Tag Archive | children’s.fiction

Originally posted on Have We Had Help?:
We’ve all got Internet friends, many of whom we will never physically meet. What would you do if they were no longer there? Would you care? The thought occurred recently when a very dear friend of mine, who I worked with at the University of Waikato back in…

Simple Stories Beautifully Told

By The Owl Lady January 25, 2015 Leave a comment

5 Famous Space Celebrities Plus A Mystery One

By The Owl Lady January 13, 2015 2 Comments

A book that shouldn’t be on your Christmas list

By The Owl Lady November 29, 2014 Leave a comment

Originally posted on BRIDGET WHELAN writer:
The publishers of Barbie: I Can Be a Computer Engineer have been forced to apologise because of its sexist content. Although I haven’t seen a copy myself, I gather that the story consists of Barbie crashing both her sister’s computer and her own, asking male friends to fix them…

Book review: Conor Kelly and The Four Treasures of Eirean

By The Owl Lady November 25, 2014 Leave a comment

Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
Alison Isaac is a blogger friend and a great writer. I knew that already from reading her blog and some of her excellent short stories. We share a love of Irish history and legend (more or less the same thing) and Alison is a fund of detailed knowledge for…