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Mango and Bambang: Tapir All at Sea
17 Mar 2016

Mango and Bambang: Tapir All at Sea

by Zoe | posted in: Clara Vulliamy, Polly Faber | 4

Books for newly fluent independent readers often have great pace (to entice just one more page turn) and lovely characterization (encouraging growing kids to explore their own unfurling wings), but books for this age group with turns of phrases and … Continued

Boats, Dancing, Friendship, Museums & art galleries, Puppets, Tapirs
The best show in town this season
2 Jan 2012

The best show in town this season

by Zoe | posted in: Stephen Mackey | 18

Over the Christmas holidays M and J decided they wanted to create a show for the family, and Pushka by Stephen Mackey was chosen as the basis for the production. With all the elements of a fairy tale (an enchanted … Continued

Circus, Clowns, Dancing, Dressing up, Fairy Stories, Imagination, Kindness, Magic, Puppets
What happens after dark in the toy museum?
17 Jun 2011

What happens after dark in the toy museum?

by Zoe | posted in: David Lucas | 10

Have you ever wondered what happens to all the exhibits in a museum once the public have gone home, the doors are locked and the lights turned off? In the Museum of Childhood, where David Lucas’ latest book, Lost in … Continued

Museums & art galleries, Puppets, Toys

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