Monthly Archives: November 2011

CHRISTMAS BOOKS: Great authors and illustrators are here for the holidays!

By Leslie | Published: Nov 25 2011

Christmas books: they play an exemplary role in the lead-up to a season where it’s easy to lose sight of the simpler joys of the holiday. We’re convinced there’s nothing better than snuggling up and sharing a great book with someone; a fireplace, hot chocolate and a really wonderful Christmas book will set the mood [...]

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Eleanor Farjeon and the Return of The Little Book Room

By Leslie | Published: Nov 16 2011

Timeless, charming, humourous and heartwarming: we’re all about the sweet stories of yesterday and Eleanor Farjeon’s anthologies have been celebrated for exactly that. We’re dreaming of the places where you have your own little library — another world where “sunlight dances on the covers, between which are stories of magical worlds and faraway places, lands [...]

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The Picture Book PROCLAMATION!

By Leslie | Published: Nov 09 2011

Desirous of change?  Create a movement… “We believe… A picture book should be fresh, honest, piquant and beautiful.” Bravo! We are in agreement…. “This is very cool,” says Phyllis Simon.  But what is this you ask? A public declaration of values and ambitions? Could this be a manifesto? We certainly hope so; read on to [...]

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