Monthly Archives: March 2013

Pawn in Frankincense (Lymond, Book 4)

Posted on March 24, 2013 by forwardtranslations

When I finished reading The Disorderly Knights, I mentioned that I was strangely reluctant to get reading Pawn in Frankincense (Dorothy Dunnett, 1969), despite having it lined up ready. This was because I had heard that it was heart-breaking – … Continue reading →

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Dog Loves Drawing by Louise Yates

Posted on March 15, 2013 by forwardtranslations

I’d never heard of this book or author until fils aîné was given it for his birthday, although Louise Yates won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize for her second book, Dog Loves Books, which was also nominated for the Kate … Continue reading →

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Guji-Guji by Chih-Yuan Chen – Ducks, Crocs and Crocoducks

Posted on March 13, 2013 by forwardtranslations

Clementine by Sebastian Loth and Guji-Guji by Chih-Yuan Chen were the two books I wanted to write about for “C” and failed to find in time. So they both went on fils cadet‘s Christmas list. Guji-Guji is a bit like … Continue reading →

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Monkey and ME

Posted on March 10, 2013 by forwardtranslations

I’ve mentioned before that I’m a big fan of Emily Gravett’s lovely picture books, so when we went out to The Book Hive, our wonderful local indie bookshop, to spend the boys’ World Book Day book tokens, I may have … Continue reading →

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