tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58213902126702840042024-03-19T05:30:33.544+11:00Momo celebrating time to readMomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.comBlogger3321125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-68668197213140498432024-03-19T05:30:00.140+11:002024-03-19T05:30:00.300+11:00CBCA short lists are announced today!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9L7Ah43g8imf7hbFQNAqASiTEpugm_1G_X4IBAmeLQVTaxlzXKb4Q-6Qw45FbfApMsBh-Y81IxTO4ojwIVHo578JC_RXlekGG5okNqzfOCxwnpnSCQCSqhgB9tDUTDFeA26EW7qAs2fUDZSs2jZEHpTFfPDc48CPmXG712ErPnPIhW3Yw0Kw5Uvhsx95/s1838/CBCA%202024%20short%20list%20annoucment%20banner.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="1838" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9L7Ah43g8imf7hbFQNAqASiTEpugm_1G_X4IBAmeLQVTaxlzXKb4Q-6Qw45FbfApMsBh-Y81IxTO4ojwIVHo578JC_RXlekGG5okNqzfOCxwnpnSCQCSqhgB9tDUTDFeA26EW7qAs2fUDZSs2jZEHpTFfPDc48CPmXG712ErPnPIhW3Yw0Kw5Uvhsx95/w640-h218/CBCA%202024%20short%20list%20annoucment%20banner.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>I tried to read as many of the Notables as possible but because I no longer work in a school library I was not able to handle some of the Picture Book notables. Also, very sadly, the bookshop who used to generously give me advance reader copies of new Australian middle grade titles has now closed its doors. </p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here are some books I have talked about.</span></p><p>I have added a star to the title I hope will make one of the short lists and of course I have put too many stars - not just the six for each category:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="124" height="20" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1=w23-h20" width="23" /></a></div><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2024/03/anchored-by-debra-tidball-illustrated.html" target="_blank"><b>Anchored</b></a> (Early Childhood and Picture Book) <div><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="124" height="22" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1=w25-h22" width="25" /></a><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-concrete-garden-by-bob-graham.html" target="_blank"><b>The Concrete Garden</b></a> (Early Childhood and Picture Book)</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="124" height="22" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1=w25-h22" width="25" /></a><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-wheelbarrow-express-by-sue-whiting.html" target="_blank"><b>The Wheelbarrow Express</b></a> (Early Childhood)</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="124" height="22" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1=w25-h22" width="25" /></a><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2024/02/these-little-feet-by-hayley-rawsthorne.html" target="_blank"><b>These little feet</b></a> (Early Childhood)</p><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="124" height="22" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1=w25-h22" width="25" /></a><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/04/the-bowerbird-books-by-various-authors.html" target="_blank"><b>Bowerbird Blues</b></a> (Picture Book)</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="124" height="22" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1=w25-h22" width="25" /></a><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/10/city-of-light-by-julia-lawrinson.html" target="_blank"><b>City of Light</b></a> (Picture Book)</p><p><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2024/01/rubys-repair-cafe-by-michelle.html" target="_blank"><b>Ruby's Repair Cafe</b></a> (Early Childhood)</p><p><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2024/03/every-night-at-midnight-by-peter-cheong.html" target="_blank"><b>Every night at Midnight</b></a> (Picture Book)</p><p><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2024/03/paper-flower-girl-by-margrete-lamond.html" target="_blank"><b>Paper-flower Girl</b></a> (Picture Book)</p><p><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/05/plague-by-jackie-french-illustrated-by.html" target="_blank"><b>Plague</b></a> (Picture Book)</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="124" height="22" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1=w25-h22" width="25" /></a><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/09/stay-for-dinner-by-sandhya.html" target="_blank"><b>Stay for Dinner</b></a> (Picture Book)</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="124" height="22" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1=w25-h22" width="25" /></a><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/05/being-jimmy-baxter-by-fiona-lloyd.html" target="_blank"><b>Being Jimmy Baxter</b></a> (Younger Readers)</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="124" height="22" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1=w25-h22" width="25" /></a><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/05/bored-evie-dreams-big-by-matt-stanton.html" target="_blank"><b>Evie dreams big</b></a> (Younger Readers)</p><p>Huda was here (Younger Readers) - blog post coming</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="124" height="22" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1=w25-h22" width="25" /></a><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/04/meet-me-at-moon-tree-by-shivaun-plozza.html" target="_blank"><b>Meet me at the moon tree</b></a> (Younger Readers)</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="124" height="22" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1=w25-h22" width="25" /></a><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/09/scar-town-by-tristan-bancks.html" target="_blank"><b>Scar Town</b></a> (Younger Readers)</p><p><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/04/sunshine-on-vinegar-street-by-karen.html" target="_blank"><b>Sunshine on Vinegar Street</b></a> (Younger Readers)</p><p><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/09/the-sideways-orbit-of-evie-hart-by.html" target="_blank"><b>The Sideways orbit of Evie Hart</b></a> (Younger Readers)</p><p>The Unlikely heroes club (Younger Readers) - blog post coming</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeiUNSL0ivQ8n7hMLQoV0JDrOuI0mCsbtql1ihyphenhyphenchiylQbvkKHtHjHFgre0SJgVp19oqT_-1VDhQazQ3BDDrqlyrxRjz5-szSLQut23JvwyYMPPiErhgPHO53DONTBp1rkTvYxa0U5JdH5dx9KzpLTnpoWar61UtZLRUWm5csvgKPgJ_vzisD-CcQggBf/s2339/Scar%20Town%20Tristan%20Bancks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1524" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeiUNSL0ivQ8n7hMLQoV0JDrOuI0mCsbtql1ihyphenhyphenchiylQbvkKHtHjHFgre0SJgVp19oqT_-1VDhQazQ3BDDrqlyrxRjz5-szSLQut23JvwyYMPPiErhgPHO53DONTBp1rkTvYxa0U5JdH5dx9KzpLTnpoWar61UtZLRUWm5csvgKPgJ_vzisD-CcQggBf/s320/Scar%20Town%20Tristan%20Bancks.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here are some books I am still keen to see or read more closely:</span></p><p>Satin (Picture Book)</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="124" height="22" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1=w25-h22" width="25" /></a>Mizuto and the wind (Picture Book)</p><p>Dirran (Younger Readers)</p><p>Saving Charli (Younger Readers)</p><p>So that happened but maybe you already knew that (Younger Readers)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUCS7JzYmltd4_QQdXBvJFr-t_XCxfoiLyXsiwtcVJkI9Lo3cyHpAOroTscM42x976LKRPR5urLNwvKTLWxN7ouPyQyScNHBo6igHHyuoVzxeyRp5ZXJ7RVkY5RFelJWcHvRZBqLbbb9S2616dIi27iXJoi9bd1seTiJkFk6DrJNwGPrXEOXBi801wvZP/s3217/Mizuto%20and%20the%20wind.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3217" data-original-width="2839" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUCS7JzYmltd4_QQdXBvJFr-t_XCxfoiLyXsiwtcVJkI9Lo3cyHpAOroTscM42x976LKRPR5urLNwvKTLWxN7ouPyQyScNHBo6igHHyuoVzxeyRp5ZXJ7RVkY5RFelJWcHvRZBqLbbb9S2616dIi27iXJoi9bd1seTiJkFk6DrJNwGPrXEOXBi801wvZP/s320/Mizuto%20and%20the%20wind.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">These are the books I have briefly seen from both picture book categories but have not blogged:</span></p><p>Can you teach a fish to climb a tree?</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="124" height="22" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1=w25-h22" width="25" /></a>Gymnastica Fantastica</p><p>Run Pups Run</p><p>Dorrie</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="124" height="22" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizFlyuU9e4Pwpw4wzNbG_kOcOR3EQ_be4XaMyLxzXl_j_hcmY7RTdw_l3J_cK3TlRRQ5E0JyktKlnMX02bIDflDhuxpLxYKUIB3uoE0heryD6JSHv2ACFxJa3Yo-oO-OBEvIDUXUwr3L738TstpvZTof-v6GMj_iEsZtH0wQnloTZKHhoEgh_KOtF047t1=w25-h22" width="25" /></a>The Black Cockatoo with one feather blue</p><p>The Lucky Shack</p><p>Timeless</p><p>Your head's not the place to store problems.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKKMOSGyiPKP6bmGtpeWadVS6LscRxzdY1RAkqCYVTmsrW2-B041uvmvj6MFmryOqW8hMPFoArcOl8iNpnckqRQCgJAI__Xiut5cNMA-7iBlbcWeMsw3JIwfJ-qUkWvvOZRuE82nBShnIxYnaGqJiYZQXWbHkVSB1zDJAS8ck_94c8XaM12SMw0ttLwpG/s400/Gymnastica%20fantastica.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="329" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKKMOSGyiPKP6bmGtpeWadVS6LscRxzdY1RAkqCYVTmsrW2-B041uvmvj6MFmryOqW8hMPFoArcOl8iNpnckqRQCgJAI__Xiut5cNMA-7iBlbcWeMsw3JIwfJ-qUkWvvOZRuE82nBShnIxYnaGqJiYZQXWbHkVSB1zDJAS8ck_94c8XaM12SMw0ttLwpG/s320/Gymnastica%20fantastica.png" width="263" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-68236121924157576632024-03-18T05:30:00.002+11:002024-03-18T05:30:00.141+11:00The Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration and Writing Shortlists 2024<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGHqcik3LlIClql7__H_uxQw0PAPDzPhxtXIeYRe4pAVr7AuOUm12ks5PIw5yXfyf05zoaObUkE0hZM1oW5gjYw8m4lr60qLfUezyYa2zsN3QeoXGqCDMPXIt0YKqoMruSzqNpnW2Tjj2yd9BS_RriGkpE7_pDdE8dw9Adr3EcJvRD4RY29cAiwby2w3u/s889/Yoto-Carnegie-Medal-for-Writing-2024-shortlist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="889" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGHqcik3LlIClql7__H_uxQw0PAPDzPhxtXIeYRe4pAVr7AuOUm12ks5PIw5yXfyf05zoaObUkE0hZM1oW5gjYw8m4lr60qLfUezyYa2zsN3QeoXGqCDMPXIt0YKqoMruSzqNpnW2Tjj2yd9BS_RriGkpE7_pDdE8dw9Adr3EcJvRD4RY29cAiwby2w3u/w640-h360/Yoto-Carnegie-Medal-for-Writing-2024-shortlist.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The Door of No Return by <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/11/how-to-write-poem-by-kwane-alexander.html" target="_blank"><b>Kwame Alexander</b></a> (Andersen Press)</li><li>The Song Walker by Zillah Bethell (Usborne Publishing)</li><li>Away with Words by Sophie Cameron (Little Tiger)</li><li>The Boy Lost in the Maze by <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/03/no-longer-alone-by-joseph-coelho.html" target="_blank"><b>Joseph Coelho</b></a>, illustrated by <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2021/03/kate-milner-books-my-name-is-not.html" target="_blank"><b>Kate Milner</b></a> (Otter-Barry Books)</li><li>Choose Love by <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/04/last-story-of-white-rhino-by-nicola.html" target="_blank"><b>Nicola Davies</b></a>, illustrated by <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/06/a-new-house-for-mouse-by-petr-horacek.html" target="_blank"><b>Petr Horáček</b></a> (Graffeg)</li><li>Crossing the Line by Tia Fisher (Hot Key Books)</li><li>Safiyyah’s War by Hiba Noor Khan (Andersen Press)</li><li>Steady for This by Nathanael Lessore (Hot Key Books)</li></ul></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have read and shared here <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2024/02/safiyyahs-war-by-hiba-noor-khan.html" target="_blank"><b>Safiyyah’s War</b></a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReVEHDZ55wL8E9obVxYK9nVpaqUYXE4WC4fwH4ymYqtb1eG5n0UwsmD969xASPpxtJCEtys4mXnNQ5pLDfM2yIdOC4QAcS2_LRHJQnpadv-8iCaf7bSgzsCyOzPWE0I7LiwABQyfmmVdwPndzzScubXo9DyJeV2dcyYMhe_hwXifnQRBj4_mZ9Dhf5wR9/s1225/Safiyyah's%20War__9781839133138.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="798" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReVEHDZ55wL8E9obVxYK9nVpaqUYXE4WC4fwH4ymYqtb1eG5n0UwsmD969xASPpxtJCEtys4mXnNQ5pLDfM2yIdOC4QAcS2_LRHJQnpadv-8iCaf7bSgzsCyOzPWE0I7LiwABQyfmmVdwPndzzScubXo9DyJeV2dcyYMhe_hwXifnQRBj4_mZ9Dhf5wR9/s320/Safiyyah's%20War__9781839133138.jpeg" width="208" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2mtdecT5zmZ95qFnu79zzhqk2xeF9qzXb7Yj-Y8WTqijuETWZSRUCkjv3DhRcoV97C2aULCBrOv5KgJ2Lj1UZTYCB7jA-G-QBzkG5406IdvkY4LLsQcfU7owos4KVIrpcloxl_RAjyxW2XbKwbBX2mInSsFdoRLlC2d2wgzgH_f5etDf3hRTOpUmy-Hp/s889/Yoto-Carnegie-Medal-for-Illustration-2024-shortlist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="889" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2mtdecT5zmZ95qFnu79zzhqk2xeF9qzXb7Yj-Y8WTqijuETWZSRUCkjv3DhRcoV97C2aULCBrOv5KgJ2Lj1UZTYCB7jA-G-QBzkG5406IdvkY4LLsQcfU7owos4KVIrpcloxl_RAjyxW2XbKwbBX2mInSsFdoRLlC2d2wgzgH_f5etDf3hRTOpUmy-Hp/w640-h360/Yoto-Carnegie-Medal-for-Illustration-2024-shortlist.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The Tree and the River by <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/06/aaron-becker-three-wordless-books.html" target="_blank"><b>Aaron Becker</b></a> (Walker Books)</li><li>April’s Garden illustrated by Catalina Echeverri, written by Isla McGuckin (Graffeg)</li><li>Lost by Mariajo Ilustrajo (Frances Lincoln Children’s Books)</li><li>The Wilderness by Steve McCarthy (Walker Books)</li><li>To the Other Side by Erika Meza (Hodder Children’s Books)</li><li>The Midnight Panther by <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2022/08/youre-sung-with-me-by-chitra-soundar.html" target="_blank"><b>Poonam Mistry</b></a> (Templar Publishing)</li><li>The Bowerbird illustrated by Catherine Rayner, written by Julia Donaldson (Macmillan Children’s Books)</li><li>The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish by Chloe Savage (Walker Books)</li></ul><div>I have previously talked about <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/04/the-bowerbird-books-by-various-authors.html" target="_blank"><b>The Bowerbird illustrated by Catherine Rayner</b></a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7TtZ0dVcLfj92coFfUpgeOf1uCbI4roz8A_sN4_lp_UzsvWuaoGOWPkQ8WYpP_tSDs-TmGPJ7XUJdYNKbtZOTFkTlKL3qteIah7bLPu0e9j1XPkKGY5UiqUB5MhG_Ml_qZpP7Wfh0yzfZCaoZ-A5s6D4HmBfhozDwLM6EVJKT43H68MsUAp4fQMaZFgNA/s303/Bowerbird%20book%20Julia%20Donaldson.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="270" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7TtZ0dVcLfj92coFfUpgeOf1uCbI4roz8A_sN4_lp_UzsvWuaoGOWPkQ8WYpP_tSDs-TmGPJ7XUJdYNKbtZOTFkTlKL3qteIah7bLPu0e9j1XPkKGY5UiqUB5MhG_Ml_qZpP7Wfh0yzfZCaoZ-A5s6D4HmBfhozDwLM6EVJKT43H68MsUAp4fQMaZFgNA/s1600/Bowerbird%20book%20Julia%20Donaldson.webp" width="270" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://www.literacyhive.org/yoto-carnegies-2024-shortlists-announced/" target="_blank"><b>Literacy Hive</b></a>: <i>The 2024 shortlists for the UK’s longest running and most prestigious book awards for children and young people have been announced today, Wednesday 13th March. (<a href="https://www.readingzone.com/news/carnegies-2024-longlists-announced/" target="_blank"><b>You can see the longlists here</b></a>). </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>The Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing and the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration (<b>formerly known as the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals</b>) celebrate outstanding achievement in children’s writing and illustration respectively. Judged by a panel of children’s and youth librarians from across the UK, this year’s longlist of 36 titles has been whittled down to 16 – eight titles for each of the two award categories.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Poetry is a major feature of this year’s Medal for Writing, with three verse novels and a poetry collection accounting for half the shortlist. Picture books prevail on the shortlist for the Medal for Illustration, which includes previous winner Catherine Rayner and three-times shortlisted illustrator Poonam Mistry.</i></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Long list books I have previously talked about:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKQAmKmRg7ReQRg98TFDol0Jh4RVYz6Du78Pe19FFt7k_7Dl8h8_deXQl7O0K3LOoV9FjAz5It7XgQ9z_8LE5_hEWk72m4rMGwK03B1Mln5JC6vPhKGUvj-4ABdO8LzjWT0oROX-fT_HKluZnZD2EqKo_9OYv4mGH8Be-wY8kzjJGSoI3Ffc76R95fIbD/s900/The%20little%20match%20girl%20strikes%20back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="654" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKQAmKmRg7ReQRg98TFDol0Jh4RVYz6Du78Pe19FFt7k_7Dl8h8_deXQl7O0K3LOoV9FjAz5It7XgQ9z_8LE5_hEWk72m4rMGwK03B1Mln5JC6vPhKGUvj-4ABdO8LzjWT0oROX-fT_HKluZnZD2EqKo_9OYv4mGH8Be-wY8kzjJGSoI3Ffc76R95fIbD/s320/The%20little%20match%20girl%20strikes%20back.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-little-match-girl-strikes-back-by.html" target="_blank"><b>The Little Match Girl Strikes Back</b></a> by Emma Carroll, illustrated by Lauren Child</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3Y02lmLVzgyfNi-WPv5Vhrmoo_pkOdoRQbK-uxZtJYYd-B__yrIRY2X2WLQ6kTMszTwBHZZuqMJqtSFzRs-6nvXgTF4wnVLTLWaKUiDmCh2bXqxRtFwLue5LYnZgCYcrNqVFyPiHple6sQKPSGM_TmjtzHFgNVFP7XTQqew00XQ3M3JUgDVqNIbNZEzF/s500/Tyger%20SF%20Said.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3Y02lmLVzgyfNi-WPv5Vhrmoo_pkOdoRQbK-uxZtJYYd-B__yrIRY2X2WLQ6kTMszTwBHZZuqMJqtSFzRs-6nvXgTF4wnVLTLWaKUiDmCh2bXqxRtFwLue5LYnZgCYcrNqVFyPiHple6sQKPSGM_TmjtzHFgNVFP7XTQqew00XQ3M3JUgDVqNIbNZEzF/s320/Tyger%20SF%20Said.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/11/tyger-by-sf-said-illustrated-by-dave.html" target="_blank"><b>Tyger</b></a> by SF Said, illustrated by Dave McKean</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlk4UoCXZtwzAgvWKzbk9n705usdG-5cLkzom98jzlFAkLbC5loHUldC5ebo8839r1aQP9eGi9NQcoxbrgvl7kQAuTricOWNssC8SDx2RGUDJs6YEUPjlMFhI-Jb50SGdPc3MMMKFc4ax3A-wGYA__sioX9PPMgYQKQIok8-xWfTzTJBEvEGyXmTClrI2/s320/The%20concrete%20garden%20Bob%20Graham.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="294" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlk4UoCXZtwzAgvWKzbk9n705usdG-5cLkzom98jzlFAkLbC5loHUldC5ebo8839r1aQP9eGi9NQcoxbrgvl7kQAuTricOWNssC8SDx2RGUDJs6YEUPjlMFhI-Jb50SGdPc3MMMKFc4ax3A-wGYA__sioX9PPMgYQKQIok8-xWfTzTJBEvEGyXmTClrI2/s1600/The%20concrete%20garden%20Bob%20Graham.jpeg" width="294" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-concrete-garden-by-bob-graham.html" target="_blank"><b>The Concrete Garden</b></a> by Bob Graham (Walker Books)</div></div>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-69837608060414247002024-03-17T05:30:00.002+11:002024-03-17T09:22:47.193+11:00Every Night at Midnight by Peter Cheong<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBz8TsPtz-gtT-Fo2Uvab3ww79D4giz-W63SPkn8X7dFFrvDXlbewvNihp4s9GZu0tU22TouXiKIvEiKD7YW3Ezxks4tfT0_R8P3jPNrsn1W2GYSJJ-3Nfyyjpnwwitxw9F3r5NrN_6XTA_Vgtty_jYBvOy9B_uS_1K4UueYJ9Nea_q19MWOOoNJY5jFVF/s807/9781922992383.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="732" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBz8TsPtz-gtT-Fo2Uvab3ww79D4giz-W63SPkn8X7dFFrvDXlbewvNihp4s9GZu0tU22TouXiKIvEiKD7YW3Ezxks4tfT0_R8P3jPNrsn1W2GYSJJ-3Nfyyjpnwwitxw9F3r5NrN_6XTA_Vgtty_jYBvOy9B_uS_1K4UueYJ9Nea_q19MWOOoNJY5jFVF/s320/9781922992383.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Begin with the cover - can you see the shadow? This hints at the content of this story. The end papers also link nicely with the beginning and ending of this tale.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: medium;">"Every night at midnight I turn into a wolf."</span></b></i></p><p>Stop and talk to your group. What does this mean? Has anyone heard of a werewolf? Look closely at the first page. The walls are black and filled with sketches by the young boy. If you look really hard you can see his book and pencil case with his name Felix. </p><p>Once Felix is a wolf he sets off, wearing his red sweater, to explore the streets near his home late in the night. All of this makes for exciting adventures but when his friends invite him to a sleepover, he has to say no.