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Any questions? An Interview with Elle McNicoll
A few weeks ago, we were very lucky to interview award winning writer, Elle McNicoll! Author of A Kind of Spark and Show Us Who You Are,...
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Books.Ink
- Nov 12, 2021
- 2 min
Our Favourite Poems for Cold Winters
It's nearly December and it's getting colder! These are some of our favourite poems about winter. No! by Thomas Hood No sun--no moon! No...
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Books.Ink
- Oct 26, 2021
- 2 min
Autumn Poem Competition!
Autumn is here again and last year, we published some fantastic poems on this season. Now, with the inspiration of the falling leaves and...
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Books.Ink
- Oct 10, 2021
- 1 min
The Bear and the Nightingale - Book Review
At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year. But Pyotr, Marina and their 4 children don’t mind, they spend the...
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Books.Ink
- Oct 9, 2021
- 6 min
Lockdown in Dandelion Estate: Chapter 15
“Careful!” whisper-shouted Kate, “They might hear us!” “Sorry,” her little brother answered sheepishly, “But it all went fine right? I...
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Books.Ink
- Sep 30, 2021
- 8 min
Lockdown in Dandelion Estate: Chapter 14
With, finally, a lead to follow and a moral boost, the children set about trying to uncover clues with even more enthusiasm than before....
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Books.Ink
- Sep 10, 2021
- 3 min
Our Favourite Murder Mysteries
We LOVE reading murder mysteries (we already have a whole reviews section on them!!) but here are a few more of our favourites The...
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Books.Ink
- Aug 30, 2021
- 6 min
Lockdown in Dandelion Estate: Chapter 13
The days were slipping through their fingers like the marbles they used to race down the stairs in their old house. Nothing was coming...
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Books.Ink
- Aug 7, 2021
- 5 min
Lockdown in Dandelion Estate: Chapter 12
“What do you mean?” asked Michael, baffled but the rest of the group had already understood. “It might have been unlocked,” suggested...
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Books.Ink
- Jul 7, 2021
- 1 min
Taking Care of Your Books
Books are amazing, a portal to new worlds. But did you know that 320 million books are thrown away each year? Are you looking after yours...
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Books.Ink
- Jul 1, 2021
- 5 min
Lockdown in Dandelion Estate Chapter 11
Breakfast was laid out in the dining room with plates filled with Claudette’s exquisite pancakes. Uncle John smiled at them from over his...
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Books.Ink
- Jun 11, 2021
- 1 min
Our favourite bookish accessories!
We all love books, but what about some bookish accessories! Here are a few: Book Sleeve When you're going travelling, you always take a...
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Books.Ink
- Jun 9, 2021
- 1 min
The Rooftoppers
A book review by the amazing @bookobsessedsash , if you're on instagram, make sure to give her a follow! Book Review: Rooftoppers by...
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Books.Ink
- Jun 1, 2021
- 5 min
Lockdown in Dandelion Estate: Chapter 10
Kate ushered her siblings back to her room in silence trying to not be seen by their parents who believed them to be outside. As soon as...
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Books.Ink
- May 26, 2021
- 3 min
Our favourite books about this Earth, others and how to save them...
There are loads of amazing books about people who help the environment, endangered animal species or our solar system. Here are some of...
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Books.Ink
- May 20, 2021
- 7 min
Any questions? An Interview with Sharna Jackson
We had the amazing chance to interview Sharna Jackson, the author of High Rise Mystery. She is lovely (she lives on a boat which is...
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Books.Ink
- May 1, 2021
- 5 min
Lockdown in Dandelion Estate: Chapter 9
Kate found that the previous night’s vow was harder to keep than anticipated. They could not find Maid Adelheit anywhere the next day and...
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Books.Ink
- Apr 6, 2021
- 3 min
It's Spring!
The flowers are blooming and we have a wonderful collection of Spring poems for you! FEUERZAUBER BY LOUIS UNTERMEYER I never knew the...
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Books.Ink
- Apr 4, 2021
- 2 min
E-book vs. Physical book
What is your opinion? Do you prefer kindle or hardback? Let us know in the comments! Apolline: So I prefer books because well 1 it’s nice...
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Books.Ink
- Apr 1, 2021
- 4 min
Lockdown in Dandelion Estate: Chapter 8
“Where is Maid Adelheit, Mummy?” asked Michael, as innocently as he could manage. “I don’t know, darling,” replied their mother, “But now...
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Books.Ink
- Mar 1, 2021
- 5 min
Lockdown in Dandelion Estate: Chapter 7
It felt good to laugh out some of the worries that had been preoccupying them even if it was over a very small thing. The butler’s speech...
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Books.Ink
- Feb 22, 2021
- 1 min
The Ickabog
J.K Rowling has recently released her first children's book since the last Harry Potter. It sounds amazing and Jason has kindly offered...
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Books.Ink
- Feb 1, 2021
- 6 min
Lockdown in Dandelion Estate: Chapter 6
A few minutes later, they were back in their den and Kate and Edward were telling the others what they had just overheard interrupting...
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Books.Ink
- Jan 30, 2021
- 3 min
The Hill we climb, the poem that stole the inauguration show.
Amanda Gorman, a 22 year old poet, took the world by storm with the poem she read out during Joe Biden’s inauguration. Here is her poem:...
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Books.Ink
- Jan 19, 2021
- 1 min
An Interview with Clarissa Gosling
One of our friends - Apolline - had the chance to meet an amazing author and has kindly let us share this with you. She is the author of...
