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All the Christmases are One
One of Edward Ardizzone’s illustrations for A Child’s Christmas in Wales. Day Nine of the advent Bookfest, and it’s Dylan Thomas, with A Child’s Christmas in Wales, an amalgam of all the Christmases you’ve ever known, a magical mix of… Continue reading
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Mayhem,Murder and Dionysian Frenzies
I know, I promised an Advent Bookfest, and here is a book about mayhem and murder, but I was having an end of year tidy-up in the electronic filing room, when I found a folder full of unpublished and unfinished… Continue reading
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King John’s Christmas
Two for the price of one today. Since I am in poetic mood, here is AA Milne’s King John’s Christmas, copied from When We Were Very Young, which is the first book I was ever given, when I was less… Continue reading
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A Song for Christmas
This is the post I was going to publish yesterday, to tie in with Jenny Overton’s The Thirteen Days of Christmas, but I went out, so here, a day late, is the last verse of The Twelve Days of Christmas:… Continue reading
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Gifts that Cause a lot of Noise and Mess…
“When Prudence Kitson asked her father what he would like for Christmas, he sighed and said, ‘A husband for your sister.’ So begins The Thirteen Days of Christmas, by Jenny Overton, which is one of the most delightful children’s books… Continue reading
The Book Trunk 