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Storytelling

Flying high with a yellow balloon
10 Jun 2011

Flying high with a yellow balloon

by Zoe | posted in: Charlotte Dematons | 9

Iris on Books is one of my favourite blogs for reviews of fiction for adults. Iris tends to review classics and forgotten classics, books about and written by women, with a focus that I particularly like on world literature. For … Continued

Balloons, History, Maps, Reading Round Europe, Storytelling, The Netherlands, Travel, Wordless books
Inspiring a future storyteller
7 Feb 2011

Inspiring a future storyteller

by Zoe | posted in: 2010, Gwen Millward, Jenny Nimmo | 19

I’ve been itching to review The Beasties by Jenny Nimmo, illustrated by Gwen Millward ever since we discovered it at the start of the year. It’s one of those books that we’ve renewed the maximum times possible from the library … Continued

Imagination, Learning to read, Magic, Moving House, Sleep, Storytelling

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