Literacy, families and learning

Above: Creating a 'fairy' garden I've written previously about the need to see giftedness as much more than simply intelle...

This is a new version of a previous post about the value of Shakespeare for children of all ages, even primary school children  I had littl...

The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Librar...

Coming up with a list of books for children is always risky.  How do you judge each book? Do we use our personal preference as adult reader...

In Australia children are returning to school soon and some will be turning up for the first time. There will be many tears, and that...

I've done a number of posts on children's picture books for Christmas on this blog. As teachers and families approach Christmas you...