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Bath Children’s Literature Festival 2019

We are very lucky to live within striking distance of the Bath Childrenโ€™s Literature Festival here, which is the biggest of its kind in Europe. Little Owl and I headed up there on the train on Saturday. We hit the … Continue reading

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Sores, Spores and Sickly Bugs

At my writing class this week we explored the genre of โ€˜gritty realismโ€™. Key authors in this sort of childrenโ€™s literature are Jacqueline Wilson and Cathy Cassidy. In their books they explore themes such as divorce, living in care, and … Continue reading

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