</p><p><i>"So I keep to myself, and they leave me alone. I am perfectly fine on my own ... (but) I wish I didn't turn into a werewolf every night, though."</i></p><p>Then a new girl arrives at school. She is instantly popular and it turns out she can run much faster than Felix. Why? You need to read this book to find the answer which might surprise your young reading companion.</p><p><a href="https://storylinks.booklinks.org.au/2024/03/11/every-night-at-midnight/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #20124d;">This story about loneliness, not fitting in, being different, and making friends is a timely reminder that we are not all the same. I did wonder about the boy/wolf’s parents who are conspicuous by their absence and how does he survive at school every day without any sleep? These boring adult concerns are irrelevant as children mightily enjoy the fun and adventure of being able to shape shift and cavort about at night without supervision. Story Links</span></i></b></a></p><p><a href="https://www.petercheong.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #20124d;">You can see inside this book on Peter Cheong's web site</span></b></a>. </p><p>This book is a CBCA (Children's Book Council of Australia) Notable title - or long listed title - for our book awards. In this case it is in the Picture Book of the Year category.</p><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the judges' comments: <i>This highly original and engaging book about staying true to one’s identity and finding friendship in an unlikely place would be very appealing for the younger reader. Evocative language is used effectively, setting the tone for this whimsical story and maintaining mood throughout. Soft rhythm and effective repetition of phrasing reinforce elements of the narrative with a minimalistic approach used in placement of written text between each double page spread. Illustrative style is creative with colour palette perfectly matched to the written text. Design and layout are imaginative and creative in reinforcing and expanding on the narrative. Visuals provide added elements to the written text e.g. the subtle shadows in some windows towards the end of the book hint at another layer to the narrative.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/peter-cheong/every-night-at-midnight/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #20124d;">Warm and dreamy, this sweet story captures the joy of finding your pack. Kirkus</span></b></a></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now for the final page - this is sure to elicit a lot of comments from your group. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Look closely at the group of friends gathered in the white-haired girl's bedroom in the final scene. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Think about the way we see Felix wearing his red sweater both as a human and a werewolf.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Did he really turn into a werewolf? Could this book really be about 'fitting in' or shyness or difference?</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Does the final scene change the way you read the story a second or third time?</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Are the 'kids' in the final scene from Felix's class?</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">What do you think about the boy who is dressed as a bear? Is this another story hint?</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">How does the red sweater work as a way to better understand more about Felix?</span></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the <a href="https://resource.scholastic.com.au/ResourceFiles/100128543_115003.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>questions</b></span></a> written by Scholastic in their Australian Standing Orders notes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The book design here is excellent contrasting night and day scenes and one wordless double spread. Peter Cheong also very effectively shows Felix and his new friend racing across the city.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">With a group of older students, you could compare this book with this one - it is out of print but is sure to be held in many school libraries. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2Elot8NgSwJepKW98D9tW3Xz4VrNtOXXZ39iGGOJZFss5Gq687JcZm9LdouPLtheAEuvJ6XXariNHa-3AC-7RD8am3UXY0Vql0F6e-hpNdbRunEpLQi_HMWyNS-9vMakInqWnBx1lvV-UP-fQYYbG9NrimzRZmsJl2l9NPc-V4keljtk4SSxvktXJhff/s500/The%20werewolf%20knight.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="371" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2Elot8NgSwJepKW98D9tW3Xz4VrNtOXXZ39iGGOJZFss5Gq687JcZm9LdouPLtheAEuvJ6XXariNHa-3AC-7RD8am3UXY0Vql0F6e-hpNdbRunEpLQi_HMWyNS-9vMakInqWnBx1lvV-UP-fQYYbG9NrimzRZmsJl2l9NPc-V4keljtk4SSxvktXJhff/s320/The%20werewolf%20knight.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div>And here is some <a href="https://kidskonnect.com/mythology/werewolf/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #20124d;">background reading</span></b></a> for adults about werewolves and some <a href="https://kids.kiddle.co/Werewolf" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #20124d;">information you could share with a group of older students</span></b></a>. </div></div>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-13849605906761785702024-03-16T05:30:00.138+11:002024-03-16T05:30:00.132+11:00Anchored by Debra Tidball illustrated by Arielle Li<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQx7Q9Lzvd2ispF3yJGSX6NQUdaozAhFWdVfR2K-4zDoFJWejLFCGBb1Sp5fIbIvHZ-6qd8_f98mO2kZINLv7DxRysXrWPHhIVkjfMuOrub4OrYe0G2TeVVsHRN-ZoamHoJpANEyt1PuUADsS5PowMZuvrU3t8VUVbd9jaCJ6GGhh5OvsGGn4hgi3fOLwj/s768/Anchored%20Debra%20Tidball.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="768" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQx7Q9Lzvd2ispF3yJGSX6NQUdaozAhFWdVfR2K-4zDoFJWejLFCGBb1Sp5fIbIvHZ-6qd8_f98mO2kZINLv7DxRysXrWPHhIVkjfMuOrub4OrYe0G2TeVVsHRN-ZoamHoJpANEyt1PuUADsS5PowMZuvrU3t8VUVbd9jaCJ6GGhh5OvsGGn4hgi3fOLwj/s320/Anchored%20Debra%20Tidball.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimf3kevsN8WWxncJf62AVZE1xKLMOMv5A0ltNcHGD3lUcbBMZXmw19vLD3LVHEyfbb5QfBp_3a699FbOiAghsXImgHgZJLVWtxzBnNM3UH8q09U9_jz8-jP9HORXt_-YV4a3nHdbePH96-o1uULRTB_ckkeem4Mz4YCjPcrGTNwcEmysjOcUMcQJXyVt3P/s496/Five%20stars.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="102" data-original-width="496" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimf3kevsN8WWxncJf62AVZE1xKLMOMv5A0ltNcHGD3lUcbBMZXmw19vLD3LVHEyfbb5QfBp_3a699FbOiAghsXImgHgZJLVWtxzBnNM3UH8q09U9_jz8-jP9HORXt_-YV4a3nHdbePH96-o1uULRTB_ckkeem4Mz4YCjPcrGTNwcEmysjOcUMcQJXyVt3P/s320/Five%20stars.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><i><b>"Tug watched Ship pull out into the deep ocean. 'I'll miss you,' boomed Ship, flags waving. 'But I'll be home soon.' The gap between them widened."</b></i></p><div style="text-align: left;">After you read this book to your group go back and look at this opening sentence. Debra Tidball has carefully selected every word here. Tug has a capital letter because she is a main character and Ship also has a capital letter. Ship is heading off into the unknown - <i>the deep ocean</i>. Ship is large so her voice booms. And she is happy, perhaps anticipating an adventure - her flags are waving. Then we read the heart wrenching words - <i>the gap between them widened</i>. I have a photo of a scene like this from 1948 when my mum sailed off from Australia to the UK leaving her sister waving from the dock. It is a happy scene but also filled with emotion.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>"With Ship away, the sea shone a little less brightly."</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Until finally Boom Boom Boom Ship returns to the port. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><i>"Ship towered over Tug like a warm hug."</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">While Tug stayed home working on the busy harbour, Ship travelled the world but in every place Ship thought about Tug. Read these descriptions of the places Ship visits:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>"I've been to the tropics, where the sea glitters like crystals and jellyfish dance in shimmering shoals."</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>"I've been out past the breakers where the swell pulses and grows into a wild beast that crashes over my hull."</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>"I was just a dot in an endless blue sea and sky. I felt lost in the inky nights speckled with twinkling stars."</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When I was a CBCA judge (2021-23) I argued against listing picture books in more than one category for our annual awards so I was surprised to see we have two picture books in the Early Childhood (ages 0-6) and the Picture Book (ages 0-18) category - Anchored by Debra Tidball and The Concrete Garden by Bob Graham. I think is this is a testament to the way a terrific picture book can work across ages - appealing to very young children and exploring deeper themes with children in Grade One or Two. I am certain this book will be selected for one of these short lists which will be announced next week. </div><p><b>The Early Childhood</b> CBCA Judges said: <i>Depicted with sensitivity and empathy, this gentle book explores separation anxiety and associated emotions. The characters are well-defined, with Tug and Ship having a clear relationship and different roles, reflecting that of a parent and child. Tug’s insecurities and concerns are acknowledged and conveyed in a highly effective sequence of illustrations that echo the taut text. Softly blurred, circular framing of key images suggests the safety and security of a “warm hug” during difficult times. Tug’s self-talk invites discussion. Carefully selected words such as ‘pushing’, ‘pulling’, and ‘prodding’ in both the beginning and end of the story reflect the concept that life goes on. The well-realised conclusion references the title with the closing image featuring the two characters separate yet connected.</i></p><p><b>The Picture Book of the Year</b> CBCA Judges said<i>: </i><i>This gentle, emotional story celebrates friendship which helps weather any storm and </i><i>makes the world seem brighter. Small Tug learns to cope with the absence of his friend </i><i>Ship who ventures on long journeys across the deep ocean, discovering that a friend’s </i><i>presence remains firmly anchored in one’s heart, regardless of distance. The story’s </i><i>language is evocative and rich, enlivened by literary devices such as simile, alliteration, </i><i>personification and onomatopoeia. The narrative is elevated by illustrations that skillfully </i><i>vary in layout and size, bound together by a softly muted colour palette transitioning </i><i>from the light blue of the skies to the deeper and midnight blues of the ocean. From an </i><i>appealing cover and attractive endpapers to the overall harmony between written text and </i><i>illustrations, it is an example of an excellently designed and effective picture book.</i></p><p><a href="https://www.arielleli.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #20124d;">Here is the webpage for Arielle Li</span></b></a>. And for <a href="https://www.debratidball.com/my-books.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #20124d;">Debra Tidball</span></b></a>. In this very <a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F9YOdOUX98k?t=43s" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #20124d;">brief video</span></b></a> Debra Tidball talks about her book and her personal connections with the story. <a href="https://ekbooks.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Teachers-Notes__Anchored_updated.pdf?v=6cc98ba2045f&_ga=2.231436059.508744178.1710379357-1157548258.1708847551" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #20124d;">Here are some very detailed teachers notes from the publisher</span></b></a>. The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ojp0ilqnpE4" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #20124d;">book trailer</span></b></a><span style="color: #20124d;"><b> </b></span>has a very appealing soundtrack and no words. It is well worth watching. Here is an <a href="https://northernbeachesmums.com.au/book-anchored/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #20124d;">interview with Debra Tidball</span></b></a>. </p><p><a href="https://thebottomshelf.edublogs.org/2023/04/14/anchored/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #20124d;">Written for our youngest readers to reassure them that even though they might be separated from a parent for a time, out of sight does not mean out of mind and that they are always anchored in the heart of the absent one regardless. At a time when there are many reasons that separation might happen, stories like this help alleviate anxiety and confirm that the parent will return. The Bottom Shelf</span></i></b></a></p><p><a href="https://storylinks.booklinks.org.au/2023/04/26/anchored/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #20124d;">Anchored may be helpful in a classroom with little ones who are missing absent parents, or in families where adults travel for work. Story Links</span></i></b></a></p><p><a href="https://www.debratidball.com/reviews1.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #20124d;">You can read more review extracts here</span></b></a>. </p><p>When I first saw this book, I thought it might be a little bit like the old series - Thomas the Tank Engine because the ship and tug have faces and smiles, but this book is so much more. You could share Anchored in your library with students from Kindergarten up to Grade 2 but I would NOT link this book with other simple funny stories about ferries or <a href="https://bookroo.com/explore/books/topics/tugboats" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #20124d;">tug boats</span></b></a> such as <a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/stephen-savage/little-tug/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #20124d;">Little Tug by Steven Savage</span></b></a>; I'm Mighty! by Kate McMullan; Mighty Tug by Alyssa Satin Capucilli; <a href="https://celebratepicturebooks.com/tag/picture-books-about-tugboats/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #20124d;">Tough Tug by Margaret Read MacDonald</span></b></a>; Fergus the Ferry series by JW Noble; or Scuffy the Tug Boat (A Little Golden Book). </p><p>The emotional arc of this narrative reminded me of this book:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMTs_kJ3W5uQLKiA5C9IBzFtGSvBbtcoL5isXwd0jk4PvXBtjOniKbhOoFj9C4_W6OHfbgx_gKqDtDOQbBgDfnG3C_rFcS3PAZFlYs4aXInkbWK6989MChRoRXlWYSlmwauVGX_-_L_u-8VnR1jYWWUwdaU22PkqRem5hCFe26MuEsLsoqcsDF7T1qMP4/s372/The%20little%20red%20lighthouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMTs_kJ3W5uQLKiA5C9IBzFtGSvBbtcoL5isXwd0jk4PvXBtjOniKbhOoFj9C4_W6OHfbgx_gKqDtDOQbBgDfnG3C_rFcS3PAZFlYs4aXInkbWK6989MChRoRXlWYSlmwauVGX_-_L_u-8VnR1jYWWUwdaU22PkqRem5hCFe26MuEsLsoqcsDF7T1qMP4/s320/The%20little%20red%20lighthouse.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i><p></p>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-30633466753087426242024-03-15T12:00:00.002+11:002024-03-15T19:56:28.797+11:00Paper-Flower Girl by Margrete Lamond illustrated by Mateja Jager<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsai_lsogD9zxeLyEEcX1AfOtFCR6fXZ_di5eEx5gO7ZtezOEij1qUnhrCJoBzPVn7BDE7jVjcyBrxRUQruOkAvHIepRrZq2GXa7xKDGFYbQe4q__E9UrxKVcWUJBZCUaj3_wgdiC_oE6GpbYyayvqAAgAtAIBGg7LRO5_zrmAarZSFG_h0USB2-YrVwT/s1080/Paper%20flower%20girl.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsai_lsogD9zxeLyEEcX1AfOtFCR6fXZ_di5eEx5gO7ZtezOEij1qUnhrCJoBzPVn7BDE7jVjcyBrxRUQruOkAvHIepRrZq2GXa7xKDGFYbQe4q__E9UrxKVcWUJBZCUaj3_wgdiC_oE6GpbYyayvqAAgAtAIBGg7LRO5_zrmAarZSFG_h0USB2-YrVwT/s320/Paper%20flower%20girl.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Publisher blurb <a href="https://dirtlanepress.com/product/paper-flower-girl/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Dirt Lane Press</span></b></a>: <i>The Paper-flower Girl creates elaborate flowers out of paper, but she has few customers. When the Giant from the Hill brings her to work for him, they soon discover they want very different things. Before long, the Paper-flower Girl is forced to create things she no longer recognises as flowers. When the exasperated Giant throws her from the Hill, the Paper-flower Girl takes with her something belonging to the Giant, incorporates it into her elaborate flowers, and attains greater success than the Giant. This is a story about being prepared for the worst and hoping for the best.</i></p><p>Here is part of the text to show the lyrical language found in this book:</p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Down there</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>the plain.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Up there</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>the hill.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Down there the glades.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Moss and corn.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Dapple and nook.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Down there </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>the Plain</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>of Small Surprises. ...</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Days and weeks of interlacing,</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>months of folding, unfurling.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Petals of ivory, petals of rust,</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>of blood, of blush, of teal.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Filaments of honey and gold.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Tendrils of sage.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In this final text quote look at the word choice - petals in colour like teal and ivory contrasted with the words blood and rust. Is this meant to help us anticipate the cruelty that is coming?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Themes in this book - power, creativity, control, cruelty, good and evil, voice, patience, beauty, and resilience. There is also the idea of the power imbalance - weak and strong and the fragile transient beauty of a paper flower versus the imposing brutal landscape of steel and concrete inhabited by the giant. I would also talk to students about free will and the importance of creative freedom. </div><p>There are now so many fabulous picture books which extend our oldest students. Last year in the CBCA Picture Book of the Year category there were two books shortlisted that rewarded close study, re-reading, deep thought and extensive discussion with students. I love both of them, but I do know some Teachers and Teacher-Librarians did not enjoy these as much as I did :</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgE5zh2pM86vnixnqbcp5e9cwJ48lqEDGICfVcbXMeNxMvgSMG8MVwZariEy3nu-Roj68mQCBCU58ASOQE2ptCaFPN8OU42jaD81XopzJIjKyUGGmmf2NKVU_pEZFUGd99UBeQHv5eOtL9uEr7SZbuurtBLTLi9VONsk0LUlBs3g5nTPIQOseqblmCFVZ/s320/my%20strange%20shrinking%20parents.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="222" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgE5zh2pM86vnixnqbcp5e9cwJ48lqEDGICfVcbXMeNxMvgSMG8MVwZariEy3nu-Roj68mQCBCU58ASOQE2ptCaFPN8OU42jaD81XopzJIjKyUGGmmf2NKVU_pEZFUGd99UBeQHv5eOtL9uEr7SZbuurtBLTLi9VONsk0LUlBs3g5nTPIQOseqblmCFVZ/w139-h200/my%20strange%20shrinking%20parents.jpg" width="139" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/08/my-strange-shrinking-parents-by-zeno.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;"><br /></span></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/08/my-strange-shrinking-parents-by-zeno.