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Hello! You’ll find book reviews here of everyone from Angela Brazil to Tyra Banks, alongside deep dives on the girls’ boarding school story and the world of literature and libraries. I hope you enjoy what you find!
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An introduction to Children's Literature by Peter Hunt
Modelland : Tyra Banks
Boy In The Tower : Polly Ho-Yen
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The Chalet School Triplets
Sunday Catch Up
The Secret Life Of Anne
The Railway Children : E Nesbit
For Love Of A Horse : Patricia Leitch
Sunday Catch Up
Jane of the Chalet School : Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
Chalet Girls Grow Up : Merryn Williams
Happy Birthday KM Peyton!
Over The Rainbow: Brian Rowe
Flying, flying away (or, how amazing airport bookshops are)
Classics and Children’s Literature #kidbkgrp
Rainbow Beauty – Peppermint Kiss : Kelly McKain
Slog’s Dad : A Bereavement Counsellor’s Perspective
Slog’s Dad : David Almond and Dave McKean
First Term at L’Etoile : Holly & Kelly Willoughby
Dear Shirley Hughes
Smile : Raina Telgemeier
Sunday catch up
Red Ink : Julie Mayhew
The Story of My Life : Enid Blyton
Rose Under Fire : Elizabeth Wein
Sunday round up and reflections
The eyes have it : “Hugless Douglas” by David Melling
Learn to question, learn to love
The Blue Lady : Eleanor Hawken
Sunday round up and reflections
The use of paratexts in Egg by Alex T Smith
The Fabulous Phartlehorn Affair : ML Peel
Azzi in Between : Sarah Garland
Fat, the Chalet School, and a bit of a rant
Geek Girl : Holly Smale
Sunday round up and reflections
Superman, heroes and heroines (or: how literature lets us make heroes)
The Girls of St Cyprians : Angela Brazil
I didn’t finish a book today
The Snow Bear : Holly Webb
The Tentacles of Doom : Andi Watson
Dimsie Moves Up : Dorita Fairlie Bruce
Breathless
Bride leads the Chalet School : Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
“Dance like there’s nobody watching” (I love you Lorna Hill)
Reflections
Mouse Bird Snake Wolf : David Almond & Dave McKean
Pantomime: Laura Lam
Children’s Literature – why it matters
A Pattern Of Roses : KM Peyton
A literary wander around Oxford
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