2020, year of the Japanese Olympics, except it’s not, sadly. We will have to hope it all happens next year. This has been a very challenging spring and summer where sport is concerned, and it must have been difficult for children and young people to continue pursuing traditional team sports, though we’ve all been encouraged… Read More Not the Olympics!
In such confusing times, it is completely understandable that many children and young people (not to mention parents, carers and school staff) must be feeling anxious, bewildered and even distressed. There is no simple message, no straightforward answer, and the future looks uncertain and strange, with social distancing and hygiene measures having to take precedence… Read More Back to School?
Since 2013, we’ve been counting down the four weeks to Christmas using our area of expertise; not libraries or schools, but BOOKS! Five years ago, we shared our very first advent book wreath, followed in 2014 and 2015 by our advent book doors. In 2016, thanks to our graphic designer friend Liam Drane, we had a very stylish… Read More The Return of our Book Advent!
In 2013, when our blog was only a few months old, we began our tradition of counting down the days to Christmas in the form of a weekly advent; last year we shifted from an advent wreath to advent doors and guess what- they’re returning this year! As with 2014, we’ll be sharing four books… Read More Festive Countdown 2015
Quick question: are you still allowed to say Happy New Year if in fact it’s nearly the end of January…? Cue a rapturous response of “where on earth has the time gone?!” We’ve already got lots of exciting things planned on the horizon – author visits, picture book parties, Carnegie shadowing events – but for… Read More Harry New Year!
The Book Trolley 