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Just imagine…that there’s a book that it’s impossible for a small child not to fall in love with…

I have to confess that until I became a mother, I always thought Spot the Dog books were the most boring things imaginable. I remember looking at one and thinking ‘God, this is so basic – “Where’s Spot?”, “Hello Spot!” – where’s the imagination in this?’ Well, times have changed because I now get so […]

Why I want to read everything Shirley Williams has ever created

There are six books in the already classic series, and all are wonderful, but my son’s very favourite is The Super Scooter and I think it’s because it distils to a fine essence all the ingredients a small child likes in a story.

It’s not just simple words and notions which children glean from Scarry – it’s also how to behave, always with a sweet irony…