Literacy, families and learning

Boys in the 1950s (Courtesy 'Chapel Hill Memories') When I was a child my weekly timetable involved little more than 5 elements: ...

I have written a number of posts on this blog dealing with ' Boys and Reading ' because I am often asked by parents and teachers for...

About Anna Anna Branford was born on the Isle of Man in 1975 and spent some of her childhood there as well as in Sudan, Papua New Guinea ...

Is there any child in the English-speaking world who hasn’t read, or been read, a 'Mr Men' book?  I read them to my children and sti...

Enjoying the iPad My Scottish father used to say of many things, " Son, it's not what it's cracked up to be ". By whic...

The Children's Book Council of Australia ( CBCA ) recently announced the shortlist for the 2011 awards, with the winners to be announced...

I've just been to see the finalists in the 2011 Archibald Prize . This is Australia's most distinguished prize for portraits. There ...