Solitude
Another of A.A.Milne’s charming poems….. and here’s the beautiful, original sketch by E.H. Shepard… Continue reading Solitude
Tag: Children’s Reading
A Thought
here’s another Milne poem… Continue reading A Thought
Harry Potter Book Night
Tonight is Harry Potter Book Night – what a perfect excuse to get your copies off the shelf and indulge in some wizardy tales. One of my favourite illustrators has also created beautiful artwork to illustrate the magical stories – Chris Riddell…. Continue reading Harry Potter Book Night
Winnie the Pooh Day
Today is National Winnie the Pooh day, celebrating the fact that A.A. Milne was born on this date in 1882. I’ve posted several blogs about A.A. Milne before including some of his poetry… Waiting at the Window Wheezles and Sneezles So thought I’d celebrate the day with another of his poems – If I were King and a little sketch – well collage illustration Continue reading Winnie the Pooh Day
Time for a Scrumdiddlyumptious Celebration
What better reason to dust off that old copy of Mathilda, the Big friendly Giant or Danny, the Champion of the World than a day dedicated to the ultimate children’s writer – Roald Dahl Day. A man who gave us a rich array of memorable and amusing character and invented words many of which have entered everyday language and are now included in the Oxford … Continue reading Time for a Scrumdiddlyumptious Celebration
Alice Day
As a child I loved the Alice in Wonderland stories and have continued to enjoy the art and design inspired by Lewis Carroll’s original stories. I almost selected an Alice theme for our wedding as the story conjures up some very familiar symbols and imagery that lend themselves to party style decorations. My favourite copy is still my old tattered one with the original illustrations … Continue reading Alice Day
