Books at Bedtime: Happy Birthday, Allen Say
One event I will be missing this year, being on the wrong side of the Atlantic, is the exhibition of Allen Say’s work to celebrate his 70th birthday, which is currently running at the Eric Carle Museum...
View ArticleBooks at Bedtime: International Mother Language Day
Thursday 21st February is International Mother Language Day: Linguistic and cultural diversity represent universal values that strengthen the unity and cohesion of societies. The recognition of the...
View ArticlePoetry Friday: Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate
Katherine Applegate‘s beautifully crafted and immensely readable novel in verse, Home of the Brave, has as its narrator Kek, who begins his story at the moment his plane from Sudan touches down in...
View ArticlePaperTigers 10th Anniversary – My Top 10 Multicultural Ghost Stories
I thought I’d counted very carefully, honest guv’nor, but somehow one extra ghost snuck in there – I’m not sure which one – and I’ve ended up with a ‘Reader’s 10′. (If you’re not sure what a Reader’s...
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