Posts tagged as "Children"

Gwen Grant: Treasure in Worksop

As the first in a series of articles on the wonders of the Northern part of the county, we meet Gwen...
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A Tale of Two Libraries

The value of libraries on fostering a love of reading in young people is something we've long known ...
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Bumblebee and the Flutes / Tunes From Mousedale Dunes

We were gutted to not meet Slovenian children's author Anja Štefan last year - coronavirus put paid...
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It’s not all Google Classroom: education and entertainment resources for children (and parents!)

When the first lockdown happened last summer, and suddenly families were home-schooling, we found so...
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Online resources for children: updated July 15th

Home schooling under the current crisis can be difficult. Here's some help....
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The Book of Hopes

A new collection of stories, poems, illustrations and essays has been put together to 'comfort, insp...
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Hot in Notts: Summer Holiday Special

Finding stuff to do for your offspring during the long Summer holidays is never an easy task, but fe...
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On the trail of the mummy snails

Troy Jenkinson is a headteacher and writer with a mission: unleash the snails!...
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The Brilliant Book Awards: Where Kids Call The Shots.

A book award where the judges are kids is a great idea, and we're delighted to hear who they chose a...
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Law, War and The GrumbleGroar

Nottingham writers often defy easy pigeon-holing, so when it came to Rob Hann we decided to ask him ...
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The Glowing Snowman Launches

What could be more festive than a Christmas snowman-themed book launch? Jade Moore meets a pair of p...
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The Lost Library: guest post from Jonathan Emmett

Children's author Jonathan Emmett dons his detective hat and finds the story behind one of Nottingha...
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We visit First Story

We visit First Story, an organisation committed bringing established writers into schools to encoura...
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