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Changes over time

Adelaide’s Secret World
5 Jan 2017

Adelaide’s Secret World

by Zoe | posted in: Elise Hurst | 5

Adelaide is one of life’s gentle observers. Once surrounded by hustle and bustle, Adelaide now finds peace in subtler sights and quieter sounds, looking out for others who are set apart by their solitude. Adelaide imagines the stories surrounding those … Continued

Animals, Changes over time, Emotions, Friendship, Love
The Lion and The Bird
18 Jan 2016

The Lion and The Bird

by Zoe | posted in: Marianne Dubuc, Sarah Ardizzone | 10

Intensely tender and bold, The Lion and the Bird by Marianne Dubuc, translated by Sarah Ardizzone is the tale of a blossoming friendship between a lion and the injured bird he discovers in his garden one autumn day. It’s a … Continued

Birds, Books in translation, Changes over time, Friendship, Kindness, Lions, Loss, Seasons
The Colour Thief x 2
13 Oct 2014

The Colour Thief x 2

by Zoe | posted in: Andrew Fusek Peters, Gabriel Alborozo, Polly Peters | 3

Can you imagine a world without colour, where all you see is black, white or the shades of grey in between? As a self-confessed colour junkie such a world would sap my energies and leave my life (perhaps ironically), somewhat … Continued

Balloons, Behaviour (good or bad), Changes over time, Colours, Dads, Emotions, Families, Friendship, Hospitals, Loss, Mental health

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