Tag Archives: reading

Children’s Books

Children’s Books

I have been thinking about the books I read as a child and what influenced me most.  I think what made me want to read was the Enid Blyton books.  She wrote for all ages of children from the very earl ...
Book snobbery or books you should have read.

Book snobbery or books you should have read.

There is a huge amount of intellectual snobbery around books.  Only this week in Coronation Street, Ken Barlow the street’s token intellectual, recommended that Audrey Roberts swopped her paperback ro ...
Wish You Were Here by Catherine Alliott

Wish You Were Here by Catherine Alliott

This latest family story from the author of thirteen bestselling novels is exactly what you expect from Catherine Alliott who safely includes  us in a contemporary comfortable family unit  with the re ...
World Book Day

World Book Day

World Book Day is a celebration! It’s a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it’s a celebration of reading. In fact, it’s the biggest celebration of its kind, designated ...