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">My Strange Shrinking Parents</span></b></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfczKdC-UuaoGItGFMGHAcXbEH-OfRPXCP4Q7HFnjQOqczmAXGPZdY7MmkqW3s13Yd_YVrkubM-PvLN4Q9oIUmqdBEulBeBSIbQduetCsx3-NV9cx1np61CwQ8U2FvGItnuHGZJgiwnqmVN_063cvMwYK61Az3tj3KS3eGUYXCSVc0v32AGIN8P4YL9Vb/s672/Paradise%20sands%20cover%20better.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="672" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfczKdC-UuaoGItGFMGHAcXbEH-OfRPXCP4Q7HFnjQOqczmAXGPZdY7MmkqW3s13Yd_YVrkubM-PvLN4Q9oIUmqdBEulBeBSIbQduetCsx3-NV9cx1np61CwQ8U2FvGItnuHGZJgiwnqmVN_063cvMwYK61Az3tj3KS3eGUYXCSVc0v32AGIN8P4YL9Vb/w200-h169/Paradise%20sands%20cover%20better.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/08/paradise-sands-by-levi-pinfold.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Paradise Sands</b></span></a></div><br /><p>Like the two above, Paper-Flower Girl is also a CBCA (Children's Book Council of Australia) choice for our prestigious Australian children's book award. In 2024 this book has made the Notable list BUT this time I am not so sure about the balance between exquisite illustrations and a complex text. I have now read Paper-Flower Girl fairly carefully several times. I purchased a copy because the art looked so special, but the story confuses me. The language is lyrical - actually poetic - but what is going on here? The story does have a fairy tale feel and overtones of the classic story The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wild. </p><div style="text-align: left;">Here are the CBCA Judges comments: <i>This exquisite, high-quality picture book captivates from the soft, detailed cover and beautiful endpapers through to the very end. Language is poetic and evocative, successfully using a range of literary devices (repetition, rhythm, rhyme) to create mood and atmosphere. Vocabulary is sophisticated taking the reader on a journey with the unfurling story of the girl, her creativity and the giant and his demands. Bolding and changes in size and positioning of the text is utilised effectively, enhancing the message. Artwork is exceptional, at times almost creating an additional narrative thread, at others extending the feelings and actions of the characters. Variations in colour palette reflect the changing mood, emotions and dialogue between the girl and the giant. Use of </i></div><div><i>changes in perspective and positioning is creative and original.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div>Mateja Jager is a Slovene born designer and illustrator, currently living in Sydney. <a href="https://www.pinterest.com.au/MJpinkety/mateja-jager/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Here is a Pinterest of her art</span></b></a>. And here is her <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pinketycards/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Instagram page</span></b></a> which shows some illustrations from Paper-Flower girl. On her Instagram page I read this comment about Paper-Flower Girl:</div><div><br /></div><div><i>" A triumph of simplicity, full of meaning without teaching, about good versus evil, patience over expectation, values & their compromise, and the tragedy of greed." <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C0Sb13jP-nZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Link</span></b></a></i></div><div><br /></div><div>The Magpies reviewer (a current CBCA judge of the Eve Pownall Non Fiction award) said this book is <i>"a sweet parable for our times and a fun way to learn the cleverness of sounds and the magic of words .... The paper-flower girl realises she needs to be following her own creativity and in her own style and time."</i> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpies volume 39, Issue 1, March 2024 page 36</span></div><p>I really liked a previous book by Margrete Lamond:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxQXyrbzicswbsQHxSKkS-O4P69YfDban7-W66OGrVUTn6oDhJ3IC8q5fif4i-YMrAz3PB02oIlHLIzdm4myZDhsfZpOj2N8H0M-YozPP1_qjM_1EWEEqRqgMCI-8ABlrF15sgYoy2Apf6O31z38MqLpDxl6WjmyvCr28cp-1Mmh6R8L-RMowZuu6ZAMX/s500/Just%20one%20Bee.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxQXyrbzicswbsQHxSKkS-O4P69YfDban7-W66OGrVUTn6oDhJ3IC8q5fif4i-YMrAz3PB02oIlHLIzdm4myZDhsfZpOj2N8H0M-YozPP1_qjM_1EWEEqRqgMCI-8ABlrF15sgYoy2Apf6O31z38MqLpDxl6WjmyvCr28cp-1Mmh6R8L-RMowZuu6ZAMX/s320/Just%20one%20Bee.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2022/09/just-one-bee-by-margrete-lamond-and.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Just one Bee</span></b></a></div>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-78036137600837416292024-03-15T05:30:00.003+11:002024-03-15T19:51:44.105+11:00The Wheelbarrow Express by Sue Whiting illustrated by Cate James<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09QZkbsFBqAZR1XqwZH9LACYqXmi-DHOzU2vXOmiS5SJ6Ygfpb4qwX6Hw8EOE7vh1xHhmcJCyZ4B58KqKwa4YN_ZE7J66qqoI9p0lktwM2cVn29muTj6dJl1GjfafHHtn56t8DsrG5Xmb9u-To8ASbF-dbC1BVlLlVVlklEOi9XJ5JuKZ-avPnKPjB6-G/s1099/Wheelbarrow%20Express__9781760654627.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1099" data-original-width="1054" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09QZkbsFBqAZR1XqwZH9LACYqXmi-DHOzU2vXOmiS5SJ6Ygfpb4qwX6Hw8EOE7vh1xHhmcJCyZ4B58KqKwa4YN_ZE7J66qqoI9p0lktwM2cVn29muTj6dJl1GjfafHHtn56t8DsrG5Xmb9u-To8ASbF-dbC1BVlLlVVlklEOi9XJ5JuKZ-avPnKPjB6-G/s320/Wheelbarrow%20Express__9781760654627.jpeg" width="307" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSqcixYPudlPFP6_0A6_VVzrkrK9rJFJRXfumdwPSjVeVwGJEZbnItfWCqNvc3Utu65xZjp5Mhou2KVv3JHdbBShBRVtTwYLppaj-58EA3M-6dvkfpJMMvpa9mev3bk85-y77jT30RMk_SuDKzJhYWkCJuuRZXiHezAe4DHpIm1_5ZWNevzqgAjKlzNoe/s496/Five%20stars.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="102" data-original-width="496" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSqcixYPudlPFP6_0A6_VVzrkrK9rJFJRXfumdwPSjVeVwGJEZbnItfWCqNvc3Utu65xZjp5Mhou2KVv3JHdbBShBRVtTwYLppaj-58EA3M-6dvkfpJMMvpa9mev3bk85-y77jT30RMk_SuDKzJhYWkCJuuRZXiHezAe4DHpIm1_5ZWNevzqgAjKlzNoe/s320/Five%20stars.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>I am working my way through the CBCA (Children's Book Council of Australia) 2024 notable titles. The Wheelbarrow Express is a title from the Early Childhood list and I really like it. The intended audience for books in this category is ages 0-6 and I can see this book will be perfect to share with your own young reading companion or grandchild or with a younger group in your library or preschool. Why? I will list some features here:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;">The setting is a farm - all young children, even if they have not had the opportunity to visit a farm, love farm animals especially pigs and chickens.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">The relationships are warm and recognisable - Grandfather and grandson. And there is the arrival of a new baby which is an adjustment for all older siblings.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">There is a repeated refrain - <b style="font-style: italic;">toot! toot! choo-choo-choo-choo. </b>After all this is an express "train" and there are many stations to visit along the route.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">The plot is linear as the child and adult travel through the farm, so it is easy for a young child to anticipate a happy ending or in this case reunion with mum and the baby.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Adults will love the tiny touches of poignancy - grandad knows he <b>will see</b> Tom again but today is the final day of this visit. Grandad is clearly choked up when they say goodbye to the dam - his voice has gone croaky, and that final hug is so special - I certainly felt the strong squeeze of Pa's arms.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">The plot races along with the wheelbarrow but before we reach the end the journey there is time just to sit still and enjoy skipping stones into the yabby dam. (A reminder to slow your reading down too and make a plan to one day skip stones too.)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">This is a universal story of love and shared experiences, but it also feels Australian (I mentioned the yabby dam).</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">And there are also those all-important touches of sweet humour such as when the goat steals Tom's railway cap. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">The collection of treasures are the perfect way to recap their journey - the special shared moments of, not just that day, but over the whole visit. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">This book will be one you share with your young reading companion more than once and I would anticipate that some of the phrases might become part of your own family vocabulary - <i>"Put away the gloomies"; "With a bump and a bounce and a toot"; and "Till next time."</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">I love that this is not an end-of-life story - it is just a happy day shared across the generations. Too often we categorise grandparents as elderly, but the reality is a child the age of Tom, I'd say he is 3 or 4, would have a grandfather who is only 65-70 years old.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSS-E5NMktZsKjCGFEP4pqXCR_I9EuYN65oeKaVgUpRU2Wp5ikCgovCveI3v6Fcat4l9xw21KrUEi_SZXbFh4b8XVW_OG45b30JnwgHeUWck4uLuRpuqDZWd_MJBUbx0ug8LV1YrcYSKv5O_bKbrS9OMHjqDs9NzhiIiQleLHPHqVB3rcS2IuKyP4aIuZ/s2152/Wheelbarrow%20express%20illustration%20of%20pigs.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="2152" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSS-E5NMktZsKjCGFEP4pqXCR_I9EuYN65oeKaVgUpRU2Wp5ikCgovCveI3v6Fcat4l9xw21KrUEi_SZXbFh4b8XVW_OG45b30JnwgHeUWck4uLuRpuqDZWd_MJBUbx0ug8LV1YrcYSKv5O_bKbrS9OMHjqDs9NzhiIiQleLHPHqVB3rcS2IuKyP4aIuZ/w640-h340/Wheelbarrow%20express%20illustration%20of%20pigs.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.walkerbooks.com.au/book/9781760654627/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #38761d;">Image Source: Walker Books</span></i></b></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p>I have previously talked about the art of <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2022/06/meet-illustrator-cate-james.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Cate James.</span></b></a> It really shines in this book. I highly recommend this book and suggest after reading you go down to your shed, pull out your old wheelbarrow and go for a ride around your own backyard or park. </p><p>The CBCA Judges said: <i>A heartwarming celebration of the loving bond between a child and grandparent is shared in this timeless narrative. Readers may be familiar with a wheelbarrow ride and will enjoy joining Tom and Pa on their last day on the farm together, journeying on the wheelbarrow express, collecting mementos and revisiting favourite spots and memories. The language is simple and accessible for young readers, with onomatopoeia and some verbs emphasised in a different font. Crucial to the narrative, the farm setting is gloriously reflected in the soft colour palette of blue, greens and browns. Avoiding sentimentality, the narrative alternates between the pair’s genuine banter and playful descriptions of farmyard activities and closes on a reassuring and satisfying note.</i></p><p><i><a href="https://thebottomshelf.edublogs.org/2023/07/29/the-wheelbarrow-express/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">This is a charming story celebrating the special bond between grandparent and grandchild that is destined to become a family favourite. The Bottom Shelf</span></b></a></i></p><p>I do hope we see The Wheelbarrow Express as a short-listed title. I previously hoped this would happen with another book by Sue Whiting:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqv72Az_d8IkHAxgQzqNBA0gVzLY8-tfBYbnyMGwe3iY4Vx9hXZlvWXELQOAXPyzz0QgMvDLSg0qorBs8xpz2qQDDIfmpLvtJzQmxbINjaHgHakccqxRMe84MguGZ-qaFPQQIwII9-VmBlmzH1FNl7eYH5TkXlK2HnY0sZp4BkTEgPBS3K0VMV8nJJU72j/s402/Beware%20the%20deep%20dark%20forest.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqv72Az_d8IkHAxgQzqNBA0gVzLY8-tfBYbnyMGwe3iY4Vx9hXZlvWXELQOAXPyzz0QgMvDLSg0qorBs8xpz2qQDDIfmpLvtJzQmxbINjaHgHakccqxRMe84MguGZ-qaFPQQIwII9-VmBlmzH1FNl7eYH5TkXlK2HnY0sZp4BkTEgPBS3K0VMV8nJJU72j/s320/Beware%20the%20deep%20dark%20forest.jpeg" width="291" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2019/03/beware-deep-dark-forest-by-sue-whiting.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Beware the Deep Dark Forest</span></b></a></div><br /><p>See more books by <a href="https://suewhiting.com/books/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Sue Whiting</span></b></a> here on her webpage. With a group of older students in Grade 1 or 2 you could read another terrific book that features a journey in a wheelbarrow:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GbCqQl_KFzI07RpZTEmH6Z1Yxi9bA02aoRoTpF3tzp0XVTdbPoscjaNS3r4N9CvAbYTn9laEwjJZdtM1pr4NC1eEP7cBuTTvralF7QPckUIrGuqMbhcCo516UlngWCJdnshayyGseywo-BJEqI0PHaUFUe9QkXC8HwP4_PE0QpnsHdXPjjn9nl9IkI5x/s300/The%20man%20whose%20mother%20was%20a%20pirate.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="289" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GbCqQl_KFzI07RpZTEmH6Z1Yxi9bA02aoRoTpF3tzp0XVTdbPoscjaNS3r4N9CvAbYTn9laEwjJZdtM1pr4NC1eEP7cBuTTvralF7QPckUIrGuqMbhcCo516UlngWCJdnshayyGseywo-BJEqI0PHaUFUe9QkXC8HwP4_PE0QpnsHdXPjjn9nl9IkI5x/s1600/The%20man%20whose%20mother%20was%20a%20pirate.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2012/03/man-whose-mother-was-pirate-by-margaret.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">The Man whose Mother was a Pirate</span></b></a></div><p><br /></p>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-86332768938346128552024-03-14T13:58:00.002+11:002024-03-14T20:14:20.509+11:00Runt by Craig Silvey - The US edition<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHuz0ckSsCqLjdlwGu54laeWDumY2Vo70Ae2bx609YIt-pX4zF6hyphenhyphen9YukCvAxWCxDyhghe0qH_4IR4dhnTGSERICpsjrFcq5ekKyYz93pO_NEvT0gnnGyWaA_G0AVcBk4Aw4LUQ542LewoU6EaAW2P2k1AVTbopskpQNNreawZMSlgojTit5kBi4pJl4F/s700/Runt%20US%20Cover%20The%20underdogs%20of%20Upson%20Downs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="463" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHuz0ckSsCqLjdlwGu54laeWDumY2Vo70Ae2bx609YIt-pX4zF6hyphenhyphen9YukCvAxWCxDyhghe0qH_4IR4dhnTGSERICpsjrFcq5ekKyYz93pO_NEvT0gnnGyWaA_G0AVcBk4Aw4LUQ542LewoU6EaAW2P2k1AVTbopskpQNNreawZMSlgojTit5kBi4pJl4F/s320/Runt%20US%20Cover%20The%20underdogs%20of%20Upson%20Downs.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Begin with <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2022/09/runt-by-craig-silvey-illustrated-by.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;">my post about Runt</span></b></a> by Craig Silvey illustrated by Sara Acton and published in Australia in 2022. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9i4lxknj8xyqiqxrZGjGYLyTV36NQZ8Zkeb9_iswxboK4V3xWyVCpmQKU8hGU6S0NIW18XPE-EYGZjmlseAwuvdb3f62KmtS8tAc8-C_6Ol4g2WjQPIp6HzqCZmqr9yuZIJpbUaOncGGQAJc0oIza1S-IAi5VRWF3HN0-RcBtITaVNpPK_ur6tnhsuNJ/s415/CBCA%20winner%20sticker.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="415" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9i4lxknj8xyqiqxrZGjGYLyTV36NQZ8Zkeb9_iswxboK4V3xWyVCpmQKU8hGU6S0NIW18XPE-EYGZjmlseAwuvdb3f62KmtS8tAc8-C_6Ol4g2WjQPIp6HzqCZmqr9yuZIJpbUaOncGGQAJc0oIza1S-IAi5VRWF3HN0-RcBtITaVNpPK_ur6tnhsuNJ/w200-h200/CBCA%20winner%20sticker.png" width="200" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>This is just a quick post to show you the US edition of our CBCA Younger Readers Book of the Year (2023) Runt is now called:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The Underdogs of Upson Downs</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;">I asked Craig Silvey on social media about the name change. This happens a lot with our Australian books when they are taken up in the US market and often the new title is very literal like this one, but Craig Silvey said this happened because another book is also called Runt.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Here are US review extracts. It is clear no one told these reviewers Runt won our big award here in 2023. It is brilliant to see a Kirkus Star review:<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/craig-silvey/the-underdogs-of-upson-downs/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #bf9000;">Annie and Runt are the main attractions, and their relationships with the other scrappy Shearer family members—especially Annie’s aspiring botanist dad—are authentically drawn and lovingly flawed, making them easy to cheer on and adding depth to a beautiful, rewarding narrative that’s a fresh addition to the genre. Kirkus Star review</span></i></b></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://abookandahug.com/the-underdogs-of-upside-down/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #bf9000;">A heartwarming and hilarious story about a girl and her dog, and of kindness, friendship, hurdles, tunnels, see-saws, and—most importantly—bringing out the best in yourself and others. A book and a hug</span></i></b></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.yabookscentral.com/the-underdogs-of-upson-downs/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #bf9000;">The book shares a heart-warming, underdog story that will appeal to readers of all ages. The author can’t go wrong by featuring a cute dog and the two antagonists are easy to root against. I recommend you give this book a shot! YA Books Central</span></i></b></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Thank goodness the audio book (<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725883/the-underdogs-of-upson-downs-by-craig-silvey/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #bf9000;">here is a sample</span></i></b></a>) is narrated by an Australian!</p><p style="text-align: left;">So far, I have not been able to discover the illustrators name for this US edition and of course I don't know if there is art inside the book. I do like the US cover and I think it will appeal to middle grade readers. Hopefully the US publisher did not change any of the actual text. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Blog post update - Craig Silvey has shared the name of the cover artist (there is no extra art inside the book). His name is Erwin Madrid. He is originally from the Philippines and now lives in California and works for Dreamworks. Erwin Madrid has worked as a visual development artist for the Shrek franchise as well as creating conceptual art for video games. He is also the illustrator of <a href="https://www.books4yourkids.com/2012/08/the-scary-places-map-book-seven.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;">The Scary Places Map Book by B. G. Hennessy</span></b></a>. Here is some of his work:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9z3CQPz9wOQEqz3LZ6nDjRcFIbCxUyiDKMPy91vKbZ1FlJaH9gKLQ9rQeB5X5XPck5rfFE3KpLztBWxML5T0BOxH2HeP8TMFgssGNtVbNJFBirwRDzZaJnpiUPe1ynBZN7QjNKvXvNyiIO1z9eLBcTvb3vOUAQQnJjBF5xxMOwF6xDxFlIYszliMjH6-D/s2246/Erwin%20Madrid%20covers.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="2246" height="86" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9z3CQPz9wOQEqz3LZ6nDjRcFIbCxUyiDKMPy91vKbZ1FlJaH9gKLQ9rQeB5X5XPck5rfFE3KpLztBWxML5T0BOxH2HeP8TMFgssGNtVbNJFBirwRDzZaJnpiUPe1ynBZN7QjNKvXvNyiIO1z9eLBcTvb3vOUAQQnJjBF5xxMOwF6xDxFlIYszliMjH6-D/w400-h86/Erwin%20Madrid%20covers.png" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">I also love our version with art by Sara Acton and in fact I own the image at the bottom of this post which I purchased from our <a href="https://ibbyaustralia.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;">IBBY Australia</span></b></a> mini masterpiece art auction.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySwYUpAiWZgNDiUQR3UhWZnOQF9gCQ4yZWbxP5XteaVFYMhw3_jEYwjkb018DrjPpXaK6WTEU4NZAgdUzDR4lp_1u-bSOzWDqzQguQCn1Bp2P0D19ctwO1kWoF7SU745RnT9i_jvYYnohGaGJaHxAnzj93HsG43pgV_WAUTG9wZxJJyJhYm-ReoHmtXLp/s2457/Runt%20by%20Craig%20Silvey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2457" data-original-width="1630" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySwYUpAiWZgNDiUQR3UhWZnOQF9gCQ4yZWbxP5XteaVFYMhw3_jEYwjkb018DrjPpXaK6WTEU4NZAgdUzDR4lp_1u-bSOzWDqzQguQCn1Bp2P0D19ctwO1kWoF7SU745RnT9i_jvYYnohGaGJaHxAnzj93HsG43pgV_WAUTG9wZxJJyJhYm-ReoHmtXLp/s320/Runt%20by%20Craig%20Silvey.