Lewis Trondheim |
First Second |
1596430958 |
Apr 2006 |
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Monthly Archives: March 2006
Hugo Pepper
Paul Stewart Illus. Chris Riddell |
Doubleday |
0385607253 |
Apr 2006 |
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Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell share one of the most dynamic author-illustrator partnerships in children’s literature today. The fruits of this truly collaborative process shimmer, shine and truly stand-out from the crowded book shelves in shops, libraries, schools and homes. Their ‘Far Flung Adventures’ series ‘ each one eponymously named after its hero or heroine ‘ have charted a fantastical world perfect for fuelling the minds and imaginations of small children. |
Frog, Bee and Snail Look for Snow
Loek Koopmans |
Floris Books |
0863155596 |
Apr 2006 |
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A disconcerting sense of insularity and introspection accompanies the statistic that only three percent of books published in the UK are translations. It is heartening therefore that publishers such as WingedChariot Press www.wingedchariot.com and Floris Books www.florisbooks.co.uk are making available in the English language a range of European picture books. Dutch author and illustrator Loek Koopmans’ book ‘Frog, Bee and Snail Look for Snow’ is the latest addition to the list of translations from Floris Books. |
Help! I’m a Classroom Gambler
Pete Johnson |
Corgi Children’s |
0440866278 |
Apr 2006 |
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‘Help! I’m a classroom gambler’ displays Pete Johnson’s characteristic wit and strong-hold over capturing both the politics and demotic of the classroom. Protagonist Harvey and best-friend George have devised a cunning strategy to assuage the boredom and monotony of their typical school regimes ‘ tedious assemblies, long-running lessons and teachers that have fallen into becoming caricatures of themselves’ |
What do elephants do?
Hazel Lincoln |
Floris Books |
0863155502 |
Mar 2006 |
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The debate over nurture and nature, inherited and acquired tendencies and characteristics continues to be assuaged through education and child development theories. ‘What do elephants do’ forms a phenomenological exposition through the eyes of an anthropomorphised baby elephant, Esme. |
“Whoops – there goes Joe!”
Miles Gibson Illus. Neal Layton |
Macmillan |
1405055162 |
Apr 2006 |
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The zany and intriguingly titled ‘Whoops ‘ there goes Joe!’ forms the sequel to Miles Gibson and Neal Layton’s first collaboration about the Bodkin family; ‘Little Archie’. These are fantastic, affordable-with-pocket-money, perfectly shaped and sized little books ideal for little hands that belong to big readers!
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In the land of Merfolk
Daniela Drescher |
Floris Books |
0863155588 |
Mar 2006 |
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Published originally in German and translated into English by Polly Lawson, ‘In the Land of Merfolk’ represents another European offering to the UK picture-book market made available through Floris Books. |
The Awful Tale of Agatha Bilke
Sian Pattenden |
Short Books |
1904977510 |
Mar 2006 |
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Heretic
Sarah Singleton |
Simon and Schuster |
1416904034 |
Feb 2006 |
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‘Look at me, Elizabeth. Do you think I’m wicked? Do you think I’m a devil? In my time everyone was a Catholic, because there was only one Church, but even then I was different from the others because of the shadow land. Don’t let your mind be clouded by what other people have told you. Judge me with your heart.’ |
No Room for Napoleon
Adria Meserve |
The Bodley Head |
0370328469 |
Mar 2006 |
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Food for thought’ |