We’re into May. It’s a strange time of year in school circles – feels like pretty much every week has a different pattern. Occasional days here; school productions there (not yet for Junior Reader, but the school got to watch the final year classes going through their paces). Junior Reader has become interested in birds …
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Lit Kid: boldly going
If I’ve written about books I associate with my mother, it’s only fair to look at my father’s influence too. And I have, already, quite a bit. The Hobbit. My Friend Mr Leakey. Riki Tiki Tavi. These are just a few. My dad wasn’t always around at story reading time. There were several years where …
Friday phrases: whiffling through the tulgey wood
Back to some silliness. This time, it’s Lewis Carroll’s turn. There is plenty of silliness in Carroll – much to choose from. But what I want to include today is The Jabberwocky, his strange and wonderful poem that has even merited its own Monty Python tribute. It is one thing to learn a poem. But …
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Plotting, plotting
I feel like I should be stirring a cauldron at this point. Or meeting with others in some dark building with one naked bulb overhead. Two different forces are at work just now. One is following the words, a bit like the children following the Pied Piper. (I’m hoping for one of the friendly versions …
Lit Kid: what’s in a name?
Junior Reader and I are nearing the end of our latest Atticus book. It’s been a lot of fun, in various ways, including recurring poo jokes, double crossings and much more. But I have to say that I really sat up and took notice when one character was revealed to have an alter ego, going …