Review: The Midnight Guardians by Ross Montgomery
A truly special middle grade fantasy set during WW2. Ages 9+. Once in a while, you read a book that you know is going to be special from...
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Jacqueline Doherty
Feb 8, 20212 min read
Review: Sweep by Louise Grieg and Julia Sarda
A truly gorgeous picture book perfect for helping young children to tackle big emotions. We have all experienced a time when a bad mood...
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Jacqueline Doherty
Feb 4, 20212 min read
Review: The Invisible by Tom Percival
An exquisite picture book which reminds us that we all belong here. Tom Percival's Big Bright Feelings series dealt with tricky emotions...
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Jacqueline Doherty
Feb 2, 20214 min read
Review: Delicates by Brenna Thummler
In this amazing sequel to 'Sheets', Marjorie learns a valuable lesson about being a good friend. Ages 9+. In her graphic novel, 'Sheets',...
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Jacqueline Doherty
Jan 25, 20212 min read
Review: Sheets by Brenna Thummler
A beautiful graphic novel and supernatural exploration of friendship and grief for children aged 9+ 'Sheets' by Brenna Thummler is a...
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Jacqueline Doherty
Jan 13, 20213 min read
Review: Gender Swapped Fairy Tales
By Karrie Fransman and Jonathon Plackett Sleeping princes, ferocious female giants, girls in shining armour and breathtaking...
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Jacqueline Doherty
Dec 31, 20207 min read
My Favourite Reads in 2020
The books that I really loved this year! One of the positive outcomes of the pandemic: no opportunities to go out, more time to read....
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Jacqueline Doherty
Dec 31, 202012 min read
Top Ten Tips to Help You Read More
Plus, my reading goals for 2021 If you've read my 'Best of 2020' blog post, you'll know that I set a reading goal of 70 books in 2020 and...
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Jacqueline Doherty
Dec 17, 20203 min read
Review: A Sprinkle of Sorcery
The second book in the amazing Widdershins Adventures trilogy by Michelle Harrison. Strong female lead characters, magic, hagstones,...
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Jacqueline Doherty
Dec 7, 20202 min read
Review: Dasher by Matt Tavares
A stunning Christmas tale about how a little doe got her wish. The picture book market is quite crowded and often books have to be loud...
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Jacqueline Doherty
Dec 2, 20202 min read
Review: How Winston Delivered Christmas
A Christmas Story in Twenty-Four-And-A-Half Chapters By Alex T. Smith Is there anything more exciting for a child than the anticipation...
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Jacqueline Doherty
Nov 27, 20206 min read
Review: Wish We Knew What to Say by Dr. Pragya Agarwal
Talking With Children About Race I learned a lot reading this book and it is an understatement to say that it is an important and long...
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Jacqueline Doherty
Nov 23, 20203 min read
Review: What We'll Build by Oliver Jeffers
A celebration of the love and hope for the future. In his 2017 book 'Here We Are', picture book super star, Oliver Jeffers, wrote a...
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Jacqueline Doherty
Nov 20, 202010 min read
Save Our Bookshops! (And How They Saved Me)
Should bookshops be categorised as 'essential'? The pandemic has hit the retail market hard. At the time of writing, shops deemed...
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Jacqueline Doherty
Nov 13, 20204 min read
Review: A Secret of Birds and Bone
New book from Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of 'A Girl of Ink and Stars'. "In the grounds of a ruined monestary, on the outskirts of...
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Jacqueline Doherty
Oct 14, 202013 min read
Reluctant Readers Do Not Exist!
Plus: Book Selection Tips and Reading Suggestions for Struggling Older Readers Do you know of a child in the upper primary age range (9+...
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Jacqueline Doherty
Oct 5, 202010 min read
Who Do You Think You Are? Part Three.
The effect of identity on text interpretation and why acknowledging identity is key to supporting young readers. Have you ever gone back...
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Jacqueline Doherty
Sep 27, 20208 min read
Who do you think you are? Part Two.
Reading and Identity: Part Two In this series, I attempt to break down some of the eye-opening academic literature that I reviewed on...
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Jacqueline Doherty
Sep 19, 20206 min read
Who do you think you are? Part One.
How our individual and collective experiences shape and influence our own reading identities and those of the children in our care.
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Jacqueline Doherty
Aug 24, 202010 min read
Children's Books are Society's Most Vital Literature
Or 'Why I Started Spread Book Joy'.
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