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  • Why Library Mice? Because little bookworms in French are “library rats” but mice are much nicer! I hope you’ll enjoy my blog, and might even find an idea or two for you own little mice. There will be a mix of English and French books reviewed, but whenev
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30 avril 2007

More Pants

More Pants
author: Giles Andreae illustrator: Nick Sharratt Sorry I have been AWOL lately. I have also started a blog in French which is taking a lot of time. I am enjoying writing in French again but it takes more time to put my brain in gear. Anyway, I am back...
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7 mars 2007

Night, Night, Baby

Night, Night, Baby
author: Marie Birkinshaw illustrator: Kate Merritt This books is definitely Rosalie’s favourite at the moment – we have to read it every night, even me, who usually only reads French books. I had to cave in otherwise it was a screaming fit every night....
27 février 2007

A French parcel! 26 feb 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...
25 février 2007

Why we love Charlie and Lola ...

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...
26 février 2007

The Rights of the Reader

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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15 mars 2007

A Cultivated Wolf

A Cultivated Wolf
(Le Loup Conteur - Mijade) author: Becky Bloom illustrator: Pascal Biet As a hungry wolf descends on a farm, he finds a duck, a cow and a pig immersed in their reading and not one bit impressed by his attempt at looking fierce. Intrigued, Wolf first goes...
30 mars 2007

Top 50 Children's Books

Top 50 Children's Books
The “Books for Children” bookclub has just published the top 50 children’s books. They asked members (I never got round to doing it) and are now publishing the results. So there they are with some comments from me (aren’t you glad!). The * means I have...
15 mai 2007

The Road of The Dead

The Road of The Dead
author: Kevin Brooks I really enjoyed this book. It is the story of two brothers from London, Cole and Ruben, who travel down to Devon to find out who had murdered their sister Rachel, found dead on the moor a few days earlier, so that her body can be...
4 mars 2007

Meet the author ...

Meet the author ...
Today we went to see Nick Sharratt and Sue Heap, and what great fun that was!It is particularly great to see illustrators because they always perform some "live drawing" which I think children find amazing. I know Oisín really enjoys it. But I must say...
28 février 2007

I must be an űber-mum ...

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...
26 février 2007

With Love

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!...
14 février 2007

Scaredy Squirrel

Scaredy Squirrel
( Frisson l'écureuil - Bayard Jeunesse) author/illustrator: Melanie Watt This is the nutty adventure of a squirrel who never leaves his tree because he is too scared of killing bees, sharks and aliens amongst other things! We have the French version of...
27 février 2007

Here comes the postman

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...
1 mars 2007

It is World Book Day!

It is World Book Day!
Happy World Book Day! Today every child in education should receive a £1 token to be either exchanged for one of the specially published World Book Day Books, or redeemed against the cost of any book worth £2.99 or more.Tokens are valid from 26th February...
26 février 2007

Red House Children's Book Award

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,...
15 février 2007

Book ideas for Mother’s Day (and Father’s Day as well)

Book ideas for Mother’s Day (and Father’s Day as well)
I love Ingrid Godon and I love Carl Norac too, so it is fantastic to see them collaborate on a book! A couple of years ago we bought Oisín My Daddy is a Giant (Mon papa est un géant - Bayard Jeunesse), which is a fantastic father/son book. Last year,...
18 février 2007

La Comtesse de Ségur (et la Bibliothèque Rose)

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...
15 février 2007

Théo fait un gâteau

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...
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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