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Kendall, Tim (Editor) Poetry of the First World War: An Anthology Oxford, 2014, pp368, 8.99 [pounds sterling] 978 0 19 870320 4 The reviewer in the Times Literary Supplement described [...]

Walser, David and Pienkowski, Jan The Glass Mountain Walker, 2014, pp104, 12.99 £ 978 1 4063 4865 1 This is a retelling of Polish folk tales, all well known in [...]

Sis, Peter The Pilot and the Little Prince Pushkin, 2014, pp50, 12.99 [pounds sterling] 978 1 78269 059 7 As the title suggests, this book will appeal most to readers [...]

Philip, Gillian The Lost Children (Mysteries of Ravenstorm Island) Orchard, 2014, pp263 5.99 [pounds sterling] 978 1 40833 018 0 There is a sticker on the front of this paperback [...]

Peter Wilby's remarks on the death of the Christian socialist A H Halsey (First Thoughts, 24 October) reminded me of the account of a meeting he had with the then [...]

Sheehan, Nikki Who Framed Klaris Cliff? Oxford, 2014, pp236, 6.99 [pounds sterling] 978 0 19 273572 0 Who Framed Klaris Cliff? Is an interesting mixture of detective story, science fiction [...]

Colson, Mary Sport Poems (Experiencing Poetry) Raintree, 2014, pp64, 15.99 [pounds sterling] 978 1 406 27293 2 Sport Poems is a didactic introduction to literary criticism. Or, to use the [...]

Guillain, Charlotte Get Writing! (Dream It, Do It!) Raintree, 2014, pp32, 12.99 [pounds sterling] 978 1 406 27261 1 This is a collection of the sort of tips good teachers [...]

Manning, Mick The Beatles Illustrated by Brita Granstrom Frances Lincoln, 2014, pp48 12.99 [pounds sterling] 978 1 84780 451 8 The Beatles is an interesting mixture of graphic book and [...]

Rubbino, Salvatore A Walk in Paris Walker, 2014, pp39, 12.99 [pounds sterling] 978 1 4063 4152 2 The plot of this book could not be simpler; a young girl and [...]

Having spent the first 27 years of my professional life teaching in England and the rest serving as one of Her Majesty's inspectors in Scotland, I read Francis Beckett's review [...]

Pipe, Jim Make a Film! (Find your Talent) Watts, 2013, pp32, 12.99 [pounds sterling] 978 1 4451 1011 0 This book is one of a series of 'Find your Talent' [...]

McKay, Hilary Binny for Short Hodder, 2013, pp292, 9.99 £ 978 1 444 90054 5 This is a delightful book, and a summary of the plot may well be misleading. [...]

Owen, Chris Hairy Mole and the Pirate Olympics Illustrated by David Mostyn Ransom, 2012, pp124, 5.99 [pounds sterling] 978 1 84167 081 2 Hairy Mole the pirate has the cast [...]

Okido My Big World Thames & Hudson, 2013, pp64, 12.95 £ 978 0 500 65016 5 My Big World has a specific aim; it is designed as a 'first look [...]

Perhaps it was too much ever to expect a column by Tony Blair to display any critical awareness of the limitations of Blairism (Guest Column, 12. April). He writes that [...]

Various Colours in Spanish: Los colores Raintree, 2012, pp24, 10.99 [pounds sterling] 978 1 406 23919 5 This is an attractively produced little book. Every double-spread has two matched objects [...]

Wilson, Jacqueline Four Children and It Puffin, 2012, pp309, 12.99 £ 978 0 141 34142 2 This book bears much the same relationship to E. Nesbit's 'Psammead' stories as a [...]

Stevens, Roger What Rhymes with Sneeze? A & C Black, 2012, pp90, 4.99 [pounds sterling] 978 1 4081 5576 9 The subtitle of this book is 'A collection of rhyming [...]

Strong, Jeremy The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog Goes For Gold! Illustrated by Rowan Gifford Puffin, 2012, pp149, 5.99 [pounds sterling] 978 0 141 33996 2 The publishers claim that Jeremy Strong has [...]

