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Skysteppers by Katherine Rundell
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Skysteppers by Katherine Rundell

Posted on February 26, 2021 by tygertale • Leave a comment

Set a few unspecified years before her classic Parisian adventure Roofoppers, Katherine Rundell’s prequel, Skysteppers tells the story of Matteo and how he came to live up high. She spoke to the Deeper Reading podcast about the world of Rooftoppers and in this extract she talks about her influences, the best buildings to climb in Paris … Continue reading →

Night Birds on Nantucket by Joan Aiken
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Night Birds on Nantucket by Joan Aiken

Posted on August 14, 2020 by tygertale • 2 Comments

“Dido Twite (the enchanting heroine of Black Hearts in Battersea), waking from a long sleep to foil Miss Slighcarp, the wicked governess, in her plan to assassinate King James III by long-distance-gun – and her greatest ally is a pink whale called Rosie.” Croopus! What a blurb. These words appear on the back of the … Continue reading →

Stig of the Dump by Clive King
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Stig of the Dump by Clive King

Posted on July 31, 2020 by tygertale • 1 Comment

In Stig of the Dump by Clive King, bored Barney meets a Stone Age boy in a rubbish filled chalk pit near his grandmother’s home. Despite being unable to speak to each other the boys strike up a friendship based around the mutual pleasure of making and fixing stuff using bits of rusty cars, broken … Continue reading →

Varjak Dreamed – SF Said & Dave McKean’s Varjak Paw in colour
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Varjak Dreamed – SF Said & Dave McKean’s Varjak Paw in colour

Posted on January 17, 2020 by tygertale • 1 Comment

One of the 100 best children’s books of the 21st century, SF Said’s Varjak Paw follows the adventures of a Mesopotamian Blue cat as he escapes his stultifying purebred family to find his way in the world. The books are bountifully illustrated by Dave McKean, an artist previously best known for his work with Neil … Continue reading →

The Lie Tree and The Switching Hour with Damaris Young
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The Lie Tree and The Switching Hour with Damaris Young

Posted on October 24, 2019 by tygertale • Leave a comment

In this week’s Deeper Reading podcast, Damaris Young discusses how the Lie Tree inspired her debut children’s novel, the Switching Hour. Perfect reading for Halloween. Continue reading →

The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
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The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis

Posted on October 9, 2019 by tygertale • 1 Comment

The chronology of C.S. Lewis’s Narnia books is nearly as hard to work out as the fluctuating time anomalies between time in our world and the land beyond the wardrobe. The Silver Chair is commonly presented today as the sixth in the series, and it makes sense like that, providing a satisfying ending to the … Continue reading →

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Set a few years before her classic Parisian adventure Roofoppers, Katherine Rundell’s prequel, Skysteppers tells the story of Matteo and how he came to live up high. Ahead of a new Deeper Reading podcast here’s an extract from our interview, available in full at tygertale.com (link in bio).

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