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheX54OSnAdTfZkyATQqhMrIac2FTdKarrWKaTB5w8ZWQaX0ubN-HEsDC1jhawPxUpspTWPU8G9-RLvw6fNvuEOUEybLn2Vz2HixHLPPeC_W596qJHP5qsbS_sOhZOsyYN0ng41BDg-LIVEnF8JBpbYwHP0sN6jnYSrA5SjiSOqPeM8Wf0mOg00lVgv5yln/s550/Sara%20Acton%20Runt%20image%20for%20IBBY%20auction.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="389" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheX54OSnAdTfZkyATQqhMrIac2FTdKarrWKaTB5w8ZWQaX0ubN-HEsDC1jhawPxUpspTWPU8G9-RLvw6fNvuEOUEybLn2Vz2HixHLPPeC_W596qJHP5qsbS_sOhZOsyYN0ng41BDg-LIVEnF8JBpbYwHP0sN6jnYSrA5SjiSOqPeM8Wf0mOg00lVgv5yln/s320/Sara%20Acton%20Runt%20image%20for%20IBBY%20auction.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-1618816395057943182024-03-14T05:30:00.025+11:002024-03-14T05:30:00.258+11:00All About the Heart by Dr Remi Kowalski illustrated by Tania Composto<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbjZ_aQNKtzi54Qn5PNSqrwb1jaAhAvAm9C-HpWuWCF3atGyASTmQsfpuf5bNv-7O1lhcJumygtI_bIfCl0zzIrmmgF7JGBriyrepcAqkZpfj8-QzXatOqxZbhZ7aFePtkIyhPnsO5rUhbindWbvS-is1tNKpN76tWN8Bl6BjbY4QRYEujxfmInUMeY1B/s900/All%20about%20the%20heart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="744" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbjZ_aQNKtzi54Qn5PNSqrwb1jaAhAvAm9C-HpWuWCF3atGyASTmQsfpuf5bNv-7O1lhcJumygtI_bIfCl0zzIrmmgF7JGBriyrepcAqkZpfj8-QzXatOqxZbhZ7aFePtkIyhPnsO5rUhbindWbvS-is1tNKpN76tWN8Bl6BjbY4QRYEujxfmInUMeY1B/s320/All%20about%20the%20heart.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>This book has been long listed (Notable list) by our CBCA (Children's Book Council of Australia) in the Eve Pownall nonfiction section. From this list, of 25 splendid titles all published in Australia in 2023, the short list of six will be announced next week. While I have not yet read all of the titles in this category, I am fairly sure All About the Heart will make the short list.</p><p>In recent years nonfiction books for children have changed exponentially. Many are a visual delight and present information in a way that goes far beyond anything you might read in a Google search. This book is written by a <a href="https://www.mhck.com.au/our-team/dr-remi-kowalski/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #e06666;">Paediatric cardiologist</span></b></a> so of course this book is filled with reliable and accurate information. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6Ldde8ZiaR6J2-p33CgnB0KJV3y9_rSS46YneRPy9A8U8__GVXcueQ-roqRd4tvRjTcHFR-4mdJndH79EpDXyCe-cEvalNl54yHHA7zVlUwyUDPgNlCwf__zUgFqt7sLJO6HWVM_YKXzVSdMvDmSddE0TILVVmRsqI-vphOlJ1YX_wQAS3bM82csD0J8/s2343/All%20about%20the%20heart%20illustration.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="2343" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6Ldde8ZiaR6J2-p33CgnB0KJV3y9_rSS46YneRPy9A8U8__GVXcueQ-roqRd4tvRjTcHFR-4mdJndH79EpDXyCe-cEvalNl54yHHA7zVlUwyUDPgNlCwf__zUgFqt7sLJO6HWVM_YKXzVSdMvDmSddE0TILVVmRsqI-vphOlJ1YX_wQAS3bM82csD0J8/w640-h382/All%20about%20the%20heart%20illustration.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>The CBCA Judges said:</p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>This vibrantly illustrated book takes us on a journey through all things ‘heart’ and ‘heart-related’. Fun-filled pages are packed with detailed illustrations which complement the simple, clear style of text. Information about the heart is innovatively presented. Factual and scientific information is expressed in a conversational manner which allows for the information to be absorbed without it becoming overwhelming or frightening. The physical details of the heart and how it operates are explored but so are the emotional aspects and the importance of socialising, good diet and exercise. The human heart is not the only one discussed. Curious facts about hearts in other animals are also covered, including the few animals who don’t have hearts and the animal which has the largest heart. The production is of the highest standard. No two pages are the same and the reader can delight in time spent exploring the detail on each page. A glossary is included as well as endpapers covered in hearts</i></div><p>I only have three very tiny criticisms of this book - I think the glossary could be on a page of the book and not pasted on the end papers; I would like to read a full bio of the author and <a href="https://www.illustrationroom.com.au/artist/tonia-composto/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #e06666;">illustrator</span></b></a>; and I wonder why no mention was made of the wondrous ability we now have to complete successful heart transplants. I know the mum and dad of this <b><a href="https://www.thatslife.com.au/brave-ellie-spent-420-days-in-hospital-for-a-new-heart" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">special little girl</span></a></b> - she has just started her first year of school which is so wonderful. <a href="https://www.heartkids.org.au/news/category/22/stories" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #e06666;">Read more about Heart Kids here</span></b></a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/All-About-the-Heart/Remi-Kowalski/9781922610591" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #e06666;">Note from the publisher</span></b></a>: <i>This is the first book in a nonfiction series Berbay is launching, authored by paediatric medical experts in their fields. Presented in a kid-friendly, exciting way, these books – which can be read cover to cover – are designed to help kids better understand the way their bodies work and appreciate how incredible they are.</i></p><p><i><a href="https://www.readplus.com.au/reviews/all-about-the-heart" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #e06666;">This is a fascinating book that will enable children of all ages to gain a greater understanding this precious organ. A wonderful resource for a school or public library. Read Plus</span></b></a></i></p>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-42886492992174628732024-03-13T05:30:00.093+11:002024-03-13T05:30:00.343+11:00Adoette by Lydia Monks<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyzMUdwVGlFByC0uc3-FAzzooYKAThAS88y4NSF-duBhWzpPNz8BPQ3C11jkiWerqSlmSKizCc7stmJOq1MdXBw9DIbxBxtNa5DKk4uUURk45YqItksU_V1FLqh16N3C1PT7tM-dWj6gGqT8rqotv8_iGYB6BHJ7aPcNOTckYzSnBRVYfVEyKhiiP70Wa/s1225/Adoette__9781839131905.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="1022" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyzMUdwVGlFByC0uc3-FAzzooYKAThAS88y4NSF-duBhWzpPNz8BPQ3C11jkiWerqSlmSKizCc7stmJOq1MdXBw9DIbxBxtNa5DKk4uUURk45YqItksU_V1FLqh16N3C1PT7tM-dWj6gGqT8rqotv8_iGYB6BHJ7aPcNOTckYzSnBRVYfVEyKhiiP70Wa/s320/Adoette__9781839131905.jpeg" width="267" /></a></div><p></p><p>Stop - do not open this book - you need to linger over the cover. I failed to do this and assumed (completely wrongly or perhaps that was the author's intention?) that Adoette was the little girl - no no no - this is the name of the tree!</p><p>On the opening spread - which I assume is the end paper of the hardcover edition of this book - there is a sepia scene indicating this is long long ago. The woman is wearing a long old-fashioned dress and there are several horses with carts. A young boy, also wearing old fashioned clothes, is pointing to a tree. Spring is coming and the small tree has the tiny beginnings of new leaves. Meanwhile new buildings are being constructed and the brick layers are hard at work. </p><p>Here is the next page:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjddWUJ7BEctzw-JcRLSKRcfAzVOygQSILMm9X84QEE1TNv8HDl1EHi9kJxTcvHuce4l62ecZhSghLYv6sHlG2UTYD6Zd0POjNap7-krBUDD1qwrNermem-AFHmZV8uE7cbvrvkfRoLpZoAXW2biDRJH0UqBJUzacfCTfhdlXiQuowgxUkZjxE2Z1j8zhQ/s2140/Adoette%20illustration.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1288" data-original-width="2140" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjddWUJ7BEctzw-JcRLSKRcfAzVOygQSILMm9X84QEE1TNv8HDl1EHi9kJxTcvHuce4l62ecZhSghLYv6sHlG2UTYD6Zd0POjNap7-krBUDD1qwrNermem-AFHmZV8uE7cbvrvkfRoLpZoAXW2biDRJH0UqBJUzacfCTfhdlXiQuowgxUkZjxE2Z1j8zhQ/w640-h386/Adoette%20illustration.png" width="640" /></a></div><p><i>"Do you remember when I first told you about Adoette? She lived on this street all of her life, until she was 100 years old. Just imagine all the changes she saw!"</i></p><p><i>"When Adoette was little this street was brand new. All the houses had just been built. There was no electricity and no cars. Lots of families moved in, and the street was full of children."</i></p><p>We watch the course of history as the pages turn - personal events like a wedding and major event such as the bombing of the city in World War II. Unfortunately, urbanization means people begin to complain about this tree which has grown quite large over time. There are parking issues, and issues with bird poo. It is time for community action. Some people protest to keep the tree others want it cut down. Sadly, the tree is cut down - on this page all we can see are a few remaining twigs and the huge tree stump.</p><p><i>"After Adoette had gone, the street seemed a much sadder place. ... The name Adoette means 'big tree', but Adoette hadn't always been big ... we wanted to do something to remember her by."</i></p><p>Perhaps you can guess the outcome.</p><p>Lydia Monks witnessed the destruction of trees in her town.</p><p><a href="https://booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/adoette/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #38761d;">The seed for this ultimately uplifting book grew out of the author’s participation in a campaign to prevent the unnecessary felling of 10, 000 street trees in her hometown of Sheffield. Much of the story is shown in the immediately recognisable, detailed illustrations of street life through the ages. BooksforKeeps</span></i></b></a></p><p><a href="https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/19942/Adoette-by-Lydia-Monks.html" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #38761d;">Lydia Monks’s beautiful illustrations celebrate the importance of caring for nature and for each other by making time to look out for one another. Love Reading4Kids</span></i></b></a></p><p><a href="https://www.andersenpress.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Adoette-Teaching-Notes-CLPE.pdf" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Here is a set of very detailed teachers notes</span></b></a>. These teachers notes use the technique of reading the book without showing the cover - so the idea that Adoette is a tree will come as a surprise to your group.</p><p>Companion books (this could be a terrific mini theme for your library or classroom)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3jiDpA2UsncKcAqxxJEiq6BAhGBvLEd7WRWG4PH5Vup_Xue8M0zSLhdcnfq2JxccmkKmrMVaBZQC4MGfzf-UI7jfZF7gmBuOeA8EOfKik4eDHNA_sNANnqfIeWqKqvJEcXUHe-3ghYLMxgHRTKjrhLjKc03L08JVUrbKXOFoVKlbQATxUqjK06KK4C2w/s570/The%20tree%20at%20number%2043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="508" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3jiDpA2UsncKcAqxxJEiq6BAhGBvLEd7WRWG4PH5Vup_Xue8M0zSLhdcnfq2JxccmkKmrMVaBZQC4MGfzf-UI7jfZF7gmBuOeA8EOfKik4eDHNA_sNANnqfIeWqKqvJEcXUHe-3ghYLMxgHRTKjrhLjKc03L08JVUrbKXOFoVKlbQATxUqjK06KK4C2w/s320/The%20tree%20at%20number%2043.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-tree-at-number-43-by-jess-mcgeachin.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">The Tree at Number 43</span></b></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjho7gcasct3II-IoBVWBZljvh7wfTMLKBRH2zhetekJy2XBquU52v-3_n3fXqoJMG2kAUyoZ2Iw2EHuY92U4Ydxn8zXY97up00eob6MWU-QTUfUQVMU5aXJZssQQu5On5wJBZnfOfcYf6cWLscsdXRMg9kFg_YOw45XGxE8c8CS2tziAWWy0C9kVfr8PyF/s639/The%20girl%20who%20planted%20trees.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="639" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjho7gcasct3II-IoBVWBZljvh7wfTMLKBRH2zhetekJy2XBquU52v-3_n3fXqoJMG2kAUyoZ2Iw2EHuY92U4Ydxn8zXY97up00eob6MWU-QTUfUQVMU5aXJZssQQu5On5wJBZnfOfcYf6cWLscsdXRMg9kFg_YOw45XGxE8c8CS2tziAWWy0C9kVfr8PyF/s320/The%20girl%20who%20planted%20trees.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="102" data-original-width="496" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhys9PtbfpLnoCye15EjYU2krfxQGYMkFFUVZdxSoOtnL83oUGKjPagyzlQcxXCpJ0MKgANh-m-uDOwqFOZZ27FZLzMdU1_Wjv7cX3M4GEcCfPrUZaOaAFb4SSTQtiuhW2B5oZGlUlUxsxHHpYy-v1evhLHH-6HHlrKwKgbTFItzC526e3cYh9bFqX-VV54/s320/Five%20stars.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">If you only consider buying one book mentioned on this blog this year please make it this one!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Neil Gaiman asked the question on the cover of this book out on social media. He received tens of thousands of replies and he made them into the poem found in this book. <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAHEQ-KiDI4&t=69s" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">The poem was then made into a film</span></a></b>. Then he gave the poem to the UNHCR and they gave sections of the poem twelve illustrators and the designers at Bloomsbury pulled all this together into a truly special book.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The book features illustrations from Chris Riddell, Benji Davies, Yuliya Gwilym, Nadine Kaadan, Daniel Egnéus, Pam Smy, Petr Horácek, Beth Suzanna, Bagram Ibatoulline, Marie-Alice Harel, Majid Adin and Richard Jones, with a thought-provoking cover from Oliver Jeffers.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I would share this book with students in the school library in Grades 5-7 - first read the poem and talk about how it came about, then show the video by Neil Gaiman, followed by the book and then go further and explore the important work of the UNCHR. Students could also design their own illustrations/responses to different sets of lines from this poem or write their own answer to the title question. You might have some books in your school library with illustrations by some of the contributors to this book such as Oliver Jeffers, Benji Davies, Chris Riddell or Richard Jones. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7t6EEjdmYYfuGQN8pIkCkttFb3iapE4Qct80IvuSsd51nPmFSPpHsohAO7u6hgSmmmvMC3VKSBRdssRJthEGO56Bn9NHlI7bfxuU0p0Qq8I2KpdL5jZZWfGDgPVFRGJ5mHxfyepi5XfsLx43enK_kgaJBMRvZADj0L3bv1R_fSYKRUv6_-E_xrxIZ-iP/s1622/What%20you%20need%20to%20be%20warm%20illustration%20one.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1622" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7t6EEjdmYYfuGQN8pIkCkttFb3iapE4Qct80IvuSsd51nPmFSPpHsohAO7u6hgSmmmvMC3VKSBRdssRJthEGO56Bn9NHlI7bfxuU0p0Qq8I2KpdL5jZZWfGDgPVFRGJ5mHxfyepi5XfsLx43enK_kgaJBMRvZADj0L3bv1R_fSYKRUv6_-E_xrxIZ-iP/w400-h265/What%20you%20need%20to%20be%20warm%20illustration%20one.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMah5hyShIozh1IghfV-AkWVr2hU5kpRumWmaxctutjR37bTXtNmeyp8Pc1clXA0S3jOhFCvy9ED7J0b_eyxFC4ygHRNSHRFGhVXBuOmd41qiakVCvWSR_plbngW3a_A36IM9NnjrDwDoEO5sXFzRKJhIQ_9_vRm59GIY94f7O0W_dMdAZvVJtfAATTGF/s1620/what%20you%20need%20to%20be%20warm%20real%20illustration%20two.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1076" data-original-width="1620" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMah5hyShIozh1IghfV-AkWVr2hU5kpRumWmaxctutjR37bTXtNmeyp8Pc1clXA0S3jOhFCvy9ED7J0b_eyxFC4ygHRNSHRFGhVXBuOmd41qiakVCvWSR_plbngW3a_A36IM9NnjrDwDoEO5sXFzRKJhIQ_9_vRm59GIY94f7O0W_dMdAZvVJtfAATTGF/w400-h266/what%20you%20need%20to%20be%20warm%20real%20illustration%20two.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">What you need to be warm</span></b></p><div style="text-align: left;">A baked potato of a winter’s night to wrap your hands around or burn your mouth.<br />A blanket knitted by your mother’s cunning fingers. Or your grandmother’s.<br />A smile, a touch, trust, as you walk in from the snow<br />or return to it, the tips of your ears pricked pink and frozen.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />The tink tink tink of iron radiators waking in an old house.<br />To surface from dreams in a bed, burrowed beneath blankets and comforters,<br />the change of state from cold to warm is all that matters, and you think<br />just one more minute snuggled here before you face the chill. Just one.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Places we slept as children: they warm us in the memory.<br />We travel to an inside from the outside. To the orange flames of the fireplace<br />or the wood burning in the stove. Breath-ice on the inside of windows,<br />to be scratched off with a fingernail, melted with a whole hand.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Frost on the ground that stays in the shadows, waiting for us.<br />Wear a scarf. Wear a coat. Wear a sweater. Wear socks. Wear thick gloves.<br />An infant as she sleeps between us. A tumble of dogs,<br />a kindle of cats and kittens. Come inside. You’re safe now.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />A kettle boiling at the stove. Your family or friends are there. They smile.<br />Cocoa or chocolate, tea or coffee, soup or toddy, what you know you need.<br />A heat exchange, they give it to you, you take the mug<br />and start to thaw. While outside, for some of us, the journey began</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />as we walked away from our grandparents’ houses<br />away from the places we knew as children: changes of state and state and state,<br />to stumble across a stony desert, or to brave the deep waters,<br />while food and friends, home, a bed, even a blanket become just memories.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Sometimes it only takes a stranger, in a dark place,<br />to hold out a badly-knitted scarf, to offer a kind word, to say<br />we have the right to be here, to make us warm in the coldest season.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />You have the right to be here.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Companion books:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCxzpZGnY7gT1wPbESZuaQBgEMwxO8mEbfBsZp4Xz04WARxS6eRFR-1b4BTmyI0Q3yy7C3ac-cNFMX_5KVcXFu2uGhgwmbAZ-GUX4hzTYIdR6SATNttZ9Hw8iFXyJxXll9Ig1EJRfWIINso64nqJPe6TYYgN3YHgwCzjE2UoPt3YyRFZcJFqcEQJ9m2sr/s554/Sea%20prayer%20my%20copy%20cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCxzpZGnY7gT1wPbESZuaQBgEMwxO8mEbfBsZp4Xz04WARxS6eRFR-1b4BTmyI0Q3yy7C3ac-cNFMX_5KVcXFu2uGhgwmbAZ-GUX4hzTYIdR6SATNttZ9Hw8iFXyJxXll9Ig1EJRfWIINso64nqJPe6TYYgN3YHgwCzjE2UoPt3YyRFZcJFqcEQJ9m2sr/s320/Sea%20prayer%20my%20copy%20cover.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2022/10/sea-prayer-by-khaled-hosseini.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Sea Prayer</span></b></a> (there are two different cover designs for this book)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxT6guZ8WvWB1JSW93BXtGYb3VE2EpQ2iZjeBYOAtoRwoNiRWJVouGCnmLDatB5xbyeglqzzcZBvjp1L8iuZ_497KHcIve_hGilscsrRGg-ZmVaUpNzUfBtTWgZs672piip72o8pzCUVHDg1MMyhV5U-mEjHKHCAtKRqgD47hMhx_YvvGuxWPNk-Vwy0RP/s340/Vanishing%20colors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="248" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxT6guZ8WvWB1JSW93BXtGYb3VE2EpQ2iZjeBYOAtoRwoNiRWJVouGCnmLDatB5xbyeglqzzcZBvjp1L8iuZ_497KHcIve_hGilscsrRGg-ZmVaUpNzUfBtTWgZs672piip72o8pzCUVHDg1MMyhV5U-mEjHKHCAtKRqgD47hMhx_YvvGuxWPNk-Vwy0RP/s320/Vanishing%20colors.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2020/11/vanishing-colors-by-constance-rbeck.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Vanishing Colors</span></b></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2PMRCS-3oYgT-xijEhcbKLA_lvvVDXWZvATlDNFDfLREH3WkF91NlnR0P8x0jpvs2pHaM-JkZVfvcdiWu_iXSDLEEtV-tt2KPR2RbvBJWU9OoL9qMVBdH-VD2K0cYqXrg10KIEjV_kzksDrLFz3iGfS6OulBamlWtsmaWK5WLKkJhfnU22pV0bx2I2j3/s400/Wishes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="400" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2PMRCS-3oYgT-xijEhcbKLA_lvvVDXWZvATlDNFDfLREH3WkF91NlnR0P8x0jpvs2pHaM-JkZVfvcdiWu_iXSDLEEtV-tt2KPR2RbvBJWU9OoL9qMVBdH-VD2K0cYqXrg10KIEjV_kzksDrLFz3iGfS6OulBamlWtsmaWK5WLKkJhfnU22pV0bx2I2j3/s320/Wishes.