eileen Browne (Frances Lincoln, 2016)

Through My Window – 30th Anniversary edition
written by Tony Bradman, illustrated by Eileen Browne
(Frances Lincoln, 2016)

Little girl …

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Snow! – Picture-book reading list from around the world

Snow – love it or dread it, I think most adults would agree at least that for children there’s something very special about it. And there are also some very special picture books around too. Here, in no particular order, is a small selection of snowy stories set around the …

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Revisited: Tiger of the Snows by Robert Burleigh and Ed Young

Tiger of the Snows

Tiger of the Snows / Tenzing Norgay: The Boy whose Dream was Everest
written by Robert Burleigh, illustrated by Ed Young
(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2006; paperback, 2010)

‘On May 29, 1953, …

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Revisited: The Snow Leopard by Jackie Morris

The Snow Leopard, by Jackie Morris (Frances Lincoln, 2008)The Snow Leopard
by Jackie Morris
(Frances Lincoln, 2008)

 

On her fascinating web-page about the process of creating The Snow Leopard (Frances Lincoln, 2008), author and illustrator Jackie …

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Revisited: Where the Steps Were by Andrea Cheng

Where the Steps Were, by Andrea Cheng (Wordsong, 2008)Where the Steps Were
by Andrea Cheng
(Wordsong, 2008)

 

Where the Steps Were is a story told in verse by five third-grade students in an inner-city school, who all come under …

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Interview: Padma Venkatraman

NWD interview with author Padma VenkatramanAuthor Padma Venkatraman‘s most recent novel A Time to Dance was an Honour Winner in the 2015 South Asia Book Award and was chosen for inclusion in IBBY’s 2015 Selection of Outstanding Books …

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Interview: Delaram Ghanimifard, Co-Founder of Tiny Owl Publishing

MWD Interview - Delaram Ghanimifard, Tiny Owl Publishing

Delaram Ghanimifard is the co-founder with her husband Karim Arghandehpour of the exciting Tiny Owl Publishing, which launched its first collection to great acclaim last year. Their catalogue is already bursting with beautiful picture …

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New Photographic Non-Fiction: Doyli to the Rescue by Cathleen Burnham

Doyli to the Rescue: Saving Baby Monkeys in the Amazon, by Cathleen Burnham (Crickhollow Books, 2015)Doyli to the Rescue: Saving Baby Monkeys in the Amazon
by Cathleen Burnham.
(Crickhollow Books, 2015)

 

Ten-year-old Doyli raises an orphaned monkey in this …

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Review: Dolphin SOS, by Roy Miki & Slavia Miki and Julie Flett

Dolphin SOS, written by Roy Miki and Slavia Miki, illustrated by Julie Flett, afterword by Richard Cannings (Tradewind Books, 2014)

 

Dolphin SOS
written by Roy Miki and Slavia Miki, illustrated by Julie Flett, afterword by Richard Cannings
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