Books, bonnets & full-frontal blogging: December 2011

Saturday, 31 December 2011

Tidings of cheer and beards to you all, my festive friendies. As there is not much left to do in 2011 but eat, (not that I'm complaining...

"Paint what you see, Johann, not what you think you see." So says the court painter to his apprentice. But Johann possesses more ...

Penelope Tredwell is no ordinary thirteen year old. Writing under the pen name Montgomery Flinch, she has Londoners of 1899 spellbound wit...

Top five book mums It always makes for an awkward conversation when you open the door to a salesperson and they say ‘Is your mum or dad ...

Tilly & Billie’s Book of the Week: The 10pm Question by Kate de Goldi I’d like you to meet Tilly and Billie. They are my kitten...

The Children's Book Circle Eleanor Farjeon Award 2011 was awarded to the Federation of Children's Book Groups last week in an evenin...