I was lucky enough to attend a talk run by the New Zealand Society of Authors last week, in which Joy Cowley gave a talk discussing how to get in to the market of Writing for Children. She has written many stories and has plenty of knowledge to share, having lost count of the amount [...]
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The Catnapping Cat
Judy Allen
Illustrated by Philip Giordano
Published by Hodder Children’s Books
This Catnapping Cat follows his witch as she searches high and low for the perfect place to sleep, all the time he is dreaming of a great spot to snooze, but will he get to it before the night is through?
An absolute pleasure to read! [...]
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No More Yawning!
Paeony Lewis
Illustrated by Brita Granstrom
Published by The Chicken House 2008
This is a great story about bedtime told by Florence and her monkey, Arnold, as they do their best to get to sleep. It also includes some useful tips on bedtime routines to make getting to sleep a little easier.
Highly Recommended!
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I ventured out from hibernation the other day, as the sun peeked out from it’s hiding place I thought it was only fair that I did the same. I was jolly glad I did, as I browsed around the children’s section of the library, I came across lots of beautiful new books! So I did [...]
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