Lauren Child(Orchard Books) Utterly Me, Clarice Bean first came out in 2002 and I can barely believe it has been ten years already!To celebrate, Orchard Books have released a special anniversary edition, a wonderful hardback with linen binding and as slipcase sporting one of Lauren Children’s signature prints. Including never seen before sketches and even …
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BROTHERS GRIMM WEEK: An epilogue
With the 200th anniversary of the first edition of the Brothers Grimm tales being celebrated this year, there are have been a lot of editions of their takes published in 2012, and it would have been impossible to review them all. However, here are three further editions which I wish I could get my hands …
BROTHERS GRIMM WEEK (2): Tales from the Brothers Grimm
Lisbeth Zwerger“Brüder GRIMM MÄRCHEN”, translated by Anthea Bell(Minedition) I knew very little of the illustrator before discovering this book, but I have since discovered that Lisbeth Zwerger, who is Austrian, is a much acclaimed illustrator and recipient of many prestigious prizes, including the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1990 in recognition of her lifetime contribution to children’s literature. She has …
The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame (text) & David Roberts (illustrations)(Oxford University Press) I only discovered The Wind in the Willows as an adult, another cultural gap attributed to my non-British upbringing, and I was not bowled over by it, I have to admit. But I do believe that if one is to build a library for a child The …
FABULOUS FIVE: Katie Clapham presents five fabulous Christmas present ideas
Over the next six weeks or so, as Christmas slowly but surely gets closer, I shall be running a feature on gift books and ideas. The posts in this feature will be instantly recognisable thanks to the picture on the right. I thought it would be nice to inaugurate this new feature with a very special Fabulous …