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Tag Archives: Reading
Reading Matters – news from the world of children’s books
Hello and welcome to another round up of the latest news from the world of children’s books. This week has been a whirlwind of book activity including Empathy Day when we celebrated the profound effect that quality children’s literature can … Continue reading
School Libraries – empathy factories for their communities
This week we mark Empathy Day created by Empathy Lab to build children’s empathy with the aid of high quality literature. Our world today has possibly never been in greater need of empathy. The organisers of this initiative have, despite the … Continue reading
Posted in Reading
Tagged childrens_books, education, empathy, Empathy Day, Kids books, Libraries, Reading, School, school_libraries
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20 Books of Summer 2020
Cathy at 746 Books is hosting her 20 Books of Summer reading challenge again this year. Last year was the first time that I have participated and unfortunately I failed miserably to read the twenty books on my original list. … Continue reading
Posted in Reading
Tagged 20 Books of Summer, books, childrens_books, Literature, Reading, reading challenge, reading for pleasure
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Reading Matters – news from the world of children’s books
Hello and welcome to this week’s look back at the latest children’s book news. This is attempt number two so I have everything crossed that someone somewhere is able to read this! Sometimes there are occasions when I wish that … Continue reading
Reading Matters – news from the world of children’s books
Hello and welcome to this week’s look at some of the highlights in the world of children’s books during the last week. These are articles I have enjoyed, resources that I think may be helpful and some news items that … Continue reading
Klaus Flugge Prize 2020 Shortlist Announced
The shortlist for the 2020 Klaus Flugge Prize was announced today by Jessica Love, winner of the 2019 prize for Julian is a Mermaid. This award was founded in 2016 to highlight the most promising and exciting newcomers to picture … Continue reading
Posted in Book Awards, Reading
Tagged Andersen Press, Awards, childrens_books, illustration, Klaus Flugge Prize, picturebooks, Reading
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Reading Matters – news from the world of children’s books
Hello and welcome to another look back at the children’s book news from the last few days. This week there is information regarding the possible re-commencement of physical and digital library services in primary and secondary schools which will be … Continue reading
Reading Matters – news from the world of children’s books
Welcome to another look back at the latest children’s book news and a visit to some useful resources encouraging reading for pleasure. As I write this there is continued speculation regarding the timing of the reopening of schools across the … Continue reading
Reading Matters – news from the world of children’s books
Welcome to this week’s look back at the latest news from the children’s books world. I am aware that teachers and school librarians are under a great deal of pressure at present and hope that some of the links collated … Continue reading
Reading Matters – news from the world of children’s books
Welcome to another Reading Matters, a look back at some of the latest news about children’s books. As schools resumed this week, albeit as a remote version, many children’s authors and publishers have increased the range of resources available to … Continue reading
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