Tag Archives: fairytales

To See the Moon So Clearly

Posted on February 2, 2015 by forwardtranslations

My colleague Ian Appleby sent me a copy of his and Simon Geoghegan’s translation of To See the Moon So Clearly by Gai Sever a shamefully long time ago. Sadly, both boys are too inclined to suspicion of new books … Continue reading →

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Grimm Tales for Young and Old – Philip Pullman

Posted on January 24, 2014 by forwardtranslations

So, I keep saying that I’ll get back to blogging, and I keep not. If you’re hanging in there, thank you! Life has been unsettling lately, and since Christmas, work has been busy too – I’m not complaining, mark you! … Continue reading →

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The Jolly Postman

Posted on June 26, 2013 by forwardtranslations

This classic picture book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg came out in 1986, so just too late for me to have grown up with it myself. Coming to it in adulthood was an absolute joy, however, and the boys love … Continue reading →

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Don’t Read This Book!

Posted on June 18, 2013 by forwardtranslations

Talking of fairytales, as I was a few days ago, half the fun of them is in the retelling and reworking. Don’t Read this Book! by Jill Lewis and Deborah Allwright (Egmont, 2009) is a variation on the story of … Continue reading →

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And the moral of that story is…

Posted on June 11, 2013 by forwardtranslations

Fairytales are strange beasts, aren’t they? When I asked about people’s reactions to Not Now Bernard, Rosie Hedger replied via Twitter: @fwdtranslations @andersenpress I don’t recall finding it anything near as scary as some of [the] more ‘traditional’ fairytales I … Continue reading →

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