Published by The International Centre for Therapeutic Care
In August 2004 we reviewed Dame Gillian Wagner’s excellent biography of Thomas Coram, Gent. This book also focuses on Thomas Coram in the early chapters but then goes on to trace the history of the Foundling Hospital which he established and its evolution into the Coram Family today. It is a fascinating story.We are appalled … Read more
Panel Review The Daily Mirror gave this DVD five stars. “The best family film you’ll see all year”, they said, while the Daily Star gave it 10 out of 10 – “charming, magical and moving”. Our Panel agreed. “This a brilliant story for anyone having a tough time”, they said. “It shows how people do … Read more
Panel Review This is a largish book of about 40 pages, full of colour and pictures, and with one or two unusual features. It tells the story of a hobgoblin who steals a rainbow to make into a cloak for himself, so that he can be the most wonderful sight in the land. The heroine … Read more
Quite often these days I do not watch programmes on TV which I suspect will be harrowing. There is only so much grief and despair which one can take on, and so, if I can choose to avoid it being beamed into my sitting room, I do so. This is why I did not intend … Read more
Review by Joshua This book is about a boy, Twig, as he walks through the forest and finds himself on a sky pirate ship. He finds himself on a a quest but his pirate ship crashes and who knows what might happen next.
Today we take it for granted that there is a stage in life which is labelled as ‘Childhood’ – usually the period between birth and 12 years of age. (The teenage years represent a time during which young people have one foot in Childhood and one foot in Adulthood). However are we sure what Childhood … Read more
Review by Joseph This book involves a story , crafts, games. The story is about horrid Henry’s bedtime and how he does not want to go to bed. My favourite craft is Henrys water bomb. My favourite game is find the Easter eggs. I think the book is brilliant. Horrid Henry’s Annual 2008 (Horrid Henry) … Read more
Book Review by Sue Kennedy The focus of Promoting Children’s Well-being in the Primary Years (Right from the Start) children and in particular primary years education. The book is a collaborative production “on a grand scale” say the editors, and when you read the notes on the contributors this is not an exaggeration. All the … Read more
Review by David Lane, with help from a Panel Here’s an unusual review, both because it’s a strange story and because of the crafty marketing. First, the story. Rockford is a dog, probably some variety of mongrel, owned by a boy called Moog. His uncle takes them to the park, and contrary to mother’s instruction, … Read more
Book review by Wanda Gibson This is one of those books that touches a nerve, – not because it is saying anything we don’t already know, but because we know what she says to be fact and yet what have we done about it? The ‘we’ in this instance is all of us. In some … Read more
Book Review by David Lane If you are looking for a pacy thriller, a side-splitting work of comedy or romantic fiction, do not buy this book. Its pace is gentle. Its humour is slow and laboured by today’s standards. There are no subtle plots and not a lot of punch lines.And yet it has a … Read more
DVD Review by Kathleen Lane Since I believe that we should be making greater efforts to exploit the possibilities of new technology at conferences and seminars, instead of the interminable use of power point I was delighted to be asked to review the DVD of the FICE Congress held in Sarajevo in September 2006. FICE … Read more