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A day in the (9th) life of Able Seacat Simon – a guest post by Lynne Barrett-Lee
10 Nov 2016

A day in the (9th) life of Able Seacat Simon – a guest post by Lynne Barrett-Lee

by Zoe | posted in: Lynne Barrett-Lee | 1

Know a fan of the Warrior Cats series by Erin Hunter, or someone who loves Michael Morpurgo’s animal stories? Then, like my youngest child, they too might really love Able Seacat Simon by Lynne Barrett-Lee. Inspired by real events, this … Continued

Biography, Cats, Guest Posts, Nonfiction
Are You an Echo?
7 Nov 2016

Are You an Echo?

by Zoe | posted in: David Jacobson, Michiko Tsuboi, Misuzu Kaneko, Sally Ito, Toshikado Hajiri | 13

The very best books have an incredible property whereby they appear to take up just a small, slim space in the universe and yet when you open them up, your world expands and grows in both beauty and understanding. The … Continued

Biography, Books in translation, Empathy, Japan, Nonfiction, Poetry
The Iridescence of Birds (or: Painting with eye-shadow)
9 Feb 2015

The Iridescence of Birds (or: Painting with eye-shadow)

by Zoe | posted in: Hadley Hooper, Patricia MacLachlan | 12

If you were an author, writing more than half a century after the death of your muse, living thousands of miles away in a different time and place, and you wanted to understand what inspired your hero, to share the … Continued

Art, Artists, Biography, Birds, Nonfiction

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