primary teacher | Y6 | children’s literature | reviews @imaginecentre | UKLA

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Will be at sconnor7@bsky.social from now on 👋
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My new year’s resolution generator for @GuardianBooks. Let me know what you get!
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The Expanding World of Data from @OxfordChildrens Very Short Introductions for Curious Young Minds series, written by Tom Jackson and illustrated by Ekaterina Gorelova & Ana Seixas, is reviewed by @StephenConnor7 📚🖥️
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Authors always bang on about pre-orders because we need them in order to keep our jobs. So I thought I’d tell you what I’m pre-ordering for next year, because there are some CRACKING books coming, some of which I’ve been lucky to read early…
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#113 The Little Big Things Henry Fraser A remarkable autobiography, recommended to me by a friend. Henry became a tetraplegic in 2009 following a freak swimming accident - his story of determination and gratitude is absolutely inspiring and humbling.
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#179 Home in a Lunchbox Cherry Mo Largely wordless portrayal of a Cantonese speaker missing home - food is something that connects us all to memory and to others. Vibrant and soulful.
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#180 A Spool of Blue Thread Anne Tyler A history of a house and a family, and all the idiosyncrasies that family life brings.
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Festively bookish
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Christmas illustration - guess the book. Every day until the time comes when I forget. Could be tomorrow. Could be never. Day 1
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The story of Jonathan Humble and his marvellous Dirigible Balloon, an extraordinary online compendium of poetry for children. Now with 2,000 poems from 500 poets, all searchable by topic as well as author.
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