Stuart DredgeinBookNoseBook review: The Thief on the Winged Horse by Kate MascarenhasAn intriguing book with magic woven through it, and an enjoyable tale of the dominant characters getting their comeuppances.3 min read·Jun 22, 2020--2--2
Stuart DredgeinContempoPlayHome-schooling your kids due to coronavirus? Here is some advice and resources that may helpIt’s Wednesday afternoon on the 18th of March as I write this, and here in the UK it’s just been announced that all schools in Scotland…7 min read·Mar 18, 2020--2--2
Stuart DredgeinBookNoseBook review: The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha PulleyA wonderful sequel to the also-wonderful The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, which pulls you deeper into the characters you already know…3 min read·Mar 5, 2020--1--1
Stuart DredgeinBookNoseBook review: Creeping Jenny by Jeff NoonA deliciously creepy detective novel with Wicker-Man weirdness, set in a village where every day brings a new saintly restriction3 min read·Mar 4, 2020----
Stuart DredgeinBookNoseBook review: The Sin Eater by Megan CampisiA characterful historical novel set in an alternative version of 16th-century England…3 min read·Mar 4, 2020----
Stuart DredgeinContempoPlayTeArcade Coder kit wants to get kids making gamesGames consoles are fun. Board games are fun. So what could be more fun than a ‘programmable game console and board game’ aimed at families…4 min read·Sep 2, 2019--1--1
Stuart DredgeinContempoPlayFabled helps kids write stories — and now it’s collecting them in a bookParents spend a lot of time thinking about how we can encourage our kids to read more stories, but what about writing them? British…3 min read·Jul 9, 2019----
Stuart DredgeinContempoPlayNadiya Hussain talks anxiety, children, diversity… and why she might run for Prime MinisterThe UK’s next Prime Minister is going to be Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt. Given that fact, you’ll forgive me for drifting off into a happy…6 min read·Jul 3, 2019----
Stuart DredgeinContempoPlayClimate activist Noga Levy-Rapoport challenges children’s media industry“It is time for the media to begin treating this emergency with the severity it deserves… Where are you in this movement? What have you…2 min read·Jul 3, 2019----
Stuart DredgeinContempoPlayHarry Potter: Wizards Unite is live — but will it spell joy for children?It feels like a long time since the announcement of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, an official game set in J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world…6 min read·Jun 24, 2019--1--1
