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Revisited: Grandfather’s Story Cloth

Grandfather's Story Cloth / Yawg Daim Paj Ntaub Dab Neeg, written Linda Gerdner and Sarah Langford, illustrated by Stuart Loughridge (Shen's Books, 2008)

Grandfather’s Story Cloth /  Yawg Daim Paj Ntaub Dab Neeg
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Revisited: Four Feet, Two Sandals by Karen Lynn Williams, Khadra Mohammed and Doug Chayka

Four Feet, Two Sandals written by Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed, illustrated by Doug Chayka (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2007)

Four Feet, Two Sandals
written by Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed, illustrated by Doug …

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Revisited: Azzi In Between by Sarah Garland

AzziIn Between, by Sarah Garland (Frances Lincoln, 2012)

Azzi In Between
by Sarah Garland
(Frances Lincoln, 2012)

Winner of the Littel Rebels Award 2013

The cover image for Azzi In Between, showing a little girl clutching her teddy bear …

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Review: The Wordkeepers by Jash Sen

Book one in YA trilogy, The Wordkeepers, by Jash Sen (Duckbill Books, 2013)

 

The Wordkeepers
written by Jash Sen
(Duckbill Books, 2013)

 
Epic in its scope, The Wordkeepers begins with a prologue set five thousand …

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Review: Phoenix Song by Tutu Dutta and Martina Peluso

Phoenix Song, written by Tutu Dutta, illustrated by Martina Peluso (Lantana Publishing, 2015)

Phoenix Song
written by Tutu Dutta, illustrated by Martina Peluso
(Lantana Publishing, 2015)

 
Arohan is learning to play the flute …

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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: 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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Meeting Jessica Souhami at the Children’s Bookshow

MWD meets Jessica Souhami at the Children's bookshow - banner

On 6th October I went to the beautiful West Yorkshire town of Ilkley to attend a presentation by picture book author and illustrator Jessica Souhami as part of The Children’s …

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