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Steve Antony: Why I've made the picture book they said wouldn't sell 05/02/2019
Author Steve Antony tells us how his incidentally inclusive picture book Amazing was a ...
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Amber Lee Dodd: How telling stories changed my life (and why it could do the same for your child) 22/01/2019
Nobody realised that Amber Lee Dodd had dyslexia, not even her school – and she often f...
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Bookmark Book of the Month: March
After a car accident and her parents' divorce, Grace spends the holidays at Flambards, a quiet countryside arts centre. It’s a summer that will slowly change Grace’s feelings about her past, her future and her very place in the world. Readable and engaging.
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Down's syndrome awareness
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Around 750 babies in the UK every year are born with Down's syndrome. This equates to one in every thousand. Here’s a list of children's and young teen books that feature characters who have Down's syndrome.
