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The Giant Under the Snow by John Gordon
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The Giant Under the Snow by John Gordon

Posted on December 17, 2019 by tygertale • 2 Comments

The late 1960s saw a creative reawakening of the British folk tradition, in music, film and literature it was the earthy flip-side to the gloss of the swinging sixties pop culture. Children’s books proved a fertile ground for the old myths and legends and powerfully showed how they are never too deeply hidden from the … Continue reading →

The Sixties
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The Sixties

Posted on September 14, 2018 by tygertale • 16 Comments

The world of children’s books loves a ‘golden age’ and so do I. According to various experts there have been at least three, with most agreeing on the late nineteenth and the early twentieth century (from Alice to Pooh) as the first. Critics including Imogen Russell Williams and Amanda Craig have said we are living … Continue reading →

The Giant Under the Snow by John Gordon
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The Giant Under the Snow by John Gordon

Posted on December 1, 2017 by tygertale • Leave a comment

The late 1960s saw a creative reawakening of the British folk tradition, in music, film and literature it was the earthy flip-side to the gloss of the swinging sixties pop culture. Children’s books proved a fertile ground for the old myths and legends and powerfully showed how they are never to deeply hidden from the … Continue reading →

The anti-Narnia: Elidor by Alan Garner
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The anti-Narnia: Elidor by Alan Garner

Posted on April 2, 2015 by tygertale • 17 Comments

I avoided the books of Alan Garner as a child. A 1970s Armada Lion edition copy of Elidor sat on my shelf, always taunting me. It might have been the threat of Tolkien-esque high fantasy suggested by its cover that put me off, or maybe, just maybe the sense of dread that permeated its pages … Continue reading →

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