Beach reads, den reads, Autumn reads
Whilst I was away on holiday in Orkney earlier this month, I entered a local crafts show with an exhibit made from items I had found on the beach where we were staying: I made tiny books out of shells … Continued
Illustrators helping to build empathy
I’m a big fan of the work the Empathy Lab does, using children’s books to nurture and extend empathy, and so I was very interested when I found out about a new EU/United Nations World Food Programme project bringing children’s … Continued
An interview with Kwame Alexander
Kwame Alexander (@kwamealexander) is a poet, children’s book author, playwright, producer, public speaker, performer, and winner of the US ‘Oscar’ for children’s literature, the Newbery Medal, for his book The Crossover. Like The Crossover, Booked is also a novel in … Continued