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Picture Book: Episode 2: Now We Are Six

Now We Are Six

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Episode 2: Now We Are Six

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A look at the books we first learn to read, from Alice in Wonderland to Winnie the Pooh.

Series about our childhood books continues by looking at the time we begin to read, and how the magical interplay of words and images shapes our imagination.

Series telling the enchanting story of children's books continues by looking at the time we first begin to read, and how the magical interplay of words and images continues to shape our childhood imagination.

From the age of six we want books to make sense of the middle years of our childhood as we go to school and make new friendships, a time when we love books full of fantastical worlds, a comforting place of talking animals, but also a frightening one of wild woods and giants.

The programme explores over 150 years of classic books, from Alice in Wonderland to The Wind in the Willows, from Winnie the Pooh to The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, and features interviews, readings and demonstrations of their art from leading writers and illustrators such as Philip Pullman, Jacqueline Wilson, Anthony Horowitz, Quentin Blake and Raymond Briggs.

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