Tag Archives: children’s books
A little Christmas Box just for you!
Christmas, as is celebrated today, has its origins in the Victorian period thanks to Prince Albert bringing to England the German tradition of a Christmas tree lit with candles. By the end of the 19th century, the Christmas tree was … Continue reading
Of ‘Guns at Bull Run’ and ‘Good wives’ : children’s worlds in the past
My favourite book, when I was little, was my mother’s illustrated description of Technological masterpieces of millennia past. My father would buy us whole series of colourful children’s books on animals in habitats all around the world. All my childhood, I … Continue reading
Books to make your eyes pop out
One of the new picture books at the UCL Institute of Education, Librarian (2017), takes us to a public library for its 50th birthday – a very apt story at a time when so many public libraries get closed. One boy stands … Continue reading
Two items from the Baines Collection at the IOE Library: The Lilliputian Library or Gulliver’s Museum
As we highlight the Baines Collection in our Special Collections Advent Calendar today, I thought it would be appropriate for me to write about two items from the collection based on some material I had prepared when I recently showcased our Special Collections … Continue reading
The provenance of the Baines Collection
This afternoon I was tidying in the Special Collections when I came across a letter relevant to the provenance of the Baines Collection. I thought I would share with you some of this information in terms of piecing together the … Continue reading
The wondrous world of book illustration
If you have not been to the fabulous exhibition about 150 years of Alice in Wonderland, it is still on until 16 April 2016. It is right in the foyer of the British Library, and it is free of charge. You … Continue reading
The tiger who came out of the page
For you, the moment of recognition might be the Tiger who came to tea and peacefully took a seat at your mum’s kitchen table; or Aslan, the giant benign lion, jumping out of the pages of the Chronicles of Narnia; … Continue reading
