Here is the link to my finished digital storytelling project, titled ‘Head to the Treehouse’, which is viewable as an interactive Google Slides presentation.
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Recommendation: Children’s Books Daily
Children’s Books Daily is an amazing website run by passionate QLD teacher librarian and parent, Megan Daley. Megan is a previous recipient of the national Dromken Librarian’s Award and has been working as a teacher librarian for many years. She published the incredibly helpful book for parents/teachers ‘Raising Readers‘ in 2019 which is brimming with wisdom and advice.
There is a lot of helpful content on her website, including a blog, a range of different ‘top 20 book lists’ for different age groups and a categorised section for book reviews. These book reviews are mostly written by Megan or a member of her team (e.g. teacher librarian Mel Kroeger).
Pros:
- Megan is an expert! She knows students through her work in schools but also as a parent with kids of her own
- She promotes quality Australian literature, particularly new titles
- Her knowledge base and audience are tailored to Australian school students/teachers/parents
- Can filter reviews by age group and genre
Cons:
- It’s not clear of Megan is ever sent material to review from publishers/authors
- Potentially biased towards book suiting her interests (but she does seem to read broadly!)
Here is YouTube video produced by Queensland University of Technology celebrating Megan Daley!
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