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Review: Perfect by Nicola Davies and Cathy Fisher

Perfect, written by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Cathy Fisher (Graffeg, 2016)

 

Perfect
written by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Cathy Fisher
(Graffeg, 2016)

 

A little boy is excited about his new baby sister, looking forward to ‘racing …

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Review: Sosu’s Call by Meshack Asare

Sosu's Call, by Meshack Asare (first published by Sub-Saharan Publishers (Ghana), 1997)

Sosu’s Call
by Meshack Asare
(first published by Sub-Saharan Publishers (Ghana), 1997; last reprint 2012)

Winner of the 1999 UNESCO Prize for Children’s & Young People’s Literature …

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IBBY Review: Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner

Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner, illustrated by Julian Crouch (Hot Key Books, 2012) - an IBBY Oustanding Book for and about Children with Disabilities

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

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

Freddie and the Fairy, written by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Karen George (Macmillan Children's Books, 2015) - IBBY Outstanding Books For and About Young People with Disabilities

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

Every …

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IBBY Review: Paperboy by Vince Vawter

Paperboy by Vince Vawter (Delacorte Press, 2014)

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 people …

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Interview: Sita Brahmachari

MWD interview with author Sita BrahmachariAuthor Sita Brahmachari‘s latest book is Car Wash Wish, her second novella for Barrington Stoke, a UK publisher who specialise in making books accessible to struggling readers, with a special emphasis on dyslexia. It’s an inter-generational …

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Review: Non-Fiction Photographic Story ‘The Lucky One’

The Lucky One, written by Deborah Cowley, photos by Kathy Knowles (Osu Children's Library Fund, 2008)

The Lucky One
written by Deborah Cowley, photographs by Kathy Knowles
(Osu Children’s Library Fund, 2008)

IBBY Selection of Oustanding Books for …

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IBBY Review: The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B by Teresa Toten

The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B, by Teresa Toten (Doubleday (Canada), 2013 / Delacorte Press (US), 2015) - IBBY 2015 Outstanding Books For and About Young People with Disabilities

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

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‘An Introduction to the IBBY Collection for Young People with Disabilities’ by Leigh Turina

Leigh Turina, Lead Librarian for the IBBY Collection for Young People with Disabilities, held at Toronto Public LibraryLeigh Turina is Lead Librarian for the IBBY Collection for Young People with Disabilities, which is held at Toronto Public Library …

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Interview: Tony Bradman

MWD interview - Tony BradmanI am delighted to welcome author Tony Bradman to MWD to celebrate the launch of the 30th Anniversary edition of his much-loved picture book Through My Window. We will be talking about it here as well as …

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