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Jan Pieńkowski

50+ picture books every child should be read – a non-prescriptive list for inspiration
1 Apr 2011

50+ picture books every child should be read – a non-prescriptive list for inspiration

by Zoe | posted in: Clara Vulliamy, James Mayhew, Jan Pieńkowski, Katie Cleminson, Tim Hopgood, Viviane Schwarz | 29

Last week the UK Secretary for Education Michael Gove suggested that children as young as 11 should be reading 50 books a year as part of a drive to raise literacy standards. This raised a lot of eyebrows amongst the … Continued

Books / Libraries, Learning to read
An Interview with Jan Pieńkowski
25 Oct 2010

An Interview with Jan Pieńkowski

by Zoe | posted in: Helen Nicoll, Jan Pieńkowski | 5

Today I am thrilled and humbled to be interviewing Jan Pieńkowski, twice winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal for illustration. Jan, born in Warsaw in 1936, made his first book when he was 8. As a result of the Second … Continued

Author/Illustrator Interviews, Baking/cooking, Cats, Magic, Owls, Witches and Wizards
Meg and Mog, Magic and Specific Gravity
21 Oct 2010

Meg and Mog, Magic and Specific Gravity

by Zoe | posted in: Helen Nicoll, Jan Pieńkowski | 8

If like me you grew up (mostly) in the UK in the 70s and 80s and you’re asked to think of a famous witch from the canon of children’s literature, I’m fairly confident the name Meg would be one of … Continued

Bubbles, Learning to read, Magic, Science, Witches and Wizards

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