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Secrets of ‘The Ice Bear’ – an insight from Jackie Morris
5 May 2014

Secrets of ‘The Ice Bear’ – an insight from Jackie Morris

by Zoe | posted in: Jackie Morris | 8

Last month Jackie Morris‘ haunting book The Ice Bear was released in a new paperback edition. To celebrate this I asked Jackie to share a little of the background to this bewitching story, to share some the book’s secrets. If … Continued

Animals, Author/Illustrator Interviews, Bears, Birds, Different perspectives, Growing up, Magic, Mystery, Myths, Polar bears
Snowy dreams and nightmares
3 Dec 2012

Snowy dreams and nightmares

by Zoe | posted in: Holly Webb, Piers Harper | 9

There are not many books which give me nightmares but Snow Bear by Piers Harper is one. It was a favourite of both girls when they were toddlers, even though I couldn’t stand the sight of it (you can read … Continued

Adventure, Bears, Being independent, Christmas, Crosscultural friendship, Emotions, Grandparents, Polar bears, Winter
Blog-lite this week but in the meantime…
1 Mar 2011

Blog-lite this week but in the meantime…

by Zoe | posted in: Brita Granstrom, Carl Norac, Jessica Ahlberg, Kristin Oftedal, Mick Manning, Vivian French | 2

Just wanted to let you know that this week things will be short and sweet on the blog. Last week’s Librarithon was lots of fun, but left me short of time for other (blog related) projects so this week, whilst … Continued

Polar bears, Worms

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