The General: Celebrating Fifty Years with Michael Foreman - not only fifty years since the publication of Michael's first book, The General, but also that we celebrate the mighty and distinguished contribution that he has made to the whole vista and history of the genre – illustrated books for children.
 James Mayhew by Margaret Hickman Smith: Having been told by schoolteachers that he wouldn't make a living
from his art, his first book for children, Katie's Picture Show, was
published by Orchard Books in 1989 and firmly established a long
running series about a child's adventures in an art gallery. How
wrong can you be! See James Mayhew's blog.
In Praise of
Illustration: “Picture books are special – they’re not
like anything else. Sometimes I hear parents encouraging their
children to read what they call proper books (books without pictures),
at an earlier and earlier stage. This makes me sad, as picture books are
perfect for sharing . . ." |
 Ravens and Revolvers: Marcus Sedgwick has been steadily
building an impressive backlist of
novels. Having now re-read all of
them, the feeling grows that he has been doing
this far too quietly.
Poetry Reviews - by Susanna Thomson
Reviews of Novels for Older Readers
Reviews: First Steps
Reviews: Reading Alone - Whole books to read and re-read
 A Need to Learn from the Past - The study of war is part of the
National Curriculum and the 5-14 Scottish
Curriculum so if you want authentic material, whether in book
form or actual artefacts, The Imperial War Museum (IWM) is an
obvious resource.
Non-fiction reviews - information for all ages
Picture Book Reviews: Rewarding reads for all the family |
