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Pictures and Conversations

by Jane Sandell

I’m a collector of children’s books. My particular interest is girls’ books from the mid twentieth century, but I also have a more general collection of books from about 1850 to now. I love reading books, meeting their authors and sharing them with others. I freelance as a children’s book specialist, blogging, reviewing, writing articles, working with authors to promote their books and doing bits and pieces for BBC Scotland. I'm a regular at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, chairing panels and interviewing authors.

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Episodes

  1. A Posy of Books

    Three books linked only by the flowers in their titles! This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2021/02/24/a-posy-of-books/

  2. The Colour of Reading

    The first of a series in which each episode covers more than one book! This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2021/02/20/the-colour-of-reading/

  3. Polar Opposites

    Two for the price of one today! Once Upon a Penguin by Magda Brol and There's a Mouse in my House by Ross Collins. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2020/09/21/polar-opposites/

  4. Oi Cat! by Kes Gray and Jim Field

    Just a very short episode to day about a VERY funny picture book. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2017/11/08/oi-cat-by-kes-gray-and-jim-field/

  5. One Button Benny and the Gigantic Catastrophe by Alan Windram

    Today sees the beginning of a series featuring picture books. We begin with Benny. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2020/07/27/one-button-benny-and-the-gigantic-catastrophe-by-alan-windram/

  6. The Mapmakers’ Race by Eirlys Hunter

    Some wonderful storytelling from New Zealand. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2018/07/02/the-mapmakers-race-by-eirlys-hunter/

  7. Welcome to Nowhere by Elizabeth Laird

    Another novel from the storyteller extraordinaire Elizabeth Laird. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2017/05/15/welcome-to-nowhere-by-elizabeth-laird/

  8. Armistice Runner by Tom Palmer

    Back to Barrington Stoke and the Great War. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2018/10/02/armistice-runner-by-tom-palmer/

  9. The Key to Flambards by Linda Newbery

    Return to Flambards. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2018/10/04/the-key-to-flambards-by-linda-newbery/

  10. Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth by Frank Cottrell Boyce

    Another wonderful story by Frank Cottrell Boyce with a very familiar setting (for me). This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2017/05/16/sputniks-guide-to-life-on-earth-by-frank-cottrell-boyce/

  11. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark

    Edinburgh through and through. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2020/02/14/the-prime-of-miss-jean-brodie-by-muriel-spark/

  12. Elizabeth Wein

    Just gripping storytelling. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2020/07/28/elizabeth-wein-2/

  13. The Great Revolt by Paul Dowswell

    Historical fiction at its very best. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2020/09/13/the-great-revolt-by-paul-dowswell/

  14. Ishmael by Michael Gerard Bauer

    These books by Michael Gerard Bauer remain amongst my favourite teenage novels. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2013/04/11/ishmael-by-michael-gerard-bauer/

  15. The Children of Swallow Fell by Julia Green

    Julia Green's latest novel might have been written as a response to COVID-19. But it wasn't. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2020/09/26/the-children-of-swallow-fell-by-julia-green/

  16. Molly Hilton: Library Assistant by Bertha Lonsdale

    The final episode in this series considers a book about the career I chose. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2020/06/06/molly-hilton-library-assistant-by-bertha-lonsdale/

  17. Travels of a Nursery Nurse by Beatrice Lloyd

    Still travelling, this time with children. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2020/12/14/travels-of-a-nursery-nurse-by-beatrice-lloyd/

  18. Two Young Missionaries: Celia and Margaret in Africa

    I found this book to be both interesting and perplexing. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2020/11/09/two-young-missionaries-celia-and-margaret-in-africa/

  19. Amanda in Floristry by Jane Sheridan

    Not much story but I did like the details setting it firmly in history. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2020/06/03/amanda-in-floristry-by-jane-sheridan/

  20. Hester: Ship’s Officer by Valerie Baxter

    Hester finally makes it to sea. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2020/05/31/hester-ships-officer-by-valerie-baxter/

  21. June Grey: Fashion Student by Lorna Lewis

    This is a book that made me very cross as I read it/ This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2020/05/30/june-grey-fashion-student-by-lorna-lewis/

  22. Jane: Young Author by Valerie Baxter

    How to carve out a job as a writer. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2020/05/29/jane-young-author-by-valerie-baxter/

  23. Sarah Joins the WRAF by Shirley Darbyshire

    After yesterday's foray into flight, there we are again but this time in the forces. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2020/05/28/sarah-joins-the-wraf-by-shirley-darbyshire/

  24. Air Hostess Ann by Pamela Hawken

    A career novel that really takes off! This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2020/05/27/air-hostess-ann-by-pamela-hawken/

  25. Janet Carr: Journalist by Josephine Kamm

    This could have been me! This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2020/05/26/janet-carr-journalist-by-josephine-kamm/

  26. Margaret Becomes a Doctor by Joan Llewelyn Owens

    Medicine for beginners. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2020/05/25/margaret-becomes-a-doctor-by-joan-llewelyn-owens/

  27. Helen Dore Boylston

    An introduction to this series about career novels. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2009/07/07/helen-dore-boylston/

  28. Suffragette: the battle for equality by David Roberts

    David Roberts' art is always fascinating but the subject matter of this book is what sold it to me initially. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2018/08/30/suffragette-the-battle-for-equality-by-david-roberts/

  29. Wave by Paul Dowswell

    Paul Dowswell, the First World War and Barrington Stoke: three excellent reasons to read this novel. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2017/05/17/wave-by-paul-dowswell/

  30. Exposure by Mal Peet

    Mal Peet wrote too few novels in his too short life and I loved them all. This panegyric comes from 2008 and I stand by every word of it. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2008/10/17/exposure-by-mal-peet/

  31. More Desert Island Books

    Here are three more recent books that would make it on to my desert island. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2009/03/30/more-desert-island-books/

  32. The Light Between Worlds by Laura Weymouth

    This was a book of the year for me when it was published. I had a promotional postcard which asked the question: How can you live in one world when your heart is in another? That is what the novel considers. This episode is also available as a blog post:...

  33. Comfort Reading: The Big Three

    My children's book collection started many years ago and three authors featured strongly in it. The familiarity of these books makes them special to me.

  34. A Sense of Community and Place

    In which I introduce you to my enthusiasm for the books of LM Montgomery.

  35. What's in a Name?

    The important elements of a book for me.

  36. How It All Began

    Once upon a time I was introduced to the wonder of reading.

  37. Dorita Fairlie Bruce's Song of the Clyde

    At a push, Dorita Fairlie Bruce is the author whose books I'd keep above all others.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

I’m a collector of children’s books. My particular interest is girls’ books from the mid twentieth century, but I also have a more general collection of books from about 1850 to now. I love reading books, meeting their authors and sharing them with others. I freelance as a children’s book specialist, blogging, reviewing, writing articles, working with authors to promote their books and doing bits and pieces for BBC Scotland. I'm a regular at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, chairing panels and interviewing authors.

HOSTED BY

Jane Sandell

CATEGORIES

arts books

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