Chris Mills

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• Post-Christmas Bonus Book: Andersen

  

  I hope you all had a lovely Christmas (with plenty of new books to read) and that you are enjoying the peaceful hiatus between one set of festivities and the... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Landing Advent Calendar Day Twenty Four: Nativity

  

  24th DecemberJesus’ Christmas Party written and illustrated by Nicholas Allan (taken from The Hutchinson Treasury of Children’s Literature, 1995). This story wa... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Landing Advent Calendar Day Twenty Three: Santa (again)

  

  23rd DecemberAnother Night Before Christmas by Carol Ann Duffy, illustrated by Rob Ryan (Picador, 2010)Another Night…The Advent Calendar is now drawing to a... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Landing Advent Calendar Day Twenty Two

  

  22nd December‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (or: Account of a visit from St Nicholas) illustrated by Matt Tavares (Published by Walker Books, 2010). Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Landing Advent Calendar Day Twenty-one: Nativity Play

  

  21st December ‘Just Doing my Job’ a poem by Clare Bevan (taken from Read me and Laugh, mentioned in a previous post). This poem was originally published in We... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Landing Advent Calendar Day Twenty: More Pudding

  

  20th DecemberConscience Pudding a story taken from New Treasure Seekers written by E. Nesbit and illustrated by C. Walter Hodges (Ernest Benn Ltd, 1904,... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Landing Advent Calendar Day Nineteen: Skating

  

  19th December Squirrel Goes Skating written by Alison Uttley and illustrated by Margaret Tempest (William Collins 1986, 1988). This is an abridged edition of th... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Landing Advent Calendar Day Eighteen: Seven Stars

  

  18th December‘Christmas Shopping’ taken from Mary Poppins written by P.L. Travers and illustrated by Mary Shepard (Collins 1958, 1998). First published by... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Landing Advent Calendar Day Seventeen: Mrs Pepperpot

  

  17th DecemberMrs Pepperpot’s Christmas taken from Mrs Pepperpot’s Year written by Alf Prøysen (1914-1970) and illustrated by Björn Berg (translated by... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Landing Advent Calendar Day Sixteen: Three Kings

  

  16th DecemberThree Kings Came Riding by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) another poem taken from The Book of ChristmasThe Book of ChristmasThis is a long... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Landing Advent Calendar Day Fifteen: Baubles

  

  15th DecemberFunny poems galoreBauble Blues by James Carter (taken from Read me and Laugh: A Funy Poem For Every Day Of The Year, chosen by Gaby Morgan),... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Landing Advent Calendar Day Fourteen: Pancake Panic

  

  14th DecemberThe Latke who couldn’t stop screaming: a Christmas Story by Lemony Snicket with illustrations by Lisa Brown (McSweeny’s Books, 2007)A Screaming... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Landing Advent Calendar Day Thirteen: Partridges Etc

  

  13th DecemberTwelve Days of Christmas (Correspondence) by John Julius Norwich (illustrated by Quentin Blake) Atlantic Books 2010. First published by Doubleday i... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2012 BOOKS

• Landing Advent Calendar Day Twelve: Another Bear

  

  December 12thAlbert’s Christmas written by Alison Jezard and illustrated by Margaret Gordon, Puffin Books, 1978, 1986. First published by Victor Gollancz in... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Landing Advent Calendar Day Eleven: Life

  

  December 11thThe Christmas Life by Wendy Cope (taken from The Book of Christmas edited by Fiona Waters and mentioned in a previous post). This poem was... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Landing Advent Calendar Day Ten: Another Bear

  

  December 10th‘Christmas’ from More About Paddington by Michael Bond and illustrated by Peggy Fortnum (taken from The Adventures of Paddington, Collins, 1965,... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Landing Advent Calendar Day Nine: Pennies and Hats

  

  December 9th Christmas is Coming - a traditional Yuletide nursery rhyme (Anonymous). This is another verse taken from the children’s collection Read Me that I... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Landing Advent Calendar Day Eight: A Tiny Bear

  

  8th DecemberTiny Bear’s Christmas by Ebi N (Eberhard Naumann) Ragged Bears Ltd, 1991 Published originally as Pules WeihnachtsfestTiny Bear and his Christmas... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Landing Advent Calendar Day Seven: Little Women

  

  7th December‘Christmas with the March sisters’ an extract from Little Women (which was the subject of a previous post ) Louisa M AlcottLittle Women opens with... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Landing Advent Calendar Day Six: Three Ships

  

  6th DecemberI Saw Three Ships (Anonymous)I saw three shipsThis poem (which has also been set to music as a carol) features in a collection entitled Read Me: A... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE