Cicada by Shaun Tan
Another brilliant book by Shaun Tan – Cicada is a book with subtext for both older children and adults but with illustrations that young children will enjoy too. Cicada is…
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The Explorer by Katherine Rundell
When you get home, tell them how large the world is, and how green. And tell them that the beauty of the world makes demands on you. They will need…
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Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin
I read my first real graphic novel in my twenties – Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi – it was amazing. Not only the storytelling and the story to be told, but…
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Swimming on the Lawn by Yasmin Hamid
The idea of swimming on top of freshly mown grass which has been swamped by fresh water conjures up ideas of the simple and care free nature that comes with…
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The Patchwork Bike by Maxine Beneba Clarke and Van T Rudd
It has painted on lights and a bark numberplate that keeps falling off and we have to remake it. The Patchwork Bike by Maxine Beneba Clarke and Van T Rudd…
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