I’m a reader and collector of children’s books. As far as collecting goes, I specialise in girls’ books from the first half of the twentieth century, although I do collect some other things, too, including a personal selection of books from about 1850 to now. I also happen to be Young People’s Librarian for Stirling Council. I’m the Chairman of the Youth Libraries Group in Scotland. YLG is the body that awards the CILIP Carnegie Medal and the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal. (CILIP stands for the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. You can see why it’s abbreviated!) The most exciting thing I’ve done professionally was to be on the judging panel for these awards. I love reading books and sharing them with other people and meeting their authors.
I’ve not come across this book yet and from your description I think it’s probably one for a rainy Sunday afternoon. I’ll seek it out.
Wishing you well with the blog, it’s a great idea.
Maggie
By: Maggie Gray on August 7, 2008
at 3:51 pm
Congratulations Jane.
Fascinating and well crafted Blog. Full of expectation for young readers; and memories for the young at heart.
Read widely in Australia.
By: Barry on September 17, 2008
at 4:37 am