Literacy, families and learning

' Ladder to the Moon ' by Maya Soetoro-Ng, illustrated by Yuyi Morales Walker Books, 2011 From the opening line you just know t...

I wrote one of my author review posts on Aussie illustrator and author Jeannie Baker in 2010. This is an updated version.  About Jeannie ...

As I have argued in previous posts ( here & here ), we learn a great deal from literature. Literature brings great pleasure but it...

I get many questions from concerned parents on this blog worrying about how fast they should push their preschool children as writers (see...

Regular readers of this blog will know that I've reviewed apps for iPad and android devices a number of times. My posts have included re...

'Science and technology' is an important book category for children interested in understanding the natural and man-made world. I...