My 12 year old son is a non-bookworm reader and a keen artist, and although he enjoys fiction, he’s recently been gravitating towards non-fiction. This book – The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, A Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity (Random House, 2023) – is narrative non-fiction for kids, and had … Continue reading Book Review: The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day with art by Brett Helquist
Category: Non Fiction
A long-term fascination with Ancient Egypt and what to read next: Chris Naunton’s Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt – and many others
My son has had a fascination with ancient civilizations and with Ancient Egypt in particular for many years now. As well as reading the myths, he’s spent time learning hieroglyphs, can name and discuss many pharaohs, and enjoys few things more than sketching statutes and mummies in museums. (I have also iced hieroglyphs onto at … Continue reading A long-term fascination with Ancient Egypt and what to read next: Chris Naunton’s Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt – and many others
Books to the Rescue
Fortunately, the days are gone when we needed Teeth Are Not For Biting (by Elizabeth Verdick, illus. by Marieka Heinlen, Free Spirit, 2003) and No More Biting for Billy Goat! (by Bernette Ford and Sam Williams, Boxer Books, 2013) – the two books that got us through a rough patch that I’m sure the parents … Continue reading Books to the Rescue
Thoughts and questions about art
Browsing in a bookshop over the summer, my eyes were drawn to the bright pink cover of a small Faber book, what art does: an unfinished theory. It is a collaboration between electronic musician Brian Eno and artist Bette A. It has the form of a picture book—playful with fonts and layout, interspersed with sketches. … Continue reading Thoughts and questions about art
We wrote a kids’ book together!
I suppose many of us had a ‘lockdown project’. I know we were very fortunate in being able to work from home, relatively safe, and at least together as an immediate family, even as we were separated from our wider family. Those days, before the vaccines, before we really knew how Covid spread, are strange … Continue reading We wrote a kids’ book together!
Book Review: Horse Power: How Horses Changed the World
From prehistory to the modern day, from mustangs to 'road apples', a history of humans and the horse that has plenty for horse-lovers and for the less-enthused.
Book Review: Ancient Games: A History of Sports and Gaming
Games and their origins, from ancient Sumeria to the modern Olympics - with fabulous illustrations!
Book Review: Just Ask! – an invitation
A warm, beautiful book, inviting us to ask questions, learn, and know each other better.
Book Review: Moth: An Evolution Story
“How can we tell our children the truth about this beautiful, imperiled planet?”
Book Review: Sonny’s Bridge: Jazz Legend Sonny Rollins Finds His Groove
An inspiring book about art and struggle--and the magic of Sonny Rollins.
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