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The Reef DVD, ACO
This is one of those unusual pairings of sound and vision to create a new artistic idea. If you are a fan of films like the seminal Baraka, then you will be transfixed by this film. Richard Tognetti teams up…
Mediterraneo, L'Arpeggiata & Pluhar
I am a big fan of L'Arpeggiata and Christine Pluhar’s previous albums and when I heard their latest album, Mediterraneo I was not disappointed! Their effortlessly virtuosity and sense of enjoyment breathes a new sense of life into this album…
The White Mountains by John Christopher
As a kid I found reading a struggle, but I can honestly say that a trilogy turned that around for me. In 1983, as an eleven-year-old, I read the first book in the Tripods trilogy – The White Mountains by…
My Happy Life by Rose Lagercrantz & Eva Eriksson
My Happy Life is a gorgeous little book and the perfect next step for children ready to move on from the first readers at school.
Originally published in Swedish before being translated into English, this irresistible chapter book explores Dani’s…
The Lion Who Stole My Arm by Nicola Davies
Part of a new series by English author Nicola Davies, The Lion Who Stole My Arm is a unique book within a crowded market. Rather than featuring western kids in exotic countries helping the animals, the heroes here are all…
The Reluctant Assassin by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl fans – prepare to immerse yourselves in a whole new Eoin Colfer series.
The Reluctant Assassin is the first book in the new W.A.R.P. series and introduces us to two capable new heroes: a Native American girl named…
Julius and the Watchmaker by Tim Hehir
This is a fast-paced time-slip story about a boy, Julius Higgins, caught between a revered member of the Guild of Watchmakers and the cunning but dastardly Jack Springheel. In another time, Spingheel lived with the Shelleys and borrowed from Mary…
Oscar Goes to the Moon by Helen Tanner
I have been lucky enough to see Oscar Goes to the Moon develop from its early days to the finished book, and because Helen Tanner has self-published, she has had full control in maintaining its gentle integrity and innocent simplicity.
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Amy’s Three Best Things by Philippa Pearce & Helen Craig
During Amy’s first sleepover at Gran’s house, she bravely battles night-time anxiety using her imagination and some comforting belongings from home.
Ten years after it was first published, Amy’s Three Best Things gets a gorgeous makeover from illustrator Helen Craig…
Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool
In 2011, Clare Vanderpool’s Moon Over Manifest was one of my favourite books. It went on to win one of children’s literature’s most prestigious awards, the Newbery Medal. With her latest novel, Vanderpool once again proves that she is a…
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