Literacy, families and learning

Regular readers now of my blog now that I often share good literature for younger readers. Often they are picture books for children aged 5-...

In Australia our schools have just closed for the Summer holidays. After over two years of Covid isolation, lock downs and disrupted lives,...

Storytelling is a central part of what it means to be human. Holidays often create the perfect context for storytelling. They create 's...

It's difficult to write a post like this one without appearing that I'm being (at least indirectly) critical of teachers, and parent...

One of the signs of a great book is that once it is finished you have a deep desire to tell someone about it, and perhaps even pass the book...

I typically offer an overview of the Children's Book Council of Australia awards at this time each year, but many of the shortlisted boo...