Playing by the book

Reviews of kids' books and the crazy, fun stuff they inspire us to do

An Interview with Victoria Griffith

For last week’s Nonfiction Monday I reviewed a super book by debut author Victoria Griffith, The Fabulous Flying Machines of Alberto Santos-Dumont. This week, I’m delighted to bring you an interview with Victoria Griffith, interspersed with a selection of books which inspired her on her path towards becoming a writer. Playing by the book: Hello [...]

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Jon Klassen shares the books which inspire him

Join me today on the first leg of a world wide tour! Back in April when I attended the London Book Fair there was a lot of buzz about one particular picture book – Jon Klassen’s I Want My Hat Back. Then, later in the year award winning illustrators Viviane Schwarz and Claudia Boldt both [...]

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An interview with Joel Stewart

One of our favourite reads over the summer was Dexter Bexley and the Big Blue Beastie on the Road (reviewed here), so it is with much delight I bring you today an interview with the book’s author and illustrator, Joel Stewart. Interwoven amongst Joel’s answers to my questions are his selection of 8 books which [...]

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