Stories and articles from CLPE and the world of children’s literature.

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Q&A with M.G. Leonard all about Twitch

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Mon, 14/06/2021 - 09:32

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M. G. Leonard

What inspired you to write Twitch?

Q&A with Maisie Chan author of Danny Chung does not do maths

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Fri, 04/06/2021 - 09:00

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Maisie Chan

Our Reflecting Realities report is an annual survey that reviews the quality and extent of ethnic minority presence in children’s literatur

Q&A with Victoria Hislop, all about Maria's Island

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Tue, 01/06/2021 - 10:00

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Victoria Hislop

What inspired you to write Maria's Island?

Your Fantastic Feelings

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Mon, 24/05/2021 - 11:00

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Marcia Williams

When I started writing The Fantastic Book of Feelings - A Guide to Being Happy, Sad and Everything In-Between, I had no idea that we were

Q&A with Jon Klassen, all about The Rock from the Sky

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Mon, 19/04/2021 - 10:07

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Jon Klassen

What inspired you to write The Rock from the Sky?

Q&A with Chris Haughton, all about Maybe

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Tue, 06/04/2021 - 16:20

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Chris Haughton

What inspired you to write Maybe…?

Q&A with Jonathan Stroud, all about The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne

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Mon, 29/03/2021 - 10:59

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Jonathan Stroud

What inspired you to write The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne?

A blog all about Old MacDonald Had A Phone

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Mon, 08/03/2021 - 09:00

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Jeanne Willis

Why write a picture book called ‘Old Macdonald Had A Phone?’ Well, me and old Macdonald have quite a lot in common - we both struggle with our bear

How we are diversifying our curriculum offer through CLPE teaching sequences

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Mon, 01/03/2021 - 15:01

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Eva Kyriacou, Early Years Teacher

For Spring 1, I was really excited to use the teaching sequence I had come across for ‘Anna Hibiscus’ Song’ by Atinuke and Lauren Tobia in Literacy