Inspiring Young Readers

Raising a reader: Boden and his books at fifteen months posted on 23 Sep 2017

Since writing the piece about my grandson’s first three months of learning to love books I am delighted to say...

A home for waifs and strays (old children’s books are welcome here) posted on 18 Sep 2017

Those of you with an interest in older children’s books will have come across the biggest problem of collecting in this field – the majority of these books

A(n) (A)bridge(ment) too far? posted on 28 Aug 2017

Where do you stand on the question of abridging classic children’s books for modern day readers?

Children’s Non-fiction – comparisons from across the pond posted on 30 Jul 2017

Next time you are in Waterstones take a few minutes to look at the children's non-fiction section

Children’s Book Illustrators in India posted on 09 Jul 2017

Telling Tales: Children’s literature in India is a 1995 volume of essays edited by Amit Dasgupta and containing a short but interesting essay by Mohini Rao

Beardy Dads Galore! posted on 18 Jun 2017

When I was a little girl in the 1950s and early 1960s, children's picture books showed mostly conventional fathers ...

The Children’s Book Signing: A Most Dangerous Enterprise posted on 09 Jun 2017

Have you ever seen those occasional bits of television reportage that tend to pop on slow news day?

Stories on the train posted on 13 May 2017

I have always travelled a lot by train as I don't drive and usually find the experience to be a good one as long as I have plenty to do...

Memories of Galldora posted on 10 May 2017

Those of you that like browsing charity shops will recognise how variable this experience can be when looking for children's books.

Discovering Peter Pan posted on 28 Apr 2017

I currently have twenty five different editions of Peter Pan, some of which are abridged, and I dithered over which one to read.