Favourite Childhood Stories
Book Review by Valerie Jackson
Make up your own or read a book - stories feed the imagination
‘Evolution and Revolution’ by Robert Winston
Book Review by Eleanor Irvine
Making Darwin accessible, readable, informative and entertaining
‘Animals Up Close’ by Igor Siwanowicz
Book Review by Liam John Ryan
Bursting with colour and full of amazing facts
Entering an Enchanted World through Reading
Book Review by Lynn Daley
Whether reading to children or learning to read, books open one’s eyes.
‘Dizzy the Dog at 1 Beechnut Gardens’ by Elizabeth Davis
Book Review by Valerie Jackson
Searching for the family
‘House of Secrets’ by Diana Harker
Book Review by Valerie Jackson
Sinister mysteries below a genial surface
‘The Stone Cat’ by Marion Perkins
Book Review by Valerie Jackson
The conundrum of bringing stone to life
The Importance of a Nanny Reading with Children
Book Review by Katy Hayden Voice Professional Nanny Of The Year 2009
Children are never too young to enjoy books.
A Message from Winnie the Pooh
Book Review by Steve Robinson Chief Executive, Langley House Trust
Learning about language
‘The Wonderful Isle of Ulla-Gapoo’ by F. Dubrez Fawcett
Book Review by Adrianne Jones
Can we escape again to wonderful memories of the past?
Childhood Memories
Book Review by Diane Stevenson
From Little Black Sambo to A Child’s Garden of Verses
“And this one’s just right”… Reflections on the Fairy Tale, Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Book Review by Professor Carol Kelly
‘The Story of Ferdinand’ by Munro Leaf
Book Review by Nicola Hilliard, Librarian, NCB
Tales of fear and adversity overcome
Favourite Childhood Books Recalled
Book Review by Dr Keith J. White
Metaphors and other stimuli for the imagination
Making Sense Through Stories
Book Review by Cynthia Cross
Giving messages through literature, story-telling and puppets
‘Black Beauty’ by Anna Sewell
Book Review by Joan Mason Vice Chair, National ChildMinding Association
A classic tale of cruelty and kindness, which has sold over 50,000,000 copies
‘The Hero of Garside School’ by James Harwood Panting
Book Review by David Lane
A ripping Edwardian schoolboy yarn
‘Looking for Atlantis’ by Colin Thompson
Book Review by Mike Littlewood
A search for treasure - and self
‘Return to the Hundred Acre Wood’ by David Benedictus
Book Review by David Lane
More of Christopher Robin, Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Wol, Kanga, Tigger, Rabbit and Rabbit’s friends and relations
‘Dot and Dash at the Beach’ by Emma Dodd
Book Review by Valerie Jackson, assisted by children from Alpha Kindergarten, Peterborough
A tactile book for tinies
‘Before You Sleep’ by Benji Bennett
Book Review by Valerie Jackson
The story of Adam the Angel - and children with serious illnesses
Mister Maker Let’s Make it
Book Review by Valerie Jackson, assisted by children from Alpha Kindergarten, Peterborough
Practical activities for young children
Egyptorium by Laura Buller and Peter Chrisp
Book Review by Kay Lane
A mini-library of ten small books in one, bringing mummies to life…..
Wildlife of Britain : The Definitive Visual Guide by RSBP
Book Review by Kathleen Lane
Not a pocket guide, but a stunning, informative, must-buy compendium