Week-end Book Review: Ladder to the Moon by Maya Soetoro-Ng, illustrated by...
Maya Soetoro-Ng, illustrated by Yuyi Morales, Ladder to the Moon Candlewick Press, 2011. Ages 4 and up “What was Grandma Annie like?” young Suhaila asks her mother about the grandmother she never met....
View ArticleSummer, playing and books….Chess Rumble by G. Neri
Summer holidays are almost here and I’m sure if you ask my children what their summer plans are, “reading” and “playing” will be near the top of their lists. So for us (and many others I’m sure!) the...
View ArticleBooks at Bedtime: Duck, Death and the Tulip
At the moment Older Brother, Little Brother and I are in the middle of an intense week of rehearsals for the Ryedale Festival’s Community Opera (in North Yorkshire, UK) – this year’s production is a...
View ArticleThe Tiger’s Choice: Finishing The Happiness of Kati
As I finish my preparations to return to Bangkok, I find myself thinking about this month’s Tiger’s Choice. The Happiness of Kati depicts a lifestyle that I have never seen in Thailand, and I find...
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