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It’s World Book Day – children dressed as book characters, authors and poets making school visits, books being recommended, received, and read.

Why does a focus on reading and enjoyment of reading matter in schools?

A focus on reading can narrow the gaps in reading and writing attainment between advantaged and disadvantaged pupils. It’s the very best ...


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A lovely surprise this morning – a parcel arrived, and I was thrilled to find one of the poems I wrote for Young V&A (formerly the V&A Museum of Childhood) was featured inside this beautiful book.

I was commissioned to write a few poems for the alphabet display in the play gallery, each poem representing an object held in the museum (one of mine was Mar...


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A Welly Full of Christmas, Attie Lime, Illustrated by Nadine Licence, Tiny Tree Books.

If you’d like some Christmas magic in a book, this is the one for you.

Christmas day is full of the sort of moments that create special memories, and within these sparkly pages you will be reminded of those you keep in your heart – and some you may have forgotten.

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Tigers
Image © Liz Brownlee

Tigers are one of my favourite animals, and I have been thinking about them lately.

A few years ago, after their mother died from a blocked intestine in Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan, India, experts feared for her two recently-weaned female cubs, only 4 months old.

It was thought they would die without support w...


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All Together Now by Michaela Morgan, Illustrated by Nick Sharratt, Otter-Barry Books

Michaela Morgan is not just a favourite poet of mine – she is also a favourite person, so it has been an absolute pleasure to review her latest collection.

Michaela has a wonderful ability to tell an interesting story and in very few words lay out its emotional truth in a way th...


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