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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…
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…
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…
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),…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
July’s Stories and Poems
Summer can be a time where our routines can change – sometimes due to factors beyond our control, and in…
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…
