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Monday, September 16, 2024

Children's friendships don't always run smoothly and in her new picture book Patrick and Flippa, author Wendy Meddour explores the kinds of challenges that can happen when one friend always likes to lead. Watch Wendy introduce Patrick and Flippa, which is illustrated by Merle...

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Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Men in Black meets the magic and myths of Percy Jackson in the spectacular series that started with Amari and the Night Brothers.  

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Monday, September 2, 2024

"What if every papercut, every missed bus, every time you are pooed on by a bird... what if an imp did that?" Alex Foulkes tells ReadingZone about the world of mischievous imps in Ministry of Mischief (Simon & Schuster Chil...

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Monday, September 2, 2024

Look out for intrigue, adventure, family dramas and a young rider with a very special horse in The Horse Who Danced. 

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Monday, August 26, 2024

STAGS author MA Bennett introduces us to her terrifying Young Gothic horror novel, which draws on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein novel, and its creation in a villa in Italy.  Only for this new generation of young writers, the terrifying creatures don't stay in the book's pages....</strong...

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Thursday, July 4, 2024

ReadingZone spoke with author and illustrator Alex Latimer about his new picture book, Godfrey is a Frog, a funny and warm story which explores how we can make the most of what we have in the present through the eyes of Godfrey,...

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024

A blank sheet of paper can be a daunting prospect, and worrying about making mistakes can mean it's hard to get started. 

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Emma Carroll reads from her new historical fiction novel, The Houdini Inheritance, which explores the intrigue and mystery of one of the greatest magicians ever, Harry Houdini.

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