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2022/10/wishes-by-muon-thi-van-illustrated-by.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Wishes</span></b></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9wTFRMTz006KWlwB_E1IqvB-wf8KbYySUvzO1YbnNXLy3Z2UJgn2J_bY7pwnYG743ztuWg3BAYUVfqoDJb05ZA713lmQ9nWbmIPpwa838CnjBzC_HtSy55lQbEOh01lGq3sNC9lHPcfWF0N8gQQkTAG026IZTHSFwYnEjvUTuu7ruiURcG1eDShFD7TE/s300/Migrations.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2021/10/refugees-by-brian-bilston-illustrated.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Refugees</span></b></a> (this is also based on a poem suitable for older readers 12+)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-18450128773110524142024-03-11T05:30:00.068+11:002024-03-11T05:30:00.129+11:00I'm Not Scared by Britta Teckentrup<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlrOdvdstdcQGTKDK8fXyqso4hz6wulzV42Vj4atavBVETeo9e1w3RvI-SyYr_0jmgdrZayIFjMJdNejXqq2-oUxzP3w5yFGc-R_jNQM6Fk1yIBv46Ex7rryLi3TwNEHc6HtiN7jSbUz2LdbeiOJ_sEre4sRZH14bUcGwXh595VVw7DsBhjkF2GwkvoNA/s570/I'm%20not%20scared%20english%20cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="437" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlrOdvdstdcQGTKDK8fXyqso4hz6wulzV42Vj4atavBVETeo9e1w3RvI-SyYr_0jmgdrZayIFjMJdNejXqq2-oUxzP3w5yFGc-R_jNQM6Fk1yIBv46Ex7rryLi3TwNEHc6HtiN7jSbUz2LdbeiOJ_sEre4sRZH14bUcGwXh595VVw7DsBhjkF2GwkvoNA/s320/I'm%20not%20scared%20english%20cover.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">A Big Hedgehog and Little Hedgehog Adventure</span></b></div><p></p><p>Little Hedgehog wakes up and Big Hedgehog is missing. This could be scary but Little Hedgehog assures himself he is not scared at all. Big Hedgehog is not far away he has been preparing a picnic which they will share as they walk off into the night. After all hedgehogs are nocturnal! Things do go bump in the forest and there are wild animals but Little Hedgehog is not scared, well not very scared.</p><p>Bookseller blurb: <i>This charming and relatable story about being afraid brings back Big Hedgehog and Little Hedgehog, two of Britta Teckentrup's many marvelous characters who embody human emotions young readers can identify with and easily understand. From dark basements to deserted streets, swooping birds to cars' glaring headlights, menacing foxes to friendly cats, the two friends spend a day and evening confronting things that are both frightful and harmless. As the two hedgehogs walk through their neighborhood, they talk casually about their fears and strategies for dealing with them-whistling, holding hands, counting, being still, and accepting kindness. </i></p><p>I would love to read or hear this book read aloud - you could have so much fun with the voice of Little Hedgehog who is actually really scared but wants to sound brave. This book shows young readers that it is okay to be scared - mum and dad might get scared sometimes too.</p><p><a href="https://justimagine.co.uk/childrens-books-review/im-not-scared-a-big-hedgehog-and-little-hedgehog-adventure/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #7f6000;">To feel afraid is a natural feeling and this book reinforces not only that but encourages children to talk about things they find frightening and how they might deal with them. It is a gentle story of friendship with the most beautiful illustrations that capture the wonders of nature’s colours, textures and nuances. Just Imagine</span></i></b></a></p><p>When I see the name <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/search/label/Britta%20Teckentrup" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #7f6000;">Britta Teckentrup</span></b></a> on a book cover, I know I am in for a visual delight. Oh, and I do adore hedgehogs even though I live in Australia and of course we don't have them here.</p><p>There are four books in this series. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGWg3APl9OyJhgepIdXgwyLq8i3Hvkhys0L_oOyhuUfXghz13gTFT0ejZibc8L0wVDTjUyUW9RfEigMQSUg5f_Imh73K1g0YOHPPINf2o5u5I8YT5XR7_b0Kz0bcFx9YcRhoW4Zd9ub9uEE5Ty7e7CcV3tgj5E2ILmqTNrMiD_04QIoHKbgmVWvPIvHU_/s1200/I'm%20not%20scared%20german%20book%20two.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="923" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGWg3APl9OyJhgepIdXgwyLq8i3Hvkhys0L_oOyhuUfXghz13gTFT0ejZibc8L0wVDTjUyUW9RfEigMQSUg5f_Imh73K1g0YOHPPINf2o5u5I8YT5XR7_b0Kz0bcFx9YcRhoW4Zd9ub9uEE5Ty7e7CcV3tgj5E2ILmqTNrMiD_04QIoHKbgmVWvPIvHU_/s320/I'm%20not%20scared%20german%20book%20two.jpeg" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think this was the original planned cover for I'm not Scared.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sMGRycFBOCJDM5AUWocqRXtEPTYYIz0wwxBdRGBKQXdipXs41MNT4Qsj5HljRYaX2xFlSox2Xt-XP0G_4tJT3zZosrQ03_FGRsLs6deiRaosN51DmawS4I4m0ix-S1VTnczP3qaU5rtxnFFnFCnykZiAeJDVf2UCSWQEyVVIGlG12ZEFUNy635Mj07Lm/s420/I'm%20not%20scared%20german%20book%20three.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="312" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sMGRycFBOCJDM5AUWocqRXtEPTYYIz0wwxBdRGBKQXdipXs41MNT4Qsj5HljRYaX2xFlSox2Xt-XP0G_4tJT3zZosrQ03_FGRsLs6deiRaosN51DmawS4I4m0ix-S1VTnczP3qaU5rtxnFFnFCnykZiAeJDVf2UCSWQEyVVIGlG12ZEFUNy635Mj07Lm/s320/I'm%20not%20scared%20german%20book%20three.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQy9Zvh9xPjgrYnaTJk0FhCTeYhnjV6I1Suk9Qlvdp28sfslUqvjWgikcwbiXjK0tXCd5McMF0zIPA7VDj7pz_YTMCJIZO0QDUnFphOv8Ed3-2O32hHszLMA38Wrzd3avzxNyrtEDnl3wQj4evGluk4-ULR30fhSSM5quVQSVggNtbgdFg_kY1iPITdlUS/s570/Big%20hedgehog%20and%20little%20hedgehog%20take%20a%20stroll.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="430" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQy9Zvh9xPjgrYnaTJk0FhCTeYhnjV6I1Suk9Qlvdp28sfslUqvjWgikcwbiXjK0tXCd5McMF0zIPA7VDj7pz_YTMCJIZO0QDUnFphOv8Ed3-2O32hHszLMA38Wrzd3avzxNyrtEDnl3wQj4evGluk4-ULR30fhSSM5quVQSVggNtbgdFg_kY1iPITdlUS/s320/Big%20hedgehog%20and%20little%20hedgehog%20take%20a%20stroll.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><p>Here is book four in German:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cXymyO2ukExLe4g2B_v-Ycoz1MHwcCDNBQtE4flgzv_Ce3OlxUoDHCjYh1LNo5FDeQKj1YT5peXx1VYhEQgtaz6Cogqo82JREBCrCkCyD_f2l0cXe_ORtkFRInjuux61mZKumL04W1iARUGRdhICmTkuYdWhJKRkrvr32O9C12KcnND1PE0Y20ld7DcF/s600/I'm%20not%20scared%20next%20book%20in%20german.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cXymyO2ukExLe4g2B_v-Ycoz1MHwcCDNBQtE4flgzv_Ce3OlxUoDHCjYh1LNo5FDeQKj1YT5peXx1VYhEQgtaz6Cogqo82JREBCrCkCyD_f2l0cXe_ORtkFRInjuux61mZKumL04W1iARUGRdhICmTkuYdWhJKRkrvr32O9C12KcnND1PE0Y20ld7DcF/s320/I'm%20not%20scared%20next%20book%20in%20german.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">The Big and the Little Hedgehog / Again!</p><p style="text-align: left;"><i>In the fourth volume of the already much-loved series The Big and the Little Hedgehog, we have now arrived in spring! Doing the same thing over and over again is very important for young children because it helps them learn and develop, and it gives them a sense of security when engaging with familiar things. In again! It's about children's desire to do it all over again, because it was so great, even if they're already dead tired. </i></p><p style="text-align: left;">The English edition will be released in May, 2024.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMc58y_m-mu2qxrR09JbaZdB2fPWZHovSbuTNqSWLZi9phclhwkGhIYCZ567Ht9j9T3ql0qa9i-jIxqVlW45UD9MqorOie87pDZfuGqFT93lbFgM0ck3ofyLzLzU3EjLtAhDUP15mS92iR4leaPl7Gjqwl6KCa2IqOzrgZlbKpwVkQ24LldeoNfA66Hbjg/s570/I%20can%20do%20that%20too.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="434" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMc58y_m-mu2qxrR09JbaZdB2fPWZHovSbuTNqSWLZi9phclhwkGhIYCZ567Ht9j9T3ql0qa9i-jIxqVlW45UD9MqorOie87pDZfuGqFT93lbFgM0ck3ofyLzLzU3EjLtAhDUP15mS92iR4leaPl7Gjqwl6KCa2IqOzrgZlbKpwVkQ24LldeoNfA66Hbjg/s320/I%20can%20do%20that%20too.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i><p></p><p>This relationship between Big Hedgehog and Little Hedgehog reminded me of this <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2021/11/picture-book-month-day-13.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #7f6000;">book series</span></b></a>:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizx7IncuIxF7G2lu4f-tCUsSfrjw2AbOXZlGD4E0BSB57watolNyrVDX1HK1MZkPQVT6D3qVD98uyvfwsbNwvrFCZrO7GsiB6rezYX8Evpw5MltbHdsqGNc64EDPuMUNCfTBaG8qPzTehTibbIsNr7A8Ato72PYpDblSCkCHSdehlxSVNKEUu_8NQViT2d/s450/Can't%20you%20sleep%20little%20bear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="378" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizx7IncuIxF7G2lu4f-tCUsSfrjw2AbOXZlGD4E0BSB57watolNyrVDX1HK1MZkPQVT6D3qVD98uyvfwsbNwvrFCZrO7GsiB6rezYX8Evpw5MltbHdsqGNc64EDPuMUNCfTBaG8qPzTehTibbIsNr7A8Ato72PYpDblSCkCHSdehlxSVNKEUu_8NQViT2d/s320/Can't%20you%20sleep%20little%20bear.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-76060355069973743542024-03-10T05:30:00.039+11:002024-03-10T14:39:20.728+11:00They all saw a cat by Brendan Wenzel<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNK5n1oprWMKUGRkKyveizSKnUgoqJkOaZEslCB2WRuPx_Nv1nZ_DCzCQM5boCMK15KNJHbCv3tab8AY2vJdC9C7VLo5lDESjwV2T8Jzt0xJTKsc6LjC4dbQCpR1X-pnDyHHy3wNP-7Cd3qyRBdU-pQ_mYcex4xq3u9HvW9QBVyVYpkSOX4vWuya_pDal2/s400/They%20all%20saw%20a%20cat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="400" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNK5n1oprWMKUGRkKyveizSKnUgoqJkOaZEslCB2WRuPx_Nv1nZ_DCzCQM5boCMK15KNJHbCv3tab8AY2vJdC9C7VLo5lDESjwV2T8Jzt0xJTKsc6LjC4dbQCpR1X-pnDyHHy3wNP-7Cd3qyRBdU-pQ_mYcex4xq3u9HvW9QBVyVYpkSOX4vWuya_pDal2/s320/They%20all%20saw%20a%20cat.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Begin with the title - what do you think of when you see a cat? Does it depend on the type of cat? The size, the colour or the location. Now turn to the end papers. The front ones look like messy fur and the back ones are the same fur now smooth and perhaps sleek. On the title page we see the bell - can you see it on the cover? For many animals this bell will be a warning that the cat is coming - that the cat is close - and this is especially an issue if you are prey to the cat such as a mouse! But what about the flea - does he care about the bell?</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">"The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears, and paws ..."</span></i></b></p><p>The cat is seen by a child, a dog, a fox, a goldfish, a mouse, a bee, a yellow bird, a flea, a snake, a skunk, a worm and a bat but they all see something different. Finally the cat reaches a pond and looks at its own reflection - what does the cat see?</p><p>Here is what the bee sees:</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJTqNw623Gl7E9D17oZt_RgMAZs0cJflPxYIRhgVq7I45WRNg5uwak3aDm0bGsFcXYJ_z6Bg2jQa-_5PynIvlqCzYcXiG9v6yqXJY5zaByLytDQXxnNqmjZLLkIMXZCJSuHcVsMmgre1DbChmzcaTvGAWIAHOBPMK803nIvHdB-sVf0jMQSedFwEOIW9bQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="1224" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJTqNw623Gl7E9D17oZt_RgMAZs0cJflPxYIRhgVq7I45WRNg5uwak3aDm0bGsFcXYJ_z6Bg2jQa-_5PynIvlqCzYcXiG9v6yqXJY5zaByLytDQXxnNqmjZLLkIMXZCJSuHcVsMmgre1DbChmzcaTvGAWIAHOBPMK803nIvHdB-sVf0jMQSedFwEOIW9bQ" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>Bookseller blurb: <i>The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears, and paws . . . In this glorious celebration of observation, curiosity, and imagination, Brendan Wenzel shows us the many lives of one cat, and how perspective shapes what we see. When you see a cat, what do you see?</i></p><p>They all saw a cat was published in 2016 and the paperback edition in 2020. It was a 2017 Caldecott honour book and won a <a href="http://www.15degreelab.com/givernyawarddescription.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #783f04;">Giverny Award in 2020</span></b></a>. It is also a featured book in the Empathy Collection.</p><p><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/brendan-wenzel/they-all-saw-a-cat/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #783f04;">Along with inviting more reflective viewers to ruminate about perception and subjectivity, the cat’s perambulations offer elemental visual delights in the art’s extreme and sudden shifts in color, texture, and mood from one page or page turn to the next. Kirkus</span></i></b></a></p><p><a href="https://bookmurmuration.com/they-all-saw-a-cat/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #783f04;">Like the very best of books this gives the reader pause for thought and remains in the mind long after the pages are closed. It instills a sense of wonder at how wonderful our planet is with all its different forms of life. A philosophical and beautiful picture book. Book Murmurmation</span></i></b></a></p><p><a href="https://afuse8production.slj.com/2016/09/21/review-of-the-day-they-all-saw-a-cat-by-brendan-wenzel/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #783f04;">Let us do away with the notion of “cat people” vs. “dog people”. This book is for “people”. End of sentence. ... That tired old phrase to “walk a mile in someone else’s shoes” makes no sense to a kid. But travel a page through another animal’s eyes? There’s never been a better fictional picture book that allows you to do this. If we all see something as simple as a cat this differently, what else might we not see the same? It’s a treat to eye, ear, and mind, but don’t forget. We’re all going to see this book through our own lenses. What will your kids see when they look at it? Only one way to find out. Betsy Bird School Library Journal</span></i></b></a></p><p>Here is the webpage for <a href="https://www.brendanwenzel.info/books" target="_blank"><span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Brendan Wenzel</b></span></a>. <a href="https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/they-all-saw-a-cat-an-interview-with-brendan-wenzel/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #783f04;">Here is an interview</span></b></a> where you can see more of the images from this book and read about the inspiration. </p><p>They all saw a cat should be in every school library - Primary and Preschool. </p><p>The companion book Two Together will arrive in Australia in June, 2024.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACyKMk4WF0SnlB-yPgszFkegBtzWKJvXXMK5WgoKHvV2rAyk7Hs8wZaCdZ1f_rscl68QqwnqJAyoLDLb3522X-HYCfCLF2smIqEhkq7JqffDUpQ8SO0VYt9jkPWxCfSJcFI-I6lb_N7gNsrrGHQy2ucWoNavoKT0EiN2smsoHuJ6Mr6-PKvvRUcaYBdor/s691/Two%20together%20Brandan%20Wenzel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="691" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACyKMk4WF0SnlB-yPgszFkegBtzWKJvXXMK5WgoKHvV2rAyk7Hs8wZaCdZ1f_rscl68QqwnqJAyoLDLb3522X-HYCfCLF2smIqEhkq7JqffDUpQ8SO0VYt9jkPWxCfSJcFI-I6lb_N7gNsrrGHQy2ucWoNavoKT0EiN2smsoHuJ6Mr6-PKvvRUcaYBdor/s320/Two%20together%20Brandan%20Wenzel.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Cat and Dog are headed home. A simple route lies ahead of them . . . or does it? There’s so much to see and smell and hear, and the two of them experience the world very differently. A stream, for instance, is watery fun for Dog, but it may not be so delightful for Cat! As their journey becomes an adventure full of unexpected twists and turns, Cat and Dog show that it’s possible for two creatures to travel in the world together despite their distinctive perspectives and abilities—and even to appreciate and enjoy them.</i></div></div><br /><p><br /></p>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-34885278119207674672024-03-09T05:30:00.039+11:002024-03-09T05:30:00.240+11:00Tisha and the Blossom by Wendy Meddour illustrated by Daniel Egnéus<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UD_eUFmXBOB2D4eQJavWnQ2d6KZQXDFfcE9FNDuxYVJnyj4LG2nQ_7Z5ccvZjsd0s5nMjJFolMaOB2aK5FmQGrlBC7h8YWTZFW_GB9i_MfHBJVhb1Ow9hiWym2yi-UdVRyat3ymDqNT5CfAWR_Z-2PfR-6BT1QZLvta0-xASZUL6uyuOCniWQptWKXe3/s570/Tisha%20and%20the%20blossom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="485" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UD_eUFmXBOB2D4eQJavWnQ2d6KZQXDFfcE9FNDuxYVJnyj4LG2nQ_7Z5ccvZjsd0s5nMjJFolMaOB2aK5FmQGrlBC7h8YWTZFW_GB9i_MfHBJVhb1Ow9hiWym2yi-UdVRyat3ymDqNT5CfAWR_Z-2PfR-6BT1QZLvta0-xASZUL6uyuOCniWQptWKXe3/s320/Tisha%20and%20the%20blossom.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZezJUFb8jPRC2VXyVPqMpbT8U89sWgPEv6DS2Dk4zssiLeCbiJqOiWCaGisClabUcw_pRrtqd1omuIlP3uzwGS-wnV4sJSOkqPmKkvYosAWKwjstxdidZr4Ayh_I25ooai9d_iPa9wCgULWG9lmBt6WwMPIp5TtYDCrphD7WBioNE4Skm_aXwMKvlfbKJ/s496/Five%20stars.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="102" data-original-width="496" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZezJUFb8jPRC2VXyVPqMpbT8U89sWgPEv6DS2Dk4zssiLeCbiJqOiWCaGisClabUcw_pRrtqd1omuIlP3uzwGS-wnV4sJSOkqPmKkvYosAWKwjstxdidZr4Ayh_I25ooai9d_iPa9wCgULWG9lmBt6WwMPIp5TtYDCrphD7WBioNE4Skm_aXwMKvlfbKJ/s320/Five%20stars.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">"I think my favourite days are full of blossom and a bit of slowing down."</span></i></b></p><p>Every now and then I read a book that I just want to gift to everyone. Tisha and the Blossom is one of those books. </p><p>Tisha's day is full of rushing. Rushing to get off to school. Rushing to catch the bus. Rushing from one school class or task to the next. Finally at the end of the day Tisha has had enough. She asks her mum if they could just walk home - slowly. And they do. On the way they see things - really see things - like the birds and colours and funny things like hats and sausage dogs. Once they arrive home mum suggests they have a picnic for dinner and while they are sitting outside Tisha finally has time to catch the blossoms she saw falling from the tree earlier that morning.</p><p>There are two poignant moments in this book - one when we see Tisha trying to count the spots on a ladybird in the school playground - but before she can get past three she is interrupted because it is time to eat. And near the end of the story we see Tisha with her mum and dad dancing under the blossom tree - no words - just a page of joy!</p><p>This book was published in 2021 and it is still available in paperback for a very good <a href="https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/tisha-and-the-blossom-by-wendy-meddour-and-daneil-egneus-9780192777355" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">price</span></b></a>. In the US this book has a slightly different title - Tisha and the Blossoms! If you need a wonderful gift for a teacher or for a family with young children, I think this one is perfect - yes it has a 'message' but it is an important message told with a light touch and wonderful illustrations. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEl0Doc-n5J1-VDTxBoaiw4gc2H-y_H9sauTE6r8owtXHoLX_wfqPj3b5PFnqmDPdmXNyIchGCDhWZzwt0GvcPf_qNJMlZ3obrwRKYKCybktiPWuxb2XyCoY2beGMiwagyFIfTy-KV6aqVjrtTz82qqxb4ZdXKzjTWXqZLlVe2jIiEEnOpLvtLxBASYdTq/s674/Tisha%20and%20the%20blossoms%20us%20cover.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="674" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEl0Doc-n5J1-VDTxBoaiw4gc2H-y_H9sauTE6r8owtXHoLX_wfqPj3b5PFnqmDPdmXNyIchGCDhWZzwt0GvcPf_qNJMlZ3obrwRKYKCybktiPWuxb2XyCoY2beGMiwagyFIfTy-KV6aqVjrtTz82qqxb4ZdXKzjTWXqZLlVe2jIiEEnOpLvtLxBASYdTq/w200-h173/Tisha%20and%20the%20blossoms%20us%20cover.png" width="200" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>You can see inside this book <a href="https://www.readbrightly.com/books/9781536221985/tisha-and-the-blossoms-by-wendy-meddour-illustrated-by-daniel-egneus/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">here</span></b></a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/wendy-meddour/tisha-and-the-blossoms/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>A sweet reminder to pause and ponder life’s everyday wonders. Kirkus</i></span></b></a></p><p><a href="https://www.slj.com/review/tisha-and-the-blossoms" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #a64d79;">Meddour uses gentle dialogue and winsome description to dial the story, and its early frantic pages, back down into a soothing tone and cadence where this tranquil family interaction can bloom. Egnéus’s illustrations are lush, and include a variety of perspectives and points of view, including a delicious scene of Tisha nose-to-nose with a ladybug. Combine that with eye-popping spreads festooned with blossoming trees that evoke all the meandering wonder and play this little protagonist desires, and his work here is downright honor worthy. School Library Journal</span></i></b></a></p><p>Here is the website for <a href="https://wendymeddour.