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Ava, fond of her granddad, experiences love, change, loss and growth through their strong connection with an oak tree through the seasons. The story unfolds in spring when Ava waits for Granddad and heads to the tree to enjoy swinging. At the same time, the man points out that the tree has the wisdom of a lifetime to offer. “Sooner…
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Bea’s birthday is fast approaching, but what does she learn when her party is not quite as expected? Excitement was huge. Bea imagined it all: the guests, the food, the presents. And all was well until a snowflake dropped on the ground and then another one. Plans were disrupted, and the disappointment turned into tears. But thanks to her brother…
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With Grandparent’s Day in the UK coming this Sunday, 6th October, here is a list of 5 picture books that will bring inspiration as we celebrate these important relationships. 1.“Joy,” by Corinne Averiss and illustrated by Isabelle Follath, is the story of a little girl named Fern who is searching for joy to bring back to her Nanna’s life. Will…
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Little Ferdie (a fox) worries when the leaves of his favourite tree fall until it changes with a ‘new costume’ that amazes him. Ferdie is so little that he presumably experiences autumn for the first time and inevitably worries about the change in nature. Even reassured by his mum that the tree is not ill, but it’s only autumn, he…
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Mick Jackson and John Broadley’s second collaboration, after “While You’re Sleeping,” explores the journeys we take and observe in our lives. From birth to old age, we participate in trips to become who we are, and Mick Jackson looks into their variety: street strolls, journeys in a rush, exciting expeditions, and the ones we didn’t want to arrive at. Apart…
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A wooden table that ‘manages’ to link secretly History and Art. The fable-like story shows the journey of a table from one home to another. “The Table That Ran Away to the Woods” follows the author’s table, which slips in pairs of his and his wife’s shoes—the illustrator Franciszka Themerson. Leaving the urban environment, the table reaches nature, where, feeling…