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The Little Bookshop and the Origami Army
12 Aug 2015

The Little Bookshop and the Origami Army

by Zoe | posted in: Michael Foreman | 5

The power of ideas and the resilience which comes with imagination are key themes in Michael Foreman‘s fabulous celebration of stories, The Little Bookshop and the Origami Army, about a bookshop threatened with closure. Developers want to replace the bookshop … Continued

Activism, Baking/cooking, Books / Libraries, Building, Edible Books, Hope
Instead of a den, how about a castle built from books?
13 Mar 2015

Instead of a den, how about a castle built from books?

by Zoe | posted in: Bernard Clavel, Yan Nascimbene | 8

This time last week I was dismantling the book den I’d built out of books. This time next year, maybe I’ll be dismantling a CASTLE built from books: over on Twitter @storyvilled alerted me to a lovely little book by … Continued

Books / Libraries, Books in translation, Building, Castles, French authors/ illustrators
Top tips on building with books and a BIG thankyou
6 Mar 2015

Top tips on building with books and a BIG thankyou

by Zoe | posted in: Clara Vulliamy, Marcus Alexander, Polly Faber, SF Said | 19

It all began with a jokey conversation on Twitter. Polly (who has her début collection of stories, Mango & Bambang: The Not-a-Pig, out this September, illustrated by Clara Vulliamy) shared a picture of an igloo built of books and from … Continued

Book Charities, Building, World Book Day

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