Playing by the book

23 Aug 2009

What makes us happy

by Zoe | posted in: Lucy Cousins | 5

I try very hard not to buy books on impulse when we go into a bookstore; instead I endeavour to use our bookshop more like a library with lots of recent stock – I can browse through all the new … Continued

19 Aug 2009

Flower Power

by Zoe | posted in: Eugene Trivizas, Helen Oxenbury | 1

A couple of weeks ago we came across The Three Little Wolves and The Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury in a charity shop. I had not heard of the author but Helen Oxenbury’s illustrations are … Continued

16 Aug 2009

Hats

by Zoe | posted in: Satoshi Kitamura | 1

Satoshi Kitamura is an illustrator and author we first fell in love with when we came across Igor, the bird who couldn’t sing. One of Kitamura’s most recent books is Millie’s Marvellous Hat and a marvellous book it is indeed. … Continued

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