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Check out a fresh interpretation of the beloved Twelve Dancing Princesses!

Check out a fresh interpretation of the beloved Twelve Dancing Princesses! Buy The Secret of the Tattered Shoes   The Secret of the Tattered Shoes is a fresh interpretation of the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tale about twelve princesses who are locked in at night, yet whose dancing shoes are still worn down by morning. A young soldier is tasked to discover their night-time adventures. But unlike the story told by the Brothers Grimm, this…

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‘The Secret of the Tattered Shoes is awash in bright, bold colours!’

‘The Secret of the Tattered Shoes is awash in bright, bold colours!’ Buy The Secret of the Tattered Shoes   The Secret of the Tattered Shoes is a fresh interpretation of the beloved fairytale The Twelve Dancing Princesses. Can little ones solve the mystery? Read a review here!   Yippee! The Secret of the Tattered Shoes is nominated for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2021! Books to bake: Can you guess the SECRET INGREDIENT in…

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Last nominated for the 2022 CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Medals!

Last nominated for the 2022 CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Medals! Buy Last   EEEP! We are over the moon that Last has been nominated for CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Medals! Read more below!   Nominations announced for the 2022 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals   Download: A free Last poster! Hurrah! Last is featured in the Guardian’s round-up of the best new children’s books! Hooray! Last is longlisted for the Nature Generation’s…

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The artistic techniques create a unique reading experience – Books for Keeps

Elements of visual representation includes consideration of diversity  Buy The Secret of the Tattered Shoes Buy Under the Great Plum Tree In their latest feature in Books for Keeps, Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O’Connor examine the representation of black, Asian and minority ethnic voices in children’s books nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal, including Ehsan Abdollahi’s emotive illustrations in The Secret of the Tattered Shoes, and Reza Dalvand’s highly intricate illustrations in Under the Great Plum Tree.…

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There is a rich sense of culture and heritage in Under the Great Plum Tree! – The Values Bookshelf

The value of kindness shines through… Buy Under the Great Plum Tree We’re delighted with this fantastic review of Under the Great Plum Tree from The Values Bookshelf! Have a read below. Values: Friendship, Courage, Loyalty, Kindness… This is a stunning book and one that I have coveted for a long time. Finally this week, I treated myself! This book comes from the Panchatantra – a collection of animal-themed fables from ancient India (originally written…

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