Articles
Swimming Against the Storm: An interview with Jess Butterworth
Jess studied a Creative Writing Masters at Bath Spa University and now lives between the USA and the UK. Her books for children aged 9+ include Running on the Roof
23/04/2019
Journey into a world
where stories come to life...
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Emmett and Caleb: An interview with Karen Hottois
Emmett and Caleb is a moving, gentle picture book by Karen Hottois and Delphine Renon. It explores the relationship between the two main characters, Emmett and Caleb, as they journey
22/04/2019
Articles
The Year I Didn’t Eat: An interview with Samuel Pollen
Samuel Pollen is a writer from Manchester, UK, and currently lives and work in London. His first book, The Year I Didn’t Eat, is a harrowing, funny, moving, up-lifting story about
17/04/2019
Articles
Julian is a Mermaid: An interview with Jessica Love
“Picture books are our very first stories. They are the foundation we lay for how to make sense out of the world. And it is essential to build into that
14/04/2019
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The Sea House: An interview with Lucy Owen
Lucy Owen is familiar face on BBC Wales and the author of Boo-a-Bog in the Park. Here, she talks about her moving new book The Sea House, dealing with grief
11/04/2019
The Teaching Realm
The Teaching Realm: An interview with the DynamicDeps #11
The Reading Realm Blog Series: Educators doing extraordinary things “Reading for pleasure takes you away from your current world and into another. It means getting at you deeply and tugging
10/04/2019
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Jasper and Scruff: An interview with Nicola Colton
Nicola Colton is an Irish illustrator and author. Her new story Jasper and Scruff is the first in a hilarious, heart-warming series of books for 5-8 year olds. Here she
04/04/2019
Articles
Wildspark: An interview with Vashti Hardy
Vashti Hardy is a writer of children’s books living near Brighton in Sussex with her husband and three teens. She was a primary school teacher for several years and her
31/03/2019
Testimonials
Feedback from staff training on developing vocabulary and reading comprehension, 26.3.19
Some lovely feedback from teachers and support staff on today’s training, where we explored lots of interesting words, spelling strategies and activities for teaching vocabulary depth and breadth!
26/03/2019
