This is a hair-raising new story to celebrate the 70th birthday of the National Health Service, Oliver Twist’s 180th birthday, James Phipps’s* 230th birthday, and the great Edward Jenner’s* 270th birthday next year. Ah yes, and the imminent 40th birthday of slaying the Speckled Monster (smallpox) once and for all (we hope).
Monday 30th April sees the start of the Luna and the Moon Rabbit blog tour. The author and illustrator of the Stratford-Salariya Picture Book Prize-winning title, Camille Whitcher, will be sharing insights into her creative process and the wonderful Moon Rabbit story on a range of different blogs. The tour dates can be seen above.
International Women's Day 2018 is here! As the event's official website states, this is 'a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.' The occasion will be marked by events taking place around the world.
Here's a treat for the end of the week: we're pleased to announce that 39 episodes, plus the Christmas special, of the BAFTA award-winning television show Old Bear Stories are now available to watch through our website, courtesy of author Jane Hissey's official Youtube channel.
Royal Weddings, A Very Peculiar History is published in mid-January 2018!
The British Royal Family is a perennial source of fascination around the world, and few aspects of their lives are more celebrated and scrutinised than their weddings.
