British husband & wife team, Cynthia (author) and Brian Paterson (illustrator) first story was published in 1985 and seven more followed. They married in 1973, moved to London, then moved to Henley-on-Thames where they conceived Foxwood Tales. #ChildrensBooks #England #Christmas
Lovely vintage Christmas cards. #FatherChristmas #SantaClaus #Christmas🎄🎅🏻
“Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else’s shoes for a while.”
—Malorie Blackman OBE #quote
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📷 Art by Anna Speshilova
"I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning."—J. B. Priestly
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📷 Art by Mal Burton
“Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.” ―Henry David Thoreau
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📷 Winter Art by Amanda Clark.
"To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold."
—Aristotle #quote
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📷Winter Snowflakes by artist Sofia Cardoso.