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Pandora
30 Jan 2017

Pandora

by Zoe | posted in: Victoria Turnbull | 8

Pandora lives alone in a desolate land of broken things. She does her best to build a warm and wonderful home out of recycled objects, but she remains lonely. Everything changes on the day a stranger in need of help … Continued

Birds, Crosscultural friendship, Foxes, Gardening, Hope, Plants
Stories were like eating, sleeping, breathing: An Interview with Glenda Millard
22 Sep 2016

Stories were like eating, sleeping, breathing: An Interview with Glenda Millard

by Zoe | posted in: Glenda Millard | 6

Imagine an author who writes so beautifully about the loveliest things in life, so thoughtfully about some of the hardest things, and so gracefully about it all that your hands almost tremble when you pick up a new book by … Continued

Author/Illustrator Interviews, Hope, Kindness, Love
Azizi and the Little Blue Bird
14 Sep 2015

Azizi and the Little Blue Bird

by Zoe | posted in: David Colmer, Laïla Koubaa, Mattias De Leeuw | 3

With all the ingredients of an enduring fairy tale, Azizi and the Little Blue Bird is a charming and beautiful tale of freedom over oppression and hope over fear, with the intriguing twist that it is actually based on real-life … Continued

Birds, Books in translation, Flowers, Hope

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