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Bone Talk: An interview with Candy Gourlay
We are thrilled to welcome author Candy Gourlay into The Reading Realm today to discuss Bone Talk, Shine, and Is It A Mermaid? Without giving too much away, can you
24/11/2020
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Paris Cat: An interview with Piet Grobler
We are thrilled to welcome illustrator Piet Grobler into The Reading Realm today to talk about his fabulously inventive and gorgeous new book, which is written by Dianne Hofmeyr and
09/11/2020
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Museum Kittens: An interview with Holly Webb
Today we welcome bestselling children’s author Holly Webb into The Reading Realm to discuss her new book Museum Kittens: The Pharaoh’s Curse… Without giving too much away, can you tell
16/10/2020
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The B On Your Thumb: An interview with Colette Hiller
We’re thrilled to welcome Colette Hiller into The Reading Realm today! An advocate of early learning, Colette spent many years as a producer at BBC Education. Her participatory arts projects
05/10/2020
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A Journey to Publication: Part 1
I remember very clearly, in October 2019, sitting on the sofa, feeling very dejected and saying to my husband: “I really can’t be bothered with this anymore! I’ve been trying
23/09/2020
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FREE National Poetry Day Posters
We have put together these free posters for National Poetry Day featuring lots of children’s poets considering the question ‘What is poetry?’ Perhaps you could use them to initiate a
22/09/2020
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My Top Ten Favourite Cat Facts by Philip Ardagh
Today is the publication day for two new books in the ‘The Nine Lives of Furry Purry Beancat’ series called THE PIRATE CAPTAIN’S CAT and THE RAILWAY CAT. Both books
17/09/2020
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Shiny Pippin: An interview with Harry Heape
We’re thrilled to welcome author Harry Heape into #TheRealm today to talk to Ian Eagleton about his magical series, Shiny Pippin… Hello! I wondered if we could start with you
15/09/2020
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Violet’s Tempest coming soon!
I’m thrilled to announce that our new picture book, Violet’s Tempest, will be published next year by the fantastic Lantana! Violet’s voice has changed from a giggle and a roar
12/09/2020
