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Monday, October 16, 2023

The Nottinghill Carnival takes central stage in this story about families, memories and the power of dance and festivals.  Author Yaba Badoe tells us more, and reads from a short section of Man-man and the Tree of Memories.

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Barry Timms and Ged Adamson introduce their hilarious new picture book, This is Not a Dinosaur, part of the brilliant This is Not a Unicorn series! Look out for the draw-along by Ged!

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Author Helen Cooper's The Taming of the Cat is a story about a mouse who loves story, a cat who wants to be a hero, and a princess who isn't looking for a prince. 

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Craig Barr-Green tells ReadingZone what inspired his picture book Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf, about a little girl who decides that Little Red Riding Hood needs a new ending... The book is illustrated by Francis Martin, and published by Little Tiger Press.

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

US author Carlie Sorosiak tells ReadingZone how her own dog - who turned out to be a dingo - helped inspire her new book, A World of Dogs.  

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Monday, September 4, 2023

Imagine a world where unicorns roam, dragons exist and where there are griffons, too... Discover the world of Impossible Creatures!

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Saturday, September 2, 2023

ReadingZone spoke with award-winning poet Joshua Seigal to find out about his newest poetry collection, Who Let the Words Out, a fun and challenging look at how we use words, and with new words to explore.

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Friday, August 18, 2023

Award-winning author Sue Wallman answers questions from students Amelia  Aminah  Madeeha and Zaynah (Years 9 and 10) from the Sarah Bonnell School in London about her new book, Every Word a Lie (Scholastic), and talks about th...

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