Saturday 6 October 2007

First Post

Welcome. This Blog is all about great children's books.

There are two aims. Firstly, to highlight some fantastic children's books, and most especially those with sticking-power. There is always lots of attention given to newly published books. If those are your interest you will find plenty of web-sites, plus review coverage in the papers. But it can be hard to separate the hype from the real quality. This blog will not ignore new books altogether, but will focus instead on those 24 carat reads which are still easily available, but are not the subject of publicity and aggressive marketing. They are simply long-lasting Great Reads that children love.

Secondly, this blog aims to signpost Where To Go Next. If you enjoyed a book, in other words, BookLady will make some suggestions about other books you might enjoy. If you, or your kid, suddenly happen upon a book you really love, it can be frustrating not to know where to go from there. Come to this blog and find out!

And I will also do my best to signpost audiences for each book. Parents, teachers and child readers - I hope to help anyone who genuinely wants to make reading fun.

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