Image courtesy of Booktopia Of the list shown, in Wheelers Sophisticated Picture Book Collection, my all time favourite is The Eleventh Hour. As a child I have fond memories of this book, so nostalgia, I’m afraid, has kicked into overdrive. I poured over this book for hours AND I still have my original copy. […]
Month: December 2019
Keep my finger on the pulse of children’s literature!
This a an evolutionary process, it changes as the trends change. I am lucky that my children are very into different genres and keep me in the loop of what they like. ALong with my own daughters, I learn so much from my students, in our Reading Cafe at school – as well as the […]
Why Read? (a forum post from Module 1)
Reading takes us into worlds that are not completely our own, a place where our imagination is filled with visions, affirming (or challenging) our preconceptions and expanding our own ideals of what can be (Gaiman 2013). To read releases us into the wild of another’s world, bringing us closer to new relationships, understanding new customs […]