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Books.Ink
- Jan 1, 2021
- 7 min
Lockdown in Dandelion Estate: Chapter 5
“Please! Please?” whimpered Michael, opening his eyes as wide as possible and sticking his bottom lip out, in a way that fooled every...
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Books.Ink
- Dec 31, 2020
- 1 min
Lockdown in Dandelion Estate - Front Covers
We have decided that we want a cover for our Lockdown Story and we have decided that we would like our readers to choose their favourite...
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Books.Ink
- Dec 1, 2020
- 1 min
New: 2 more month specials!
We have now adde two more Month Specials: Character of the Month & Word of the Month. We will be updating them every month, just like the...
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Books.Ink
- Dec 1, 2020
- 5 min
Lockdown in Dandelion Estate: Chapter 4
“How was your day, children?” Dad had just gotten out of the car with two big shopping bags hanging from his arms. Mum followed behind...
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Books.Ink
- Nov 30, 2020
- 1 min
New: Books.Ink Advent Calendar
We are starting a Books.Ink advent calendar. Every day we will publish a new blog post. Have fun doing challenges, reading quotes,...
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Books.Ink
- Nov 19, 2020
- 2 min
The History of the book
This website is all about books. But have we ever actually talked about where the book comes from? It has an amazing history and we have...
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Books.Ink
- Nov 18, 2020
- 1 min
Announcement: We need your opinion!
We had the idea of doing a new blog post on paper books VS kindle books. We would like you to send in which one you think is better and...
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Books.Ink
- Nov 8, 2020
- 1 min
Little Miss Blog - Shoutout
Welcome to Little Miss Blog, a blog run by two girls 👭 far apart while blogging together, we do all sorts of content, art, gaming,...
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Louise, Emma, Helene
- Nov 1, 2020
- 5 min
Lockdown in Dandelion Estate: Chapter 3
“Kate come on! Before Michael comes back!” said Ivy whilst Edward was trying to pull his sister towards the garden, “Get off your phone...
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Louise, Emma, Helene
- Oct 1, 2020
- 6 min
Lockdown in Dandelion Estate: Chapter 2
After dinner the five children were sent upstairs by themselves with strict orders to pack only what they would need. Edward stomped...
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Books.Ink
- Sep 25, 2020
- 3 min
It's Autumn!
The leaves are falling and we have found a wonderful collection of Autumn poems for you! BY GEORGE COOPER "Come little leaves" said the...
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Louise, Emma, Helene
- Sep 16, 2020
- 3 min
Jason the Bookworm!
Hi all, my name is Jason, I am 10 years old, I love football, and I have a serious case of Bookwormitis. This post is all about...
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Louise, Emma, Helene
- Sep 10, 2020
- 2 min
Lydia's Bookstagram!
Thanks to our website, we have met some amazing bookworms! Here is Lydia's message to you all: Hi everyone, My name is Lydia. I love to...
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Louise, Emma, Helene
- Sep 1, 2020
- 3 min
Lockdown in Dandelion Estate: Chapter 1
“Noooo! No, no, nooooo!” “Calm down! It is not the end of the world,” Edward said laughing at his sister’s sensitivity. “It nearly is!”...
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Louise, Emma, Helene
- Aug 25, 2020
- 1 min
New: Books.Ink THE PODCAST
We have now launched a Books.Ink Podcast available on many apps like Spotify and Google Podcasts! We will have a new podcast episode...
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Louise, Emma, Helene
- Aug 24, 2020
- 1 min
The Bookmark Society!
Do you need a new bookmark for your new book? The Bookmark society sell fantastic bookmarks for only 50p to raise money for charity! Head...
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Books.Ink
- Aug 24, 2020
- 5 min
Any questions? An interview with Lucy Strange
When we emailed Lucy Strange to ask if we could send her a few questions for her to answer, she responded really quickly. We were...
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Louise, Emma, Helene
- Aug 23, 2020
- 1 min
You can now vote for the next Book of the Month!
Would you like to have a say and help us choose our next Book of the Month? Please participate in the vote here:...
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Books.Ink
- Jul 12, 2020
- 2 min
Any questions? An interview with Sophie Anderson
We contacted the fantastic author Sophie Anderson and were very happy when she agreed to respond to our questions. We love her books 'The...
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Louise, Emma, Helene
- Jul 6, 2020
- 4 min
Any questions? Paul Mason: The International Yeti Collective
We discovered 'The International Yeti Collective' through Parrot Street Book Club and loved it so much that we decided to make it our...
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Louise, Emma, Helene
- Jun 10, 2020
- 1 min
Murder Most Unladylike Quiz
Do you think that you know EVERYTHING about Robin Stevens series: 'Murder Most Unladylike' ? Do you think you will master our quiz? Have...
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Books.Ink
- May 14, 2020
- 6 min
Any questions? An interview with Parrot Street book club virtually!
Parrot street book club is a fantastic book club for children that send carefully chosen books every month with a fun activity pack. We...
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Louise, Emma, Helene
- May 8, 2020
- 1 min
Reading During Lockdown
Lockdown has changed lots of our lives and maybe for some calm here are a few authors reading their books and book organisations...
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Louise, Emma, Helene
- Apr 14, 2020
- 1 min
It is never too early to start writing
During this lockdown period my brothers, Emile and Jules, 5 years old, have been getting up to mischief as well as helping me by writing...
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Louise, Emma, Helene
- Mar 24, 2020
- 5 min
Any Questions? An afternoon with Robin Stevens
We had the incredible opportunity to interview the amazing author Robin Stevens. It was our first interview and we were really nervous...
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