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For all those budding little ballerinas... Junior Edgar Degas is published

Posted by Fiona Holt on Saturday, July 20, 2013, In : 'SMART READS' Tips 
It's here and it's in US English---British English coming soon..ish. (Next job is to get Junior Leonardo da Vinci into US English.)

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E0IGI8G


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Degas is Almost Done

Posted by Fiona Holt on Sunday, July 14, 2013, In : 'SMART READS' Tips 
Just a few Is to dot and Ts to cross.  If ballet and/or horses are popular this one will not disappoint.


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‘Stolen Stories’— Inspirations for ‘What do you do in a Drawing Room?’

Posted by Fiona Holt on Sunday, July 7, 2013, In : 'SMART READS' Tips 
Like most writers I rarely dream up completely new ideas.  I tend to steal them instead, it’s easier!  
When I was a student one of my friend’s really did have a downstairs cloakroom called The Travel Room covered in magazine cuttings just like grandma’s .  I also once saw a documentary about a house somewhere in The US that had a highly polished wooden slide from the landing down to the hall.  I wish I could remember where it was, it looked fantastic.  The idea of an enchanted painting ...

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Check out this guy's website for some fantastic digital art

Posted by Fiona Holt on Sunday, June 23, 2013, In : Discover It 
This one's called The Reader's Path but there's loads more...

http://www.morjers-art.de/pic93.html


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Junior Leonardo da Vinci is on its way

Posted by Fiona Holt on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, In : 'SMART READS' Tips 

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Children's Educational Book, 'Learn 20 French Words with Junior Claude Monet', is coming soon.

Posted by Fiona Holt on Tuesday, February 5, 2013, In : 'SMART READS' Tips 
Looking forward to getting this one published in March (Feb half term was a little ambitious!).  The titles of Monet's paintings provide an excellent opportunity to teach kids a few useful, everyday French words.



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FREE Quality Children's Educational Fiction

Posted by Fiona Holt on Sunday, January 20, 2013, In : 'SMART READS' Tips 
My educational storybook for kids 'What Do You Do In A Drawing Room?' will be free to download on Amazon Kindle on Thursday 24th and Friday 25th January, 2013.  Some of the world's most famous works of Art are woven into this fast-moving adventure novel that kids will love.  Enjoy!
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The Significance of the Sunflowers

Posted by Fiona Holt on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, In : 'SMART READS' Tips 

It’s just been pointed out to me that it is not entirely intuitive in ‘What do you do in a Drawing Room’ that the garden is full of sunflowers for a reason.  Growing sunflowers is imperative for The Artist.   Without a constant supply of fresh sunflowers for Grandma’s hall he wouldn’t have been able to visit her, her hall has to look like the magic painting he uses to transport him there.  If the flowers start to weep he might end of in the compost heap instead (that’s a good idea...


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'SMART READS for kids' is launched

Posted by Fiona Holt on Friday, December 28, 2012, In : 'SMART READS' Tips 
After much hard work, I am pleased to announced that The Portrait Place has launched a series of fun, educational books for children called 'SMART READS for kids'.  The aim of the range is to introduce young minds to the inspirational world of Art and to use Art as a catalyst for wider learning.  Visit the new 'SMART READS for kids' page of the website for more information.

 
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