Sally Gardner |
Orion Children’s Books |
1842555324 |
Oct 2006 |
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As with previous novels, in ‘Lucy Willow’, Sally Gardner makes a powerful and heartfelt assertion as to the roles individuality, belief and responsiveness to one another and our environment play in establishing a conducive cultural climate. |
Archives for December 2006
Cat Call
Linda Newbery |
Orion Children’s Books |
1842551256 |
Oct 2006 |
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Opening with the cataclysmic change for brothers Joshua and Jamie as newborn step-sister Jennie is brought into the world, ‘Cat Call’ expertly contrasts knowledge and understanding against fears and doubt. Stepping beyond mere sibling rivalry, childhood neurosis is depicted here with an astute accuracy, but also with compassion and perception. |
Three for Tea
Anne Fine, Michael Morpurgo, Jacqueline Wilson et al |
Egmont |
1405227117 |
Sep 2006 |
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‘Three for Tea’ collects three stories by each of the children’s laureate authors, anthologising these for the first time in a single volume. |
One Year With Kipper
Mick Inkpen |
Hodder Children’s Books |
0340911395 |
Sep 2006 |
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One of the most familiar and favoured dogs in children’s literature makes a return in this annual account of life. Beginning in January, Kipper takes photographs with his new camera ‘ used to photograph key events in each month ‘ and makes a New Year’s resolve not to throw snowballs at Tiger. This is quickly broken, however, as in February the snowfall proves too tempting to pay no heed towards. March, April and May elapse with high winds, ponds full of frogs and tadpoles and blossom and ducklings. |
Uuan the Lamb
Sandra Klaassen |
Floris Books |
0863155618 |
Sep 2006 |
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Uan is Gaelic for lamb. Set upon a small, somewhat old-fashioned, though beautiful island in the sea, a farming family live, battling against the elements to secure a livelihood. One springtime an abandoned newborn lamb is found of the shoreline. |
Mammoth Academy
Neal Layton |
Hodder Children’s Books |
0340930292 |
Oct 2006 |
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Those who have followed Oscar and Arabella, that indomitable, woolly mammoth duo, in their picture book adventures: ‘Oscar and Arabella’ and ‘Hot, Hot, Hot’ will be delighted to learn that the pair have ascended to school age. |
Wild About Books
Judy Sierra, ill. Marc Brown |
Frances Lincoln |
1845075269 |
Jul 2006 |
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In the summer of 2002, Springfield librarian Molly McGrew drives her mobile library into the zoo. Initially, the animals are suspicious and resistant and it appears folly, but librarian Molly, armed with knowledge of the best story to read to conquer the biggest level of resistance, attracts a mink and a moose by reading aloud from good Dr Seuss. |
The Perfect Pop-Up Punctuation Book
Kate Petty, ill. Jenny Maizels |
Bodley Head |
0370328612 |
Sep 2006 |
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Punctuation is sign posted as building blocks in this, clever and compelling guide to its basic usage. This motif forms the foundations of the book with subtle illustrative reference to the three little pigs and the house of straw at the beginning of the book to the bricks and mortar of the four-tiered, three-dimensional finale at the close. |
A Boy Wants a Dinosaur
Hiawyn Oram, ill. Satoshi Kitamura |
Andersen Press |
1842705806 |
Sep 2006 |
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The eagerness to care, look after and show warmth towards a creature, to find companionship and closeness, together with the fascination for dinosaurs, forms the basis of one of Hiawyn Oram and Satoshi Kitamura’s justly acclaimed collaborations. ‘A boy wants a dinosaur’ is re-issued again this year by Andersen Press. |
Setting of A Cruel Sun
Alan Gibbons |
Orion |
1842551795 |
September 06 |
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Hmm. Had this one for over three weeks and I’ve just finished. (Sorry Michael) My wife suggested that this initial sentence would suffice, but on we go. |