My understanding of literary learning has increased in depth and impact as a result of this course. The resource that has had the largest impact on my understanding of literary learning is Story Proof (Haven, 2007). As a result of reading this book I have come to see literary learning as an essential component to […]

At my previous school I remember the teacher librarian saying that kids prefer books to e-books. I also prefer books but do far more reading digitally than on paper now. The main reason of course is that all the material for my teacher librarianship degree is online. But even aside from that when I am […]

This week I had the chance to personally experience the commodification of a book as criticized by Zipes (p. 27) and others. I am one of those many adults who fell in love with Harry Potter books, then movies. My children too have fallen in love with the Harry Potter books and movies, my daughter […]

If I were to categorize the types of text I normally have in my classroom library, my list would include the general categories of fiction, nonfiction and poetry. In terms of fiction I have series books (including picture book series like Mo Willem’s Piggie and Elephant and chapter book series like the Mary Pope Osborne’s […]

Before doing any reading, I would say that children’s literature is any text that is written specifically for children. Looking into the background of children’s literature I see that texts do not have to be written specifically for children for them to be of interest to children. So upon further research I would add that […]

  The Value of Children’s Literature Literature provides …. My thoughts Reading – bibliographic details Promotes empathy and open-mindedness Students step into the shoes of the characters and thus experience empathy and viewpoints different from their own B. Combes Why Read (literature for Children and Young Adults, Sept 16) Promotes logical thinking and general learning […]