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The Beginning Woods
30 Aug 2016

The Beginning Woods

by Zoe | posted in: Malcolm McNeill | 7

And suddenly all that’s left is a pile of clothes, the person within them gone, just like that. The stuff of stories? Oh yes, indeed. So how can it be happening here in the real world? Abrupt, unexplained disappearances – … Continued

Balloons, Books / Libraries, Bookshops, Dragons, Fairy Stories, Family life, Fostering, Imagination, Science, Trees
Nurturing reading over the summer break
4 Jul 2016

Nurturing reading over the summer break

by Zoe | posted in: Donalyn Miller, Susan Kelley | 13

The end of this month sees the start of my kids’ summer break and just like some people plan holidays in the sun, we’ve been planning our holiday in books. I’ve been greatly inspired by Reading in the Wild by … Continued

Books / Libraries, Bookshops, Holidays
6 bookish New Year’s resolutions
31 Dec 2015

6 bookish New Year’s resolutions

by Zoe | posted in: Playing by the book | 7

As the earth spins past the final hours of 2015 and into the new year I’ve been thinking about bookish New Year’s Resolutions. Here’s what I hope will be part of making 2016 an exciting and stimulating story-filled year: (1) … Continued

Book tourism, Bookshops, New Year

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