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Set in 1829, a new children’s book called Wrong Tracks centres on Edward Entwistle, a...
Read MorePosted by Helen Nugent | Feb 20, 2025 | Authors & Reviews, Books
Set in 1829, a new children’s book called Wrong Tracks centres on Edward Entwistle, a...
Read MorePosted by Fran Yeoman | Nov 14, 2024 | Archives
Axel Scheffler, one might argue, is getting desperate. The illustrator of Julia Donaldson’s Gruffalo is hoping against hope that a character akin to the mouse from that much-loved book might yet rescue Britain and Europe from...
Read MorePosted by Emma Yates-Badley | Nov 14, 2024 | Archives
How do young people make sense of the world and its complexities? Fiona Shaw, author and senior lecturer at Northumbria University, shares a range of thought-provoking and engaging novels for enquiring minds. “I wrote...
Read MorePosted by Angela Ferguson | Jun 10, 2024 | Archives
It’s not every day you chat to someone who has sold 40 million books. Nick Sharratt may not be a household name but his illustrations are known the world over. As a children’s author and artist, he...
Read MorePosted by Andy Murray | Jun 10, 2024 | Archives
As a beloved writer, poet and broadcaster, Michael Rosen has more going on in his head than most. Now, though, he’s received a most unusual and enticing opportunity. “I mean, just imagine it,” Rosen tells Northern Soul....
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