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January’s Monthly Stories and Poems

Settling into a new year can often come with lots of feelings and emotions – excitement about new opportunities, along…

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Little Princess
Children and Young People

The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf

We're continuing to delve into the Children and Young People's Reader Bookshelf with a review of Frances Hodgson Burnett's  The Little…

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Cosy coffee cup in bed with a book and fairy lights
Literature

December’s Monthly Stories and Poems

The end of the calendar year is often a busy time, but also a time where we reflect on what…

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Brock, Pike, Rook & Lark, by Anthony McGowan
Children and Young People

The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf

We're continuing to delve into the Children and Young People's Reader Bookshelf with a review of Anthony McGowan's series Brock (2013),…

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November Stories and Poems
Literature

November’s Monthly Stories and Poems

This month marks the halfway point in this year’s Reader Bookshelf, with the theme of ‘Weathering the Storm’. It gives us…

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Poems to Live Your Life By by Chris Riddell
The Reader Bookshelf

The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf

We're continuing to delve into the Children and Young People's Reader Bookshelf with a review of Chris Riddell's anthology Poems to…

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October's Stories & Poems
Literature

October’s Monthly Stories and Poems

Our Monthly Stories and Poems for October have been chosen to mark Black History Month in the UK, and also…

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September's Stories and Poems
Literature

September’s Stories and Poems

With autumn arriving imminently, September’s Monthly Stories and Poems feel all the more apt as the leaves begin to change.…

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The Reader Bookshelf

From the Bookshelf: This Same Sky

As part of our ongoing work around The Reader Bookshelf, we've asked staff to share their thoughts about some of the…

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Literature

August’s Stories and Poems

We’re going back into the past for our selections this month, with memories of childhood, places and people remembered, and…

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Summer Reading
Literature

July’s Stories and Poems

Summer can be a time where our routines can change – sometimes due to factors beyond our control, and in…

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Literature

June’s Stories and Poems

June is Pride Month, and to mark the occasion this month’s Monthly Stories and Poems selection feature stories, extracts and…

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