Yates, Louise Dog Loves Drawing Cape, 2012, pp32, 10.99 [pounds sterling] 978 0 224 08371 3 This is a well-produced book on a classic theme. Dog receives from his aunt [...]

Deacon, Alexis Croc and Bird Hutchinson, 2012, pp32, 10.99 £ 978 0 091 89332 3 The publishers describe Croc and Bird as 'an enchanting tale about differences and the joy [...]

Zephaniah, Benjamin When I Grow Up Photographs by Prodeepta Das Frances Lincoln, 2011, pp28, 11.99 [pounds sterling] 978 1 84780 059 6 This book aims to 'open up children's imaginations [...]

Grey, Mini Traction Man and the Beach Odyssey Cape, 2011, pp32, 10.99 [pounds sterling] 978 0 224 08364 5 Mini Grey was so called because she was born in a [...]

Bently, Peter and Matsuoka, Mei The Great Sheep Shenanigans Andersen, 2011, pp32, 10.99 £ 978 1 84939 207 5 This is another rhyming, illustrated picture book for very young children [...]

I can understand you might want a counterweight to John Pilger's frothing anti-Americanism, but it's a pity it is always your book critics who have to provide it. This week [...]

Silberberg, Alan Milo and the Restart Button Simon & Schuster, 2011, pp275, 5.99 [pounds sterling] 978 0 85707 190 3 This book is a stream-of-consciousness account of his life by [...]

Luciani, Brigitte and Tharlet, Eve Mr Badger and Mrs Fox 2: A Hubbub Lerner--Graphic Universe, 2011, pp32, 6.99 [pounds sterling] 978 0 7613 5632 5 This graphic novel is a [...]

Garner, Lynne and Brownlow, Mike Dog Did It! Piccadilly, 2011, pp32, 5.99 [pounds sterling] 978 1 84812 073 0 This is not a book which will appeal to everybody. In [...]

Johnson, Pete Invisible Brother Illustrated by Mike Gordon Catnip, 2010, pp104, 4.99 £ 978 1 846471 01 8 This book is one of a series for the middle primary school. [...]

Davies, Nicola and Hickmott, Simon Grow Your Own Monsters Illustrated by Scoular Anderson Frances Lincoln, 2010, pp30, [pounds sterling] 11.99 978 1 84507 833 1 This is a gardening book [...]

Grey, Mini Three by the Sea Cape, 2010, pp32, 10.99 £ 978 0 224 08362 1 At first sight this book by Mini Grey (who was given her name after [...]

Browne, Anthony and Friends Bear's Magic Pencil HarperCollins, 2010, pp32, 5.99 [pounds sterling] 978 0 00 738220 0 We are told that this book is the result of a collaboration [...]

Fitzmaurice, Mick Morris MacMillipede Illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura Andersen, 2010, pp48, 4.99 [pounds sterling] 978 1 84270 862 0 This is a story about perseverance, about ambition, and about hypocrisy, [...]

Willis, Jeanne and Ross, Tony Caterpillar Dreams Andersen, 2010, pp32, 10.99 [pounds sterling] 978 1 84270 913 9 Two caterpillars live on the same leaf. They become close friends, grow [...]

Bartram, Simon A Right Royal Disaster Templar, 2010, pp80, 4.99 [pounds sterling] 978 1 84877 030 0 This is a humorous fantasy that requires of its readers some familiarity with [...]

Of the 26 "best talks and lectures" recommended in Agenda (The Issues) during the past fortnight, 21 took place in London, four within long commuting distance of London, and one [...]

Richard Willis's article 'Playful Learning' (February 2009) makes most interesting reading but contains some rather odd inaccuracies. There is certainly a United Kingdom, but there is no 'UK education policy'. [...]

I'm delighted to see that you are campaigning against the imprisonment of children in immigration detention centres ('No place for children', 8 September). This has been a public issue in [...]