A Judith Kerr Retrospective at Wolverhampton Art Gallery

Original artwork from The Tiger Who Came to Tea and other books by Judith Kerr are on display at this retrospective we were lucky enough to visit at the start of the holidays. The first section of the exhibition features several of Judith Kerr’s early childhood drawings, which Kerr’s mother carefully brought with the family [...]

Kidlit destinations in Denmark

It’s a while since we packed our bags and journeyed to some new kidlit destinations as part of Reading Round Europe, but today, finally we’re off once more. And our destination today? Denmark! Let’s start with a visit to a brilliant, specialist children’s bookshop, Børnenes Boghandel, in Copenhagen Børnenes Boghandel has been around for more [...]

Children’s books about War and Conflict

A couple of weeks ago I reviewed the current exhibition at the Imperial War Museum London, Once Upon A Wartime: Classic War Stories for Children (part 1, part 2). The final section of the exhibition is dedicated to a library of books for children about war and conflict and I am now able to share [...]

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