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Dens

Beach reads, den reads, Autumn reads
21 Aug 2017

Beach reads, den reads, Autumn reads

by Zoe | posted in: Good old fashioned fun | 7

Whilst I was away on holiday in Orkney earlier this month, I entered a local crafts show with an exhibit made from items I had found on the beach where we were staying: I made tiny books out of shells … Continued

Book groups, Bookmaking, Dens
What makes a home?
30 Sep 2010

What makes a home?

by Zoe | posted in: Jutta Bauer, Peter Stamm | 15

Earlier this month Jutta Bauer received the Hans Christian Andersen Illustrator Award at the at the international IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) congress in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Interested to find out more about this German illustrator … Continued

Books in translation, Dens, Dollshouses, Hats, Houses, Moving House, Travel
A new house
22 Oct 2009

A new house

by Zoe | posted in: Betty Fraser, Mary Ann Hoberman | 8

We had a wet summer this year, but since September we’ve had almost no rain and when M has come home after school we’ve been able to play outside, much to everyone’s delight. With our sunflowers well and truly past … Continued

Camping, Dens, Houses, Sunflowers

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