I expected ETL402 to be very practical, thinking it would give me insight into how to purchase a range of books for a school library. It has done that (McEwen, 2020, December 28) and more. It has made me think about how I can increase…
Censorship was discussed in Module 3 several weeks ago. I didn’t blog about it at the time even though it has been percolating in the back of my mind and has prompted several discussions with others. I was very intrigued by Reynold’s chapter on scary…
We were asked in Module 2 to conduct a personal stocktake of our knowledge of children’s literature. I am thankful that I can say I had a childhood immersed in quality literature. To be honest, reading was less my thing and more of my mum’s….
With a few reservations, I have a real excitement for the future of children’s literature. Part of that excitement is for the unknown. Just look at how much has changed in the last decade. Harry Potter and the iPad for example have had an impact…