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28 février 2007

I must be an űber-mum ...

... or a yummy-mummy, whatever you want to call it! I mean I must be cool, because something I own is in Junior Magazine, the “Vogue” of little bambinos. I have had a subscription to Junior ever since Oisín was born .. why, I am not sure! I mean who can...

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27 février 2007

Here comes the postman

My husband thinks I am mad - why would anyone need so many books? I have a wall in my living-room covered with bookshelves, which are full of children's books. But can I ever find the perfect bedtime story or the perfect rainy day story? NOPE! I am just...

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27 février 2007

A French parcel! 26 feb 2007

This is what I found: Rosalie joue à la maison Linne BieA little young maybe but I couldn't resist, due to its title! Pipi tranquille Edouard ManceauWe love Capucine the mouse and we are about to start potty-training so a perfect combination for us! Arthur...

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26 février 2007

The Rights of the Reader

(Comme un roman - Folio Gallimard) author: Daniel Pennac French bookworms will know Pennac - he is an institution in France, and yet his books have not been readily available in the UK. Thanks to translator Sarah Adams, this is at last being rectified...

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26 février 2007

Red House Children's Book Award

For the last couple of years, Oisín has been reading the books shortlisted for the younger children section of the Red House Children's Book Awards (with the help of his daddy). This award, owned and administered by the Federation of Children's Book Groups,...

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26 février 2007

An ideal library for little mice?

Ok, so you might think who am I to tell you what you should have on your child's bookshelf? Well I am not, not really anyway! I am no expert - all I have is a passion for children's books, a huge collection of books and review periodicals on the subject,...

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26 février 2007

With Love

Wendy Cooling (editor) Orchard Books I could not have started this new feature without having this as my first choice. This, in my opinion, is the perfect birth/christening/first birthday present, and many a child has received it as a present from me!...

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25 février 2007

Why we love Charlie and Lola ...

... and by we I don’t just mean Oisín and Rosalie, but me as well. I know, at 32, it is quite sad. But a long tim e ago, in 2000, I went to an author talk in London and met Lauren Child who was starting to be quite famous then with Clarice Bean, That's...

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18 février 2007

La Comtesse de Ségur (et la Bibliothèque Rose)

Il y a des trucs comme ça, qui sont tellement français, qu’on ne peut pas les expliquer aux Anglais. Le Petit Nicolas en fait partie ( bien que maintenant publié en Angleterre chez Phaïdon ) , la Comtesse de Ségur aussi. Alors pourquoi écrire en anglais...

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15 février 2007

Théo fait un gâteau

(Theo and the Special Visit - Macmillan Children's Books) author/illustrator: Ingrid Godon Did I mention that I love Ingrid Godon's illustrations? This was one of Rosalie's Christmas presents and she loves it. The text is simple enough for her to follow...

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