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Wendy Meddour</span></b></a>. And here are some books illustrated by Daniel Egnéus. Born in 1972 in Sweden, Daniel Egnéus has spent 20 years in Prague, London, Berlin, Bologna, Rome, Milano and has now made Athens his base. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQ-9TN_h4TsAI1cnUzOSjWChaQVXNCKKEAswCf6jBOgFmlKOA2if3TsAc6z6CHHgAXrNo5qHDiba1FPDHPDokM2GyMCZPtsN91qldHsPhfvr6Ownx4CnTOQt5w6Xf0qfgNjZdpP_qqR6z2yvzkAug7ECXj0XCg6s5CmVxyvEQOfnC3OVP54ZLvneofOis/s1610/Daniel%20Egneus%20book%20set%20one.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1610" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQ-9TN_h4TsAI1cnUzOSjWChaQVXNCKKEAswCf6jBOgFmlKOA2if3TsAc6z6CHHgAXrNo5qHDiba1FPDHPDokM2GyMCZPtsN91qldHsPhfvr6Ownx4CnTOQt5w6Xf0qfgNjZdpP_qqR6z2yvzkAug7ECXj0XCg6s5CmVxyvEQOfnC3OVP54ZLvneofOis/w400-h154/Daniel%20Egneus%20book%20set%20one.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.letstalkpicturebooks.com/2019/06/lets-talk-illustrators-112-daniel-egneus.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">In this interview Daniel Egn<span style="text-align: left;">é</span>us talks about his book Lubna and Pebble</span></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhIbXuC_qxFTxNKJug1lbYcv-c45zM8rRkVTRxeLrUiDuVXkem5lDYAaIxybXiLjidyNqQIr3vjExpi84M7FIA3PFDwp_j85xRKwpHbAKE04_c_U6eBnji7ALxIkxWjUvvVz3J8Lzd0J0zMxGuY5RWxFbqJpkhyphenhyphenEnp5v4Gymxl4DYBhtaWfS1SaB7tza9/s236/Raven%20child%20and%20the%20snow%20witch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="200" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhIbXuC_qxFTxNKJug1lbYcv-c45zM8rRkVTRxeLrUiDuVXkem5lDYAaIxybXiLjidyNqQIr3vjExpi84M7FIA3PFDwp_j85xRKwpHbAKE04_c_U6eBnji7ALxIkxWjUvvVz3J8Lzd0J0zMxGuY5RWxFbqJpkhyphenhyphenEnp5v4Gymxl4DYBhtaWfS1SaB7tza9/s1600/Raven%20child%20and%20the%20snow%20witch.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2021/02/fox-circle-of-life-story-by-isabel.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Fox A Circle of life Story</span></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-14373497130298748272024-03-08T05:30:00.114+11:002024-03-08T05:30:00.131+11:00Happy Days for Mouse and Mole by Joyce Dunbar illustrated by James Mayhew<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkiaZ9redK8WhRE6RwATyMB6Ho9Z-sfa6r7N1BuNboITOQbMD1SIkVPu5_71-q6-qpBWUcSJrKkvK8nl86mCPNFYskQjeJzgL2jF6D4ubiILqfqrpFtMgcQeqzRaPJ0e8gjbKZ0KGSM8E8WOMWD3njp5gNVBE0T66NR7SeRDA3uLcOfzpWn1sSU7FrY4N/s500/Happy%20days%20for%20mouse%20and%20mole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkiaZ9redK8WhRE6RwATyMB6Ho9Z-sfa6r7N1BuNboITOQbMD1SIkVPu5_71-q6-qpBWUcSJrKkvK8nl86mCPNFYskQjeJzgL2jF6D4ubiILqfqrpFtMgcQeqzRaPJ0e8gjbKZ0KGSM8E8WOMWD3njp5gNVBE0T66NR7SeRDA3uLcOfzpWn1sSU7FrY4N/s320/Happy%20days%20for%20mouse%20and%20mole.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Warm and comforting as the softest blanket, Mouse and Mole should be </span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">on every child’s bookshelf </span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">ready to be enjoyed independently or shared with a grown up!</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://graffeg.com/collections/childrens-books/products/happy-days-for-mouse-mole" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">The Book Activist</span></a></span></i></b></div><p>I first encountered a Mouse and Mole book when they were published in a slightly smaller format by Corgi as Corgi Pups. Now they are larger and have colour illustrations and are published by <a href="https://graffeg.com/collections/childrens-books?page=1" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Graffeg</span></b></a> from Wales. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWuxrl_tvC-jpMaHGhbAVo9auVTG93fYvQCvCEPac5tJTnThJOf0uGL1iHYIc-2hYnU9Ptturd-f8vpx64VC9dR6oVhNqKgn2nJXuVzAMijWE9ct99ieB-ibapD8GBvDzdMMjrrq6tjAigC9aMp9oWnzKYAR-QIGdLgemTMQMNLFvEeZiJqBv2cVOBIGf/s1202/Mouse%20and%20mole%20corgi%20pup%20set.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1202" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWuxrl_tvC-jpMaHGhbAVo9auVTG93fYvQCvCEPac5tJTnThJOf0uGL1iHYIc-2hYnU9Ptturd-f8vpx64VC9dR6oVhNqKgn2nJXuVzAMijWE9ct99ieB-ibapD8GBvDzdMMjrrq6tjAigC9aMp9oWnzKYAR-QIGdLgemTMQMNLFvEeZiJqBv2cVOBIGf/s320/Mouse%20and%20mole%20corgi%20pup%20set.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Begin here with my previous post about <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2021/04/mouse-and-mole-by-joyce-dunbar.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Mouse and Mole</span></b></a>. </p><p>There are three stories in Happy Days for Mouse and Mole. The first story is a trickster tale. Mouse makes himself a terrific hammock, but Mole wonders will it be safe, will it be comfortable, will it be perfect. Mole offers to try out the hammock meanwhile Mouse is expected to fetch cushions, biscuits and lemonade. The surprise ending will give you and your young reading companion a smile. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHRB_XCbK88Z8k92zpPFoswkzDReIgVQyws9UjelAOqt22brvuc9HDJTP2KBz3eXUPUcj7VdK4SL1gZFLe465uIY4LXN0TmIGBsDHYqiXoND53Syez6wlr-z3awmfjRXfSWOgqoruGqibCuYBZ3XdzwjwhkrUJOH4VQjmD1cutgAXmuwg_U8Chl9fhSXr/s1460/Mouse%20and%20Mole%20happy%20days%20illustration.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1460" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHRB_XCbK88Z8k92zpPFoswkzDReIgVQyws9UjelAOqt22brvuc9HDJTP2KBz3eXUPUcj7VdK4SL1gZFLe465uIY4LXN0TmIGBsDHYqiXoND53Syez6wlr-z3awmfjRXfSWOgqoruGqibCuYBZ3XdzwjwhkrUJOH4VQjmD1cutgAXmuwg_U8Chl9fhSXr/w640-h406/Mouse%20and%20Mole%20happy%20days%20illustration.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>In the second story Mole misplaces his glasses. Actually, he has many, many pairs of glasses all designed for different purposes. I love the page which is filled with so many variations on glasses including glasses to find glasses!</p><p>The final story is a perfect one to read at the start of Autumn as the leaves are falling. </p><p><i>"If you can catch a falling leaf, you will be lucky for the rest of the year."</i></p><p>Now for some details - Why oh why is this book SO expensive here in Australia? I want to say this book should be added to your Primary school library but the copy I borrowed from a school library (they thoughtfully include the price of their books beside the imprint page) cost AUS$33. Looking for others in the series they seem to range in price from AUS$20 up to AUS$33. And the other problem is that once you buy one Mouse and Mole book you will want ALL nine of them - yes they are that good.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Mouse and Mole </li><li>Mouse and Mole have a Party</li><li>Happy Days for Mouse and Mole</li><li>A Very Special Mouse and Mole</li><li>A Fresh Start</li><li>The Secret of Happiness</li><li>Mouse and Mole: Lo and Behold! (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BmeuAVm64_Y?t=18s" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Watch a video</span></b></a>)</li><li>Mouse and Mole: Clink, Clank, Clunk!</li><li>Mouse and Mole: Boo to the Who</li></ul><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihc9-klQULqZGxBUqA09umyP23yOj9oNj-XT1eKWjW5i5ScJ0MDj_muDx6N90wKYwDBL9CErhZgmRcqc7oMoncIOE7E0BiZGdxmiiOnePmDZFB_V9L_LmFVIRugpx8asssr-rSHmmsSkx6Dfm0Yp6nY69mw-bjJYHxI3kIlK6LT-tjmlVrfdU8Ho5tBUcC/s2922/Mouse%20and%20mole%20book%20set%20better%20image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="2922" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihc9-klQULqZGxBUqA09umyP23yOj9oNj-XT1eKWjW5i5ScJ0MDj_muDx6N90wKYwDBL9CErhZgmRcqc7oMoncIOE7E0BiZGdxmiiOnePmDZFB_V9L_LmFVIRugpx8asssr-rSHmmsSkx6Dfm0Yp6nY69mw-bjJYHxI3kIlK6LT-tjmlVrfdU8Ho5tBUcC/w640-h162/Mouse%20and%20mole%20book%20set%20better%20image.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Check out the website of <a href="https://www.jamesmayhew.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">James Mayhew</span></b></a>. Here are other books by <a href="http://www.joycedunbar.com/booklist.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Joyce Dunbar</span></b></a>. Mouse and Mole is/was also a television series. Use my post label unlikely friends to find other splendid easy chapter books about friends like Mouse and Mole.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://redreadinghub.blog/2021/05/14/mouse-mole-the-secret-of-happiness/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #38761d;">As always, the gentle humour in Joyce Dunbar’s thought-provoking story telling is given a delightfully nostalgic feel thanks to James Mayhew’s charmingly elegant illustrations. Whether as bedtime reading for little ones or read solo by older children, these are small literary gems. Red Reading Hub</span></i></b></a></div>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-3273004580710369832024-03-07T05:30:00.137+11:002024-03-07T05:30:00.156+11:00Right Way Down and other poems compiled by Rebecca M Newman and Sally Murphy illustrated by Briony Stewart<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8EDCchxs-rz6wktcrLQNP0I0CUZhv0XAurDd4gvCOx_N1hIVHskaGCd1OmosPH28-I68ydigvY1Xyk-NPcUdH6BJddHcofvxbQUt1v6sv1ljI7pUwaD0aaetMECTBS4NPfHPpowM483f1j2TkNyDC9PKAMXZDkWQHNTO2SLugX7NFEh4-K8CT3ibiLkLG/s9949/Right%20way%20down.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="9949" data-original-width="6408" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8EDCchxs-rz6wktcrLQNP0I0CUZhv0XAurDd4gvCOx_N1hIVHskaGCd1OmosPH28-I68ydigvY1Xyk-NPcUdH6BJddHcofvxbQUt1v6sv1ljI7pUwaD0aaetMECTBS4NPfHPpowM483f1j2TkNyDC9PKAMXZDkWQHNTO2SLugX7NFEh4-K8CT3ibiLkLG/s320/Right%20way%20down.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmqJtp-Nyb1Jkc9HptlJt1rlXUXj3Kz9hISfJcIus3rf9saJrcKgntiTT9otHY9-xXbI4PnqttiqsTfCEI-yu5M-phEi9kyUVZGAxYNqPB8_NuI3F41MxgLOShLJitj0kg-MhCohVzzE663YMi7r0cVxicQgCmiBgFSy8Gh8YK0yiO58gQTwRX8DDSozI/s417/Four%20stars.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="112" data-original-width="417" height="86" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmqJtp-Nyb1Jkc9HptlJt1rlXUXj3Kz9hISfJcIus3rf9saJrcKgntiTT9otHY9-xXbI4PnqttiqsTfCEI-yu5M-phEi9kyUVZGAxYNqPB8_NuI3F41MxgLOShLJitj0kg-MhCohVzzE663YMi7r0cVxicQgCmiBgFSy8Gh8YK0yiO58gQTwRX8DDSozI/s320/Four%20stars.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>Over thirty-five Australian poets, many from Western Australia, have poems in this sweet little anthology which would be a perfect addition to your own shelves and should be an essential addition to every Primary school library. </p><p>The poems are organised under five headings - <b>Come on in; Creative Thinkers; Creature Features; The View from here; and Heading Home</b>.</p><p>The title comes from a poem by <a href="https://sallymurphy.com.au/" target="_blank"><b>Sally Murphy</b></a> (one of the compilers of this book the other is <a href="https://www.rebeccanewman.net.au/" target="_blank"><b>Rebecca Newman</b></a>). Several of the poems have been previously published (<i>these details are included at the back of the book</i>), and some are from our wonderful <a href="https://theschoolmagazine.com.au/" target="_blank"><b>NSW School Magazine</b></a>. There are also brief biographical details about each poet.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Right Way Down by Sally Murphy </b><br />(<i>in the book the words are upside down and you need to rotate the book!</i>)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>This is a poem<br />best read<br />while you balance<br />on hand or on head.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>It isn't</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>upside down.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>It isn't</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>wrong way round.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>It's simply set</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>out this way so </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>you can maybe</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>have a go</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>at reading</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>while you stand</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>on your head</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>or on your hands.</i></div><p>I read this book straight after I purchased it while I enjoyed a cup of tea in the bookshop. I read the whole book and I kept changing my mind about my favourite poem - there are so many great ones selected for this anthology. Some are funny, some are emotional, some are lyrical and some are sure to make you think!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpnRpKIes9o1ordOqB0GaaaHprh8-p_KsTbe9q50AsxafpYuZRz4VfaKDSJSSr3QjXnhZxEPatHXStFYcWuN6zt9JKlDVtJiQp2VG13GmA5HxXqR2k3UguGUoPCWI7G7na8FkPv-lntgELK7WsjxoL5Y42r-8Lvpl6lmYHqomAveCRJ8DLG_J0knbRgAC/s1942/Right%20way%20down%20shoelaces%20poem.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1438" data-original-width="1942" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpnRpKIes9o1ordOqB0GaaaHprh8-p_KsTbe9q50AsxafpYuZRz4VfaKDSJSSr3QjXnhZxEPatHXStFYcWuN6zt9JKlDVtJiQp2VG13GmA5HxXqR2k3UguGUoPCWI7G7na8FkPv-lntgELK7WsjxoL5Y42r-8Lvpl6lmYHqomAveCRJ8DLG_J0knbRgAC/w640-h474/Right%20way%20down%20shoelaces%20poem.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There are so many ways you could share the poems from this book with your class in Grade 2 right up to Grade 6. You could pair the poem above for example with the double page of poems about shoelaces in the book A Whale of a Time page 182.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZKgxB50GQ8_s1MK6I65WuJZU_-HBUS6ebI8CHIZqC9jhIpJJatWJNq7-zF0Y0U62f50SjnHIAPOP21O66kCM0a7w7zSskIYDX90gQvFiiQV9vy7LGLCuQ9l4XTBnKYzfGqgwdgNDk2X9qUuIk200EjMDhDHhIVHcPL5lrQBMOVh4zCHQznOsr5AuChtN/s2560/A%20Whale%20of%20a%20time%20funny%20poems.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="2305" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZKgxB50GQ8_s1MK6I65WuJZU_-HBUS6ebI8CHIZqC9jhIpJJatWJNq7-zF0Y0U62f50SjnHIAPOP21O66kCM0a7w7zSskIYDX90gQvFiiQV9vy7LGLCuQ9l4XTBnKYzfGqgwdgNDk2X9qUuIk200EjMDhDHhIVHcPL5lrQBMOVh4zCHQznOsr5AuChtN/w180-h200/A%20Whale%20of%20a%20time%20funny%20poems.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p>Here are a couple of other poems from Right Way down:</p><p><b>Cutting Reply by Sharron Hough</b></p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>You're just a piece of paper<br />How can you scare me?<br />Without a pen or pencil<br />You're blank for all to see<br />Not a line or picture<br />Not a scratch or scrawl<br />Plain and dull, uninteresting<br />No character at all<br />Look how straight your edge is<br />You lie there, flat, inert<br />My fingers glide so easily<br />Ouch! That really hurt!</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Puppy Love by Lisa van der Wielen</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Pick me! Pick me! I really want a home.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>I promise to follow you, wherever you roam.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>I might bark at the postie or chew uour best socks</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Or even dig holes or ruin my box ...</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>I might fetch my lead, and beg for a walk.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Whenever there's food: I'll watch like a hawk.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>But please take me home, and hug me with pride,</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>I promise to love you and be by your side.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>For I might be cheeky, and act like I'm royal,</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>But I'm playfulk, devoted, affectionate, loyal.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>I'm cuddly, adoring, and awfully smart,</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>If you give me a home - I'll give you my heart.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Autumn Leaves by Sian Turner</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Orange plumes take flight</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Fluttering in the wind</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Fragile gossamer wings that stretch to kiss the sky,</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>They leave your trunk bare.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Your flamboyant masquerade has slipped away.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Now you stand still</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>And exposed to the coming chill.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>It will be a full season before you are clothed again</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>And your mask is mended.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>But your leaves, blown away,</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Are even now a gift - </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Leaf litter.</i></div><p>The reviewer from Lamont Books has listed <a href="https://www.lamontbooks.com.au/books/right-way-down" target="_blank"><b>his favourite</b></a><b> </b>poems and I am thrilled to see this book was included with their first standing order offering this year. See more pages inside Right Way Down <a href="https://fremantlepress.com.au/books/right-way-down/" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>. The publisher have also written some <a href="https://fremantlepress.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TN_RightWayDown_20231122.pdf" target="_blank"><b>general teaching notes</b></a>. </p><p>BUT I so wish the publisher of this book (Fremantle Press) had been braver and that this book had colour illustrations, a larger format and perhaps even be hardcover. <a href="https://www.brionystewart.com/" target="_blank"><b>Briony Stewart</b></a> has added glorious illustrations to <i>Right Way Down</i> but they would really shine if they were in colour. This IS a poetry anthology to cherish but I think it will be overlooked partly because the format is fairly plain and partly because bookshops do not really feature Poetry books. I had to hunt through two of our city bookstores to find my copy and this book <b>was only</b> published last month. In the '<i>olden days</i>' Australian publishers were prepared to take risks as evidenced by the wonderful book Beetle Soup - later renamed And the Roo jumped over the Moon complied by Dr Robin Morrow illustrated by Stephen Michael King.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3qFbToBmf-NqthGoOMCWrTK6g3Xs9rsYM2uMakfWTxH5azQJuOqRP3R95Rzey5YleHI2w3v37UiigGAcQu4S2m5tz5x2I7QbaOrEI903bRN8gAYPn0LUQXesowvUHeDc6-55tIYJgmhqrpQWoeh-lZWMcOrtLVqTqgbep2fdE8Vsy1l9-U2rEICSCqKE/s450/Beetle%20soup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3qFbToBmf-NqthGoOMCWrTK6g3Xs9rsYM2uMakfWTxH5azQJuOqRP3R95Rzey5YleHI2w3v37UiigGAcQu4S2m5tz5x2I7QbaOrEI903bRN8gAYPn0LUQXesowvUHeDc6-55tIYJgmhqrpQWoeh-lZWMcOrtLVqTqgbep2fdE8Vsy1l9-U2rEICSCqKE/s320/Beetle%20soup.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawbnmow-gUUeQ1Na98ev-32EHProh0wIBgiYvkd6vTwasDZnMmA0A_HrttkQcysuUbQrJ544o4WriD5NyysqDglt1iDyT7_ANozSouY8Z3TjWsfSnFmhdyFgKmx_QNSyDVmLezqWjGYtfNmuntREN52_tbjovoZZWtFpYXE90AgBG69yXfW2E7-8KQpAW/s400/And%20the%20roo%20%20jumped%20over%20the%20moon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="294" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawbnmow-gUUeQ1Na98ev-32EHProh0wIBgiYvkd6vTwasDZnMmA0A_HrttkQcysuUbQrJ544o4WriD5NyysqDglt1iDyT7_ANozSouY8Z3TjWsfSnFmhdyFgKmx_QNSyDVmLezqWjGYtfNmuntREN52_tbjovoZZWtFpYXE90AgBG69yXfW2E7-8KQpAW/w147-h200/And%20the%20roo%20%20jumped%20over%20the%20moon.jpg" width="147" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-23693439549244742642024-03-06T05:30:00.079+11:002024-03-06T05:30:00.244+11:00What do you do with a Chance? by Kobi Yamada illustrated by Mae Besom<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTVex-ssJBem4DmOwMq0cJrajU1Oj0apilqpKY_yBCHGh43gW9NILMrbdvt5mOa3B-bk6tyBSjvp2eckhTY236vK0pcsLTlyK3zrtFzygPCHL5be3_mPP6piRE-nQS1WXwOEgb34LP13qW1o7r6YfrndSrUZ8UcB7CSKuSF3yEB1BmEWiCoySnVB2h364/s570/What%20do%20you%20do%20with%20a%20chance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="484" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTVex-ssJBem4DmOwMq0cJrajU1Oj0apilqpKY_yBCHGh43gW9NILMrbdvt5mOa3B-bk6tyBSjvp2eckhTY236vK0pcsLTlyK3zrtFzygPCHL5be3_mPP6piRE-nQS1WXwOEgb34LP13qW1o7r6YfrndSrUZ8UcB7CSKuSF3yEB1BmEWiCoySnVB2h364/s320/What%20do%20you%20do%20with%20a%20chance.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-B4PLq0kpKbdrWnd1PCrRGJQ5We2lfo36T4BA5UU7GAKS_9bVd2upblIUQqTEzKrG-WOTn6DTN8IMTdrGsd00LkepqqfC1x2nWOEnjJg4nfXWwCWRfTH9TwqkdHBSeWn5dCJO1p5M_Od1HMdvEVqqQKe-1sqUXzGSM-hsp_QRnKDcHs6uXdl7EFr7U2g/s496/Five%20stars.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="102" data-original-width="496" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-B4PLq0kpKbdrWnd1PCrRGJQ5We2lfo36T4BA5UU7GAKS_9bVd2upblIUQqTEzKrG-WOTn6DTN8IMTdrGsd00LkepqqfC1x2nWOEnjJg4nfXWwCWRfTH9TwqkdHBSeWn5dCJO1p5M_Od1HMdvEVqqQKe-1sqUXzGSM-hsp_QRnKDcHs6uXdl7EFr7U2g/s320/Five%20stars.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">"I thought about it a lot. I wished I had taken my chance. </span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">I realized I had wanted it,</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">but I still didn't know if I had the courage."</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">"I promised myself that if I ever got another chance,</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">I wasn't going to hold back. If I got another chance,</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">I was going to be ready."</span></i></b></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>I've seen these books on lists and in library displays but it has taken me until now to pick up a book by Kobi Yamada to read. I am blown away!</p><p>When I was younger, I took more chances but with age, I have become way more cautious and at times even fearful. I wonder does experience make you braver or the opposite - filling your head with ideas of what might go wrong. These are deep questions and demonstrate that the <i>What do you do with a chance?</i> is one for all ages - young children up to adults. You might like to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Dw7D0JIi6s" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">preview this book</span></b></a> from this gentle video reading. </p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>"So what do you do with a chance? You take it ... <br /></i></b><b><i>because it just might be the start of something incredible."</i></b></span></div><p><a href="https://www.unleashingreaders.com/15117" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #b45f06;">After I read the book aloud, I don’t need to go through a long justification of why picture books work well in middle and high schools. What I like about this series is that each book is different from the other two. They overlap in their conceptualization and they all are remarkable choices for the instruction of symbolism and creating writing–but they all teach very different, big ideas. Unleashing Readers</span></i></b></a></p><p><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kobi-yamada/what-do-you-do-with-a-chance/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #b45f06;">Through the use of color, the watercolor-and-pencil illustrations vividly accentuate the contrast between the drabness of a risk-free life and the brilliant intensity of one fully lived. Kirkus</span></i></b></a></p><p><a href="https://www.readbrightly.com/kobi-yamada-on-embracing-our-ideas-and-the-chances-that-come-our-way/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Here is an interview with Kobi Yamada</span></b></a>. </p><p>What do you do with a Chance? is the third book in the series. <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/what-you-do-matters-boxed-set-kobi-yamada/book/9781946873149.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">What you do Matters is the three book set</span></b></a>:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEo2rKdpbammLCSBJ2PU3_EEA0gmCH4xmPy1LencORg3PZhjN2aHZG8b1o_vgt0jlSHxGL7tOK32tmJHjqAB69HGUyvlG43942FCoGNa9Ddgd6B72lua3OZ773ZAecOvuFYEUk9n6W78DNBRHS2p7snT11fKwieL8r1dfuA_BvmMCbNHctYsD7KBuUSjfy/s1830/Kobi%20Yamada%20book%20set.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="1830" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEo2rKdpbammLCSBJ2PU3_EEA0gmCH4xmPy1LencORg3PZhjN2aHZG8b1o_vgt0jlSHxGL7tOK32tmJHjqAB69HGUyvlG43942FCoGNa9Ddgd6B72lua3OZ773ZAecOvuFYEUk9n6W78DNBRHS2p7snT11fKwieL8r1dfuA_BvmMCbNHctYsD7KBuUSjfy/w640-h156/Kobi%20Yamada%20book%20set.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>All our Australian school libraries - Primary and High school - should add these books to their collections.</p><p>Our Australian illustrator <a href="https://elisehurst.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Elise Hurst</span></b></a> is now illustrating books written by Kobi Yamada - how wonderful. </p>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-25199616222159190242024-03-05T05:30:00.140+11:002024-03-05T05:30:00.241+11:00Meet the illustrator Melissa Greenwood<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7H7WlDDd9tWjIZwkDKYn16S9A8QvsFgeTzlFrWzWxgCpo2uJiVvh4hxM0nLU-Unqag0Wzawz2hnAh9HgARpjLi-L97Iu3PhuEMz1CimqtPpUBJnaoGNSNnoE3oGZ_IyD6Uj9nlLrSCb9ulvCmUCz9SkWz2l-_eiBMc44uUxGVGINvpyWs5XF9WlVbAq5/s1420/Melissa%20Greenwood%20book%20set%20three%20titles.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="1420" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7H7WlDDd9tWjIZwkDKYn16S9A8QvsFgeTzlFrWzWxgCpo2uJiVvh4hxM0nLU-Unqag0Wzawz2hnAh9HgARpjLi-L97Iu3PhuEMz1CimqtPpUBJnaoGNSNnoE3oGZ_IyD6Uj9nlLrSCb9ulvCmUCz9SkWz2l-_eiBMc44uUxGVGINvpyWs5XF9WlVbAq5/w640-h182/Melissa%20Greenwood%20book%20set%20three%20titles.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanSOM6Bb10Kq0AL2yIJXkD4ryNsa-RFhfMAaTwjZ3IVqJHxPRSTnh17fRbjsrm33N0mo-iyX2nB0xIWsw5UYgkhzqLoVnJF_LX0JqdGFHd8GJgB4XZzAJQv8FSvjqUNTyac0D3KuMYqb_e0ebmyoUndTZJxjgcphoZR0g0b1tcdZ9q37YH0S06dGxVCXx/s798/Melissa%20Greenwood%20mother%20and%20baby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="798" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanSOM6Bb10Kq0AL2yIJXkD4ryNsa-RFhfMAaTwjZ3IVqJHxPRSTnh17fRbjsrm33N0mo-iyX2nB0xIWsw5UYgkhzqLoVnJF_LX0JqdGFHd8GJgB4XZzAJQv8FSvjqUNTyac0D3KuMYqb_e0ebmyoUndTZJxjgcphoZR0g0b1tcdZ9q37YH0S06dGxVCXx/s320/Melissa%20Greenwood%20mother%20and%20baby.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Melissa's newest book due out in March, 2024</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.collaborations.com.au/our-story/melissa-greenwood/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #a64d79;">Melissa Greenwood is a Gumbaynggirr, Bundjalung, Dunghutti women from the mid north coast of NSW, with a background community services, education, community development and events. Melissa has been living and working in the Victorian Aboriginal community for over 7 years.</span></i></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Melissa works with her mother Lauren Jarrett to create <a href="https://www.instagram.com/miimiandjiinda/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=aa94fc98-a7c6-44f3-be7f-72817c856664" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">colourful designs for a range of products</span></b></a> from original artworks, to clothing, and homeware items. Some of their successful business adventures include a partnership with skincare brand Jurlique and a collection with retailer <a href="https://www.adairs.com.au/adairs-insider/inspiration/miimi-jiinda/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Adairs</span></b></a>. In this <a href="https://www.adairs.com.au/adairs-insider/lifestyle/at-home-with-miimi--jiinda/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">interview</span></b></a> Melissa talks about her inspiration. </div><p></p><p>This week the CBCA (Children's Book Council of Australia) announced the 2024 Notables or long list for our children's book awards. It was good to see a number of indigenous titles (see below) but the two latest books by Melissa Greenwood missed the cut and my friend who works in a school library was surprised. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmlNTbyqBMUF6sYj1yZhKDSvkq3Yda80VtJQfAl37cuESx0yw9K_Egtsjn5VQOf3CcPPVleYO4MdnkRlETOzbNdPCk9EXXhZDMst9CJ2GmJ66LNEoZiKSJO7m9OK5DmwxBvxoASC1ls_Rq0sIQ4dM69cf-4ELeWOMJRqX5Tu2EuD0NK-KKSFhnynyqcPk/s792/Melissa%20Greenwood%20Miimi%20marraal%20mother%20earth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="792" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmlNTbyqBMUF6sYj1yZhKDSvkq3Yda80VtJQfAl37cuESx0yw9K_Egtsjn5VQOf3CcPPVleYO4MdnkRlETOzbNdPCk9EXXhZDMst9CJ2GmJ66LNEoZiKSJO7m9OK5DmwxBvxoASC1ls_Rq0sIQ4dM69cf-4ELeWOMJRqX5Tu2EuD0NK-KKSFhnynyqcPk/w200-h164/Melissa%20Greenwood%20Miimi%20marraal%20mother%20earth.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p><b>Miimi Marrall Mother Earth</b></p><p><i>Miimi Marraal, she created us, you and me ...</i></p><p>From Gumbaynggirr artist Melissa Greenwood, of mother-daughter art and design label Miimi and Jiinda, comes a deeply felt and heart-stirring picture book about the connection between mothers, babies and Miimi Marraal, Mother Earth.</p><p>We were sent this book for the 2022 CBCA judging. Here are my comments:</p><p><i>The tactile cover of this book is so appealing as are the soft pastel colours. The author explains this text is deeply personal but the story does have a universal feel. It reads like an intimate lullaby sung to a new baby. It is filled with hope, wisdom and love. I especially like the art on the page “you will always have sunshine, and water and beautiful places to play, swim and dance.” It would be good to pair this book with Baby Business by Jasmine Seymour.</i></p><p><i><a href="http://www.kids-bookreview.com/2022/06/review-miimi-marraal-mother-earth.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Reading this book is like being invited to share an intimate moment between mother and child. The book welcomes readers into a special conversation and leaves you feeling warm, protected and inspired to live your best life. It’s simply beautiful. Kids' Book Review</span></b></a></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zB3RjtmRHZD8YIKmrUOEJ_gJcnO5DdwCbwpHnZOm54zGWCDx1RmjIBayv4A9pUGFN8vtK0WnjR0HK2r3TQC6HEvz5T88eOlqCsydVssC2lXCV7J5E0ICTPMnUhnQyQ58GqwLvJUIAodMG9QtYOCaabi7hBc36CBt55s5pX2bAe9NBudEH5I1uLGaHjFw/s797/Melissa%20Greenwood%20Ginagay%20gaagal%20hello%20ocean.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="797" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zB3RjtmRHZD8YIKmrUOEJ_gJcnO5DdwCbwpHnZOm54zGWCDx1RmjIBayv4A9pUGFN8vtK0WnjR0HK2r3TQC6HEvz5T88eOlqCsydVssC2lXCV7J5E0ICTPMnUhnQyQ58GqwLvJUIAodMG9QtYOCaabi7hBc36CBt55s5pX2bAe9NBudEH5I1uLGaHjFw/w200-h163/Melissa%20Greenwood%20Ginagay%20gaagal%20hello%20ocean.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JLK4k2Wc2aQEE3aLZ9dvUjWAPYw_oYdF1KW-SQ6dGyTaG1e34R2IrAmOO9Bd_r5CU9FhysxNyn5VhptBUNwvQVjzJdUjFKIeDXZXJYOBr7YwdnIDYrVovL4jJo4CvgGNEcq2LRb8ZkCTVLndEHdeuV438UKwILGYIxaQtTCoF14JUQghi8C1-YM76fzT/s2550/Melissa%20Greenwood%20illustration.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="2550" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JLK4k2Wc2aQEE3aLZ9dvUjWAPYw_oYdF1KW-SQ6dGyTaG1e34R2IrAmOO9Bd_r5CU9FhysxNyn5VhptBUNwvQVjzJdUjFKIeDXZXJYOBr7YwdnIDYrVovL4jJo4CvgGNEcq2LRb8ZkCTVLndEHdeuV438UKwILGYIxaQtTCoF14JUQghi8C1-YM76fzT/w640-h262/Melissa%20Greenwood%20illustration.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><b>Giinagay Gaagal, Hello Ocean</b></p><p><i>Gaagal (ocean) is our special place, we love to swim in the waves. We'll catch some yamaarr (fish), eat, dance and play games.</i></p><p><i>"We see whales singing up their babies and dolphins splashing through the waves. They are our totems, you see, they make us feel safe."</i></p><p><i><a href="https://storylinks.booklinks.org.au/2023/10/18/giinagay-gaagal-hello-ocean/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">The artwork complementing this story is spectacular, starting with the wavelike endpapers. Each page is a feast of colour, with bold black used for emphasis, inviting the young reader to explore, comment and maybe reflect on their own experience of a day at the beach. StoryLinks</span></b></a></i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5uzIIRezRAQdaZTSdI9lgrfh7a9WpdgPONujaIPkIgnZazjZdCPSjHGhl1_SozfqXRIFsD4Ri4F5TkNklkiXVtKD_HYK0HTvlj8neyPwYY92laIpKL3oDyzdW2IUQakdozLbTILVtwChLHboYc10i6NVQc6llREx0v4C39HkVaZV6OW46svDA74oZWtS/s737/Melissa%20Greenwood%20sunshine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="737" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5uzIIRezRAQdaZTSdI9lgrfh7a9WpdgPONujaIPkIgnZazjZdCPSjHGhl1_SozfqXRIFsD4Ri4F5TkNklkiXVtKD_HYK0HTvlj8neyPwYY92laIpKL3oDyzdW2IUQakdozLbTILVtwChLHboYc10i6NVQc6llREx0v4C39HkVaZV6OW46svDA74oZWtS/w200-h176/Melissa%20Greenwood%20sunshine.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>My Little Barlaagany</b><i> </i><b>Sunshine</b></p><p><i>As the sun shines throughout the day, it warms your cheeks while we play. As the sun sets in the evening sky, say, 'Yaarri Yarraang, goodbye.'</i></p><p>This gentle bedtime story follows the journey a mother and child take across a day and into the Dreamtime - finding special places to visit, creatures to meet and new things to discover.</p><p><a href="https://www.betterreading.com.au/kids-ya/a-soothing-bedtime-story-read-our-review-of-my-little-barlaagany-sunshine-by-melissa-greenwood/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Read this review.</span></b></a> Here is a quote: <i>This picture book is exquisitely stunning, both visually and lyrically. Greenwood takes young readers by the hand into the Dreamtime, on a voyage that inspires yet lulls them to sleep. This moving story demonstrates the strong connection between parent and child, and also the power of storytelling. Greenwood uses abstract and dot paintings to vibrantly showcase Aboriginal Dreamtime art, complementing the prose beautifully. </i></p><p><i><a href="http://www.kids-bookreview.com/2023/05/review-my-little-barlaagany-sunshine.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Greenwood’s art is stunning. Gorgeous colours, shapes and patterns fill every page, each with precise and special meaning that helps tell the story. This is art that speaks to your soul, and combined with Greenwood’s words, this story is a gift to all children of all cultures. 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When you were born you opened my heart as wide as the ocean.</i></p><p>Join Miimi (Mother) as she shares stories with her Buwaarr (baby) about the environment, language and totems; passing on the wisdom of Gumbaynggirr culture and a mother's hopes for baby's future.</p><p><br /></p><p>Spending time with this book set today I have a renewed appreciation of these very special books. All four titles should be added to your school library. </p><p><a href="https://cbca.blob.core.windows.net/documents/BookOfTheYear/2024/2024_CBCA-Notables-CritiquesFull.pdf?utm_source=brevo&utm_campaign=2024%20Book%20of%20the%20Year%20Award%20Notables%20announced&utm_medium=email&utm_id=23" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Here are the 2024 CBCA Indigenous Notable titles</span></b></a>:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyakVxifPU4aaUMEcBuIb9zEEHXu_0OAFTB7XY3ZW5P28yUdAbo69YoM-8M_p2duZ0ET84C0B9Osi4Bf6Ajf_W2ahs6F0k-J1rocSa6A7RC-S9lDLa0A-QiDmuullPW0rA0GkrWwcJLM_e9rtdD3KlY9YfInuex8ZehODKEZPDa6X0i3TvLTE23Y3Kdoy/s2210/Notable%20indigenous%20book%20set%20one%20six%20titles.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="2210" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyakVxifPU4aaUMEcBuIb9zEEHXu_0OAFTB7XY3ZW5P28yUdAbo69YoM-8M_p2duZ0ET84C0B9Osi4Bf6Ajf_W2ahs6F0k-J1rocSa6A7RC-S9lDLa0A-QiDmuullPW0rA0GkrWwcJLM_e9rtdD3KlY9YfInuex8ZehODKEZPDa6X0i3TvLTE23Y3Kdoy/w640-h116/Notable%20indigenous%20book%20set%20one%20six%20titles.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-23595216075501920152024-03-04T05:30:00.088+11:002024-03-04T05:30:00.125+11:00How to Build a Hug by Amy Gugliemo and Jacqueline Tourville illustrated by Giselle Potter<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlnwJIf3i1brKkWckRJpphRbgSA14Ub1rz7HNhzAO782KiTam6PTJ_9Q-_b40MlsiuWS5kiNXXve5m4bNhuLhkYswYNyw9-ii0oz_Xhc8OM6tfMP6qUJiWJ3GAW1KhU57Bk3OAWUAgadIOCOu757bBdVpL13Yvhat98gQlJXC1gXJ6lOoaNB6062jCvZA/s900/How%20to%20build%20a%20hug%20Temple%20Grandin%20biography.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="751" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlnwJIf3i1brKkWckRJpphRbgSA14Ub1rz7HNhzAO782KiTam6PTJ_9Q-_b40MlsiuWS5kiNXXve5m4bNhuLhkYswYNyw9-ii0oz_Xhc8OM6tfMP6qUJiWJ3GAW1KhU57Bk3OAWUAgadIOCOu757bBdVpL13Yvhat98gQlJXC1gXJ6lOoaNB6062jCvZA/s320/How%20to%20build%20a%20hug%20Temple%20Grandin%20biography.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and her amazing squeeze machine </span></b></div><p></p><p>Many Grade 4 classes here in NSW are reading a book called <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-thing-about-oliver-by-deborah-kelly.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #660000;">The Thing about Oliver</span></b></a> which is a story told from the point of view of Oliver's sister. Oliver is severely autistic and this makes life very hard for Tilly. It seems everything they do is organised around the needs of her brother. Tilly lives on edge feeling responsible to keep her brother safe. Her own dreams are always pushed into the background.</p><p>Publisher blurb for How to Build a Hug: <i>As a young girl, Temple Grandin loved folding paper kites, making obstacle courses, and building lean-tos. But she really didn’t like hugs. Temple wanted to be held—but to her, hugs felt like being stuffed inside the scratchiest sock in the world; like a tidal wave of dentist drills, sandpaper, and awful cologne, coming at her all at once. Would she ever get to enjoy the comfort of a hug? Then one day, Temple had an idea. If she couldn’t receive a hug, she would make one…she would build a hug machine!</i></p><p>You can <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/How-to-Build-a-Hug/Amy-Guglielmo/9781534410978" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #660000;">see inside this book here</span></b></a>. <a href="https://www.julieslibraryshow.org/episode/2020/07/22/how-to-build-a-hug-temple-grandin-and-her-amazing-squeeze-machine" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #660000;">You can hear the book here</span></b></a> - it begins at minute 4.25. How to Build a Hug was published in 2018. It is still available but sadly it is quite expensive here in Australia. </p><p>I think it would be excellent to share How to Build a Hug after reading The Thing about Oliver. Temple Grandin is an autistic woman (albeit not as severely affected as Oliver) and this book we read about how she makes a success of her life. Dr Temple Grandin is now a professor of animal science and an advocate who shares her personal experiences of autism. Reading this book may give students a more balanced view of autism and other neurodivergent conditions. Also, this story is told from Temple's point of view which could allow some good discussion and comparison with The Thing about Oliver. </p><p><i>"Sometimes when Temple was having a really bad day, she crawled under the sofa cushions and asked her little sister to hop on top. The smoosh of the heavy pillows felt cozy."</i></p><p><a href="https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/how-to-build-a-hug-book-review/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #660000;">Temple Grandin is well-known for being an autism advocate, and this peek into her younger years, and her aversion to hugs is wonderfully done. We see the bright little girl struggling to enjoy something she knows others enjoy and how hard that is for her to live with. Stories like these help children understand how other children on the spectrum might think of touch and sound and could be comforting for children struggling to avoid touch – they are, after all, not alone. The Children's Book Review</span></i></b></a></p><p>You might like to explore <a href="https://www.gisellepotter.com/#/childrensbooks/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #660000;">other books illustrated by Giselle Potter</span></b></a>. If you are interested in reading more picture book biographies (perhaps of people like Temple who I had not heard of) my friend from Kinderbookswitheverything has a splendid <a href="https://www.pinterest.com.au/kinderbookboard/biographies/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #660000;">Pinterest collection</span></b></a> which is well worth exploring. <br /><br /></p><p>I do not agree with the way our NSW English units intensively study one text but if you want to see the Grade 4 (Stage 2) unit on the book The Thing about Oliver here is the <a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Feducation.nsw.gov.au%2Fcontent%2Fdam%2Fmain-education%2Fen%2Fhome%2Fschooling%2Fcurriculum%2Fenglish%2Fenglish-s2-unit-9-thing-about-oliver.docx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #660000;">link</span></b></a>. I do wish the syllabus writers had considered including a list of other books to read either after or alongside The Thing about Oliver such as How to build a Hug.</p>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-13257929944472336992024-03-03T05:30:00.146+11:002024-03-03T05:30:00.126+11:00The First Summer of Callie McGee by AL Tait<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbt6CvyS1eWxa-ur0VqBINwFiCPbSDIKvDR1bi0MA9xYtB8x1KHlaDpKtglB0ZZ6Oky8rCc7tVzmHNHqPE09CSRC_r4OaMGzTP8vZQc5fL01G6QiDgyyCbqEk4HwuorrYLC-VuZvmx6nmibWpPSJ_DT-p87DEyzAU6cfEtbDyHqLyYQmGjyhLSbOtPOl6/s773/The%20first%20summer%20of%20callie%20mcgee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbt6CvyS1eWxa-ur0VqBINwFiCPbSDIKvDR1bi0MA9xYtB8x1KHlaDpKtglB0ZZ6Oky8rCc7tVzmHNHqPE09CSRC_r4OaMGzTP8vZQc5fL01G6QiDgyyCbqEk4HwuorrYLC-VuZvmx6nmibWpPSJ_DT-p87DEyzAU6cfEtbDyHqLyYQmGjyhLSbOtPOl6/s320/The%20first%20summer%20of%20callie%20mcgee.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Callie is on the cusp of her teen years. She will begin at the High School next year although not at the High School she was supposed to attend. As an only child there seems be a lot of extra pressure on her from her mother. Callie is a very intelligent girl who finds it hard to fit in with her peer group. Over the course of this week, we see her grow in confidence as she navigates complex relationships with her peers.</p><p>Every summer her family visit a holiday house at the beach and two other families come along too. The adults love this summer week spent fishing, golfing, walking and reminiscing about their former days. Every summer the group follow a series of traditions. The kids are forced together but really, they are not friends. In fact, one of the boys regularly teases Callie in quite a vicious way. This summer Callie (full name Calliope-Jean) has decided to reinvent herself beginning with her name. She wants her parents, their friends and the other kids to now call her Callie. So, this is not their first summer staying at Sawyer's Point, but it is the first summer of her new identity as Callie. </p><p>Among the group of kids there is a teenage girl named Sasha. Early in the story Sasha takes Callie's very old mobile phone. Sasha loads her own apps on to the phone because her own phone has been confiscated by her parents. Sasha has a plan to stay in touch with her friends and to set up meetings with one of the local boys. As a reader I knew this would most certainly end in disaster.</p><p><i>"Still staring at her screen, Callie opened her mouth to protest and then shut it. whatever she said would be wrong. She didn't want to be part of Sasha's duplicity but she also didn't want her friend to think she was a complete loser."</i></p><p>This summer another boy has joined the group. He is Mitch's cousin. Mitch is the kid who is always so mean to Callie but somehow perhaps because they are close in age these three form an alliance. When they hear someone has been robbing the holiday houses over the summer Owen, Mitch and Callie decide to track down the culprit but this does mean they need to wander the streets of this sleeping seaside village very late at night. And it does mean they see a gang of local kids, their elderly neighbor assisting others with plumbing issues at midnight and later they witness Sasha who should not be out this late at night and who is now in a very a dangerous situation.</p><p>This book is easy to read and I think it will be enjoyed by readers aged 11+ who enjoy realistic fiction with a touch of mystery and danger. </p><p><a href="https://allisontait.com/books/first-summer-callie-mcgee/" target="_blank"><b>Blurb from the author page</b></a>: <i>It’s the last summer before Callie starts high school and she’s been dragged along to yet another ‘family friends’ holiday. Determined to change her nerdy reputation, Callie sets out to make waves but nothing is quite as she expects. Her usual ally, Sasha, has outgrown Callie; her nemesis, Mitch, has brought his cousin Owen along; and the boring south coast town of Sawyer’s Point has been rocked by a series of burglaries. Callie, Owen and Mitch decide to investigate the robberies, bringing them face to face with a local gang … and a possible ghost. But when Sasha goes missing, Callie must draw on all her smarts to find her friend, and (she) discovers that being Callie McGee has its benefits.</i></p><p><i><a href="http://www.kids-bookreview.com/2023/09/the-first-summer-of-callie-mcgee.html" target="_blank"><b>Navigating the tricky passage from child to young adult is never easy and with the added pressure of a helicopter parent and the pressure of expectations on an only (and bright) child, even more difficult. Callie’s experience and concerns will no doubt strike a chord with many readers, even if they are not in exactly the same position. Kids Book Review</b></a></i></p><p>Companion books:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGpOAspU_OASdgbfWH1P56l3SLJuQ-40KG9l3oq4aWnE8e1zGRJU_sA0oQnRY-jUfJUlkLIfDHR-JxY02C2_sUvwHhLBM7nDqaXFJaa30KXtzNSVBVoKcqkMdbcQdfchhCxglT-zFO33neleWMlSZdj_4jGAtojk0OTN3cZ8iQkHDB_zvaPp6JF85a22h/s296/Takers%20and%20returns%20vintage%20book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="180" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGpOAspU_OASdgbfWH1P56l3SLJuQ-40KG9l3oq4aWnE8e1zGRJU_sA0oQnRY-jUfJUlkLIfDHR-JxY02C2_sUvwHhLBM7nDqaXFJaa30KXtzNSVBVoKcqkMdbcQdfchhCxglT-zFO33neleWMlSZdj_4jGAtojk0OTN3cZ8iQkHDB_zvaPp6JF85a22h/s1600/Takers%20and%20returns%20vintage%20book.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>This book was published in 1974. The robberies are far more serious but it is a book that has lingered with me. It will probably be very difficult to find unfortunately.</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja71QLlnwQElMQ7Nr_G9SKaumSR2Zj9iCHnnQh44fvlrQFEl4lA0ZBjFk_JyLY_ijTOyah8IIy-dXy4exJgPDQgKWbhzp2iiccUpIsqKsueuuOb-JYK8WSqkROms5IwyIVmHltwapGAZRsYHu9JZ8LLWG0ep0dcWP6TiLD7FnAoBLhmWEMtPHWZTp7N7Co/s816/Junonia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="645" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja71QLlnwQElMQ7Nr_G9SKaumSR2Zj9iCHnnQh44fvlrQFEl4lA0ZBjFk_JyLY_ijTOyah8IIy-dXy4exJgPDQgKWbhzp2iiccUpIsqKsueuuOb-JYK8WSqkROms5IwyIVmHltwapGAZRsYHu9JZ8LLWG0ep0dcWP6TiLD7FnAoBLhmWEMtPHWZTp7N7Co/s320/Junonia.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2022/11/junonia-by-kevin-henkes.html" target="_blank"><b>Junonia</b></a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>This book is on my top ten list of favourites. There are so many similar plot points in this story </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>but it has a deeper emotional resonance. Very highly recommended.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSFVACLlzaHID-07skuaZWJdoaJmd3FdJm4nvwutAEubjQ6uP5CSRqoBltqyaI_TtgUA4yu7MvS61iA_hkFH0Sy_ATzdysa13SLT5bvRk4VNjt98rlgD7HLaiBCmLbRQlhoVd-3xA9XUCxH5xPBvFfaRNzM1ZR-iE7cWPpsooGsPEnd3510sVZAHDjKNU/s450/Shouting%20at%20the%20rain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="297" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSFVACLlzaHID-07skuaZWJdoaJmd3FdJm4nvwutAEubjQ6uP5CSRqoBltqyaI_TtgUA4yu7MvS61iA_hkFH0Sy_ATzdysa13SLT5bvRk4VNjt98rlgD7HLaiBCmLbRQlhoVd-3xA9XUCxH5xPBvFfaRNzM1ZR-iE7cWPpsooGsPEnd3510sVZAHDjKNU/s320/Shouting%20at%20the%20rain.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2013/10/return-to-gone-away-by-elizabeth.html" target="_blank"><b>Return to Gone-away</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>This is another very old book first published in 1961.</i></div>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-84172384948265565652024-03-02T20:28:00.000+11:002024-03-02T20:28:51.978+11:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYLq7KfnNRgIRQCtuxa87nezJPsySAUYkxDdIUfp4hKoWs6J8DuvY7xcfazeB_XVtErQpeLGG6eTgzZ8o_dS7j-cohtmx92q74ROlWDbdnwb8bjCodv8MvkfWZiZ0nTjU_7gfTI616mBlDrkM5ZfJQn1m8YvKOLgNj1_Y-KRbsMZm2ztGJQaWTszKfU5v/s600/Empathy%20day%202024%20logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYLq7KfnNRgIRQCtuxa87nezJPsySAUYkxDdIUfp4hKoWs6J8DuvY7xcfazeB_XVtErQpeLGG6eTgzZ8o_dS7j-cohtmx92q74ROlWDbdnwb8bjCodv8MvkfWZiZ0nTjU_7gfTI616mBlDrkM5ZfJQn1m8YvKOLgNj1_Y-KRbsMZm2ztGJQaWTszKfU5v/s320/Empathy%20day%202024%20logo.png" width="307" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Okay everyone listen up - this is one of the <b>BEST resource</b>s you will <b>EVER find</b> as a source <b>wonderful books</b> for your library. There are lists from 2017 up to 2024 so no excuses for not identifying really amazing books you should/can/must add to your school library. <b> </b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKXinA9jaZt9nR3C74SJSompcAgKUFKTLJ7axHW2Hr__lTxWZRwpNU59vksHDb7DwGOrLDzPq_jr1mUI4mzA6fr2pCeZ3eBghAkRDi1aGl4LCAl7b8ew4olxjKpxl-FGyR0LzhAjXTr-0L7jF3pWJp_1Ae1ZRO4xy0ebcRHyPTGlZ3uviHLzeZr4RireK/s814/Empathy%20illustration.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="814" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKXinA9jaZt9nR3C74SJSompcAgKUFKTLJ7axHW2Hr__lTxWZRwpNU59vksHDb7DwGOrLDzPq_jr1mUI4mzA6fr2pCeZ3eBghAkRDi1aGl4LCAl7b8ew4olxjKpxl-FGyR0LzhAjXTr-0L7jF3pWJp_1Ae1ZRO4xy0ebcRHyPTGlZ3uviHLzeZr4RireK/w320-h221/Empathy%20illustration.png" width="320" /></a></div></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzxnje6Jd6sxmH8AMt4ANhheKu47VTR6PC879FqsBkJh_J4TKUqCwASC5CYPFNxAZVDeMJDjgVrp7T7UTxQFM8PH3CFOSlKEi7q-JT89keeL0cUa0SKE47I4NLocj4rIZTUncqDaBCjV-D6CH5EcLfJuY9Ca0SbkwGf9k-2Lovo_Pdwc29l-rHz3Krp8r/s878/Empathy%20day%20key%20skills.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="878" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzxnje6Jd6sxmH8AMt4ANhheKu47VTR6PC879FqsBkJh_J4TKUqCwASC5CYPFNxAZVDeMJDjgVrp7T7UTxQFM8PH3CFOSlKEi7q-JT89keeL0cUa0SKE47I4NLocj4rIZTUncqDaBCjV-D6CH5EcLfJuY9Ca0SbkwGf9k-2Lovo_Pdwc29l-rHz3Krp8r/w320-h149/Empathy%20day%20key%20skills.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Why read for empathy?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The world needs more empathy: to help us all understand and connect to each other better. </li><li>New approaches are badly needed, with the recent rise in hate crimes. </li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Without empathy children won’t thrive: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>psychologists say it is an essential life skill. </li><li>you can use stories to build this skill: as you read with your child, you can build their emotional skills at the same time, because scientific evidence shows that reading builds real-life empathy. </li><li>and as you read you can help with identifying with book characters, children learn to see things from other points of view.</li></ul><div><a href="https://www.empathylab.uk/RFE-2024" target="_blank"><b>EmpathyLab’s</b></a> work is based on scientific research showing that empathy is learnable, and that books help to build it: identifying with fictional characters’ feelings helps build real-life empathy.</div></div></div><p>These book lists are compiled in the UK but they contain books from all around the world including some from Australia! Under each of these brochure banners you will find a link to the pdf and the full list of annotated titles - picture books and novels and I have also added links to some of the books I have featured on this blog. After exploring all of these rich lists my own reading list has grown exponentially. Huge thanks to my friend from <a href="https://kinderbookswitheverything.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>Kinderbookswitheverything</b></a> and her wonderful library which is how I discovered this resource. As a Teacher-Librarian she has filled a display box with titles from these lists and she has added the Empathy Lab logo to the front cover of each book. Staff can also search her library catalogue for titles selected for these lists. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_U9Xfbj_M13v_LND_knl78ZxCd9BnSxJDwWfj5Rx-YjeQYditv-7AZsXyz6SmimyBv1OIFB4GFF1IBL1FxHFlilnaIlq28DRxFLBO_aQYuzaahyphenhyphenFm2UDl2JAQOqliVS-7JnlA0llWhKeL0iVmEfdniTMUjVfzXX9Ne3LArgY22bMhiWNRtSN8tEtMSDYc/s1962/Read%20for%20empathy%202017%20banner.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="1962" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_U9Xfbj_M13v_LND_knl78ZxCd9BnSxJDwWfj5Rx-YjeQYditv-7AZsXyz6SmimyBv1OIFB4GFF1IBL1FxHFlilnaIlq28DRxFLBO_aQYuzaahyphenhyphenFm2UDl2JAQOqliVS-7JnlA0llWhKeL0iVmEfdniTMUjVfzXX9Ne3LArgY22bMhiWNRtSN8tEtMSDYc/w640-h138/Read%20for%20empathy%202017%20banner.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/b2f3fbc2/files/uploaded/Read%20for%20Empathy%20Collection%202017.pdf" target="_blank"><b>2017 list</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2011/04/mirror-by-jeannie-baker.html" target="_blank"><b>Mirror</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2021/07/welcome-by-barroux.html" target="_blank"><b>Welcome</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2011/08/one-dog-and-his-boy-by-eva-ibbotson.html" target="_blank"><b>One dog and his boy</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-goldfish-boy-by-lisa-thompson.html" target="_blank"><b>The Goldfish boy</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2012/12/i-am-careful-not-to-read-similar-books.html" target="_blank"><b>The unforgotten coat</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blog.picturebookmakers.com/post/166740075476/francesca-sanna" target="_blank"><b>The Journey</b></a> (<i>The picture book makers</i>)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKg27hkPWAPAwW0nFLonVI8w2W5gHBnraoon90fj01U1epAO1iBgF9Xfwtz_EKXGM2NjMZL2jemkoX2ccaKX4mA3FXVFZiFGuqtI9TkJd26FkptSjj2-4YmSfUA5GpkBU0jOZoxc5ZyRlLRvguXCatZjvYUBxLxZiCTQcR80EYHcUuDOLBOvVW6tv-9Uj/s2002/Read%20for%20empathy%202018%20banner.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="2002" height="104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKg27hkPWAPAwW0nFLonVI8w2W5gHBnraoon90fj01U1epAO1iBgF9Xfwtz_EKXGM2NjMZL2jemkoX2ccaKX4mA3FXVFZiFGuqtI9TkJd26FkptSjj2-4YmSfUA5GpkBU0jOZoxc5ZyRlLRvguXCatZjvYUBxLxZiCTQcR80EYHcUuDOLBOvVW6tv-9Uj/w640-h104/Read%20for%20empathy%202018%20banner.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-wild-robot-by-peter-brown.html" target="_blank"><b>The wild robot</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2017/11/ballerina-dreams-by-michaela-elaine.html" target="_blank"><b>Ballerina Dreams</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2024/01/el-deafo-by-cece-bell.html" target="_blank"><b>El Deafo</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-island-at-end-of-everything-by.html" target="_blank"><b>The Island at the end of Everything</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2018/06/charlie-and-me-421-miles-from-home-by.html" target="_blank"><b>Charlie and me</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-song-from-somewhere-else-by-af.html" target="_blank"><b>The song from Somewhere else</b></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickpAbIzxbIjrcOhKkhaAexk011vlacVe6adRxPwhimj4eudau8S7hn2E-GHivrWKgnE8UsS1Oz8NtB7tT9g0MDs8J0mA-dYwAq4f4mgXwvgZ41xGufa3JdoUvQzle2DYDu3iDiWRc0YgkDTsjQWJ5GTA2EAwHPIDNoLer2dCOLXCjHbf_c0nhHEtT7TE5/s1820/Read%20for%20empathy%202019%20banner.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="1820" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickpAbIzxbIjrcOhKkhaAexk011vlacVe6adRxPwhimj4eudau8S7hn2E-GHivrWKgnE8UsS1Oz8NtB7tT9g0MDs8J0mA-dYwAq4f4mgXwvgZ41xGufa3JdoUvQzle2DYDu3iDiWRc0YgkDTsjQWJ5GTA2EAwHPIDNoLer2dCOLXCjHbf_c0nhHEtT7TE5/w640-h118/Read%20for%20empathy%202019%20banner.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-tale-of-angelino-brown-by-david.html" target="_blank"><b>The Tale of Angelino Brown</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2017/08/beyond-bright-sea-by-lauren-wolk.html" target="_blank"><b>Beyond the bright sea</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-boy-at-back-of-class-by-onjali-q.html" target="_blank"><b>The boy at the back of the class</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-white-fox-by-jackie-morris.html" target="_blank"><b>The white fox</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2020/01/fox-girl-and-white-gazelle-by-victoria.html" target="_blank"><b>The fox girl and the white gazelle</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-last-human-by-lee-bacon.html" target="_blank"><b>The last human</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2020/02/two-sides-by-polly-ho-yen-illustrated.html" target="_blank"><b>Two sides</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2019/04/welcome-to-planet-omar-trouble-magnet.html" target="_blank"><b>Planet Omar</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2019/08/no-ballet-shoes-in-syria-by-catherine.html" target="_blank"><b>No ballet shoes in Syria</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2018/11/captain-rosalie-by-timothee-de.html" target="_blank"><b>Captain Rosalie</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2021/07/danny-chung-does-not-do-maths-by-maisie.html" target="_blank"><b>Danny Chung does not do maths</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-girl-who-stole-elephant-by-nizrana.html" target="_blank"><b>The girl who stole an elephant</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-last-bear-by-hannah-gold.html" target="_blank"><b>The last bear</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5MrnnLyduOysinEEZxRPirYkziF50qp6BH5IuldQUocBDUxdIXL467vVZ1BUNxK2yLUuQCkNyvsf_jG8YjbjRKGLLpf8CjNXHWAw0H_si_lfl2R3tKZEgYSujoamjjwnQ_3-Vi_4YDH8VmYQkZ34wNgUQMKsuS-1CSYp-IThWPwm51DvgL3yqAOj8IHb/s1948/Read%20for%20empathy%202023%20banner.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-river-by-tom-percival.html" target="_blank"><b>The River</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2022/03/i-am-subway-by-kim-hyo-eun-translated.html" target="_blank"><b>I am the subway</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/04/sidney-makes-wish-by-lisa-thompson.html" target="_blank"><b>Sidney makes a wish</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Drgk-FB0NpYXltK2lEL6JkWZYI6FNHNoLpuuLpRNekoGQHsUJHJ4YVnY3RTF0APemzgmQQT3LSlaTYdDBjubnj8Axxf1j2x-2xQUsLZKFX7mubhg_gLNoLJMBO644Haba0x2nOgiXKT91ni5C337vkRRFJVQJGqSSFz3xQzM62_dD-D4TnecUJq_Ezge/s2028/Read%20for%20empathy%202024%20banner.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1238" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1UAQ6Q9t4F2mmtvVlKwPZPNgtbtL1Wz7pd5FXKaKAqwmUw2M1h2-K0z1Cuinmy0ohNf22j2Pw8ijqKOBVj8zFU8U6crAkDdk_CKZY-Fi5biImX_TLZpAr3lT_-wbzxSz68IO1HXjd5_TW0v6v0_35sBIfl470XjAw656ST4ELUDYjSrEQr00sjjnF0TV7/w638-h640/Empathy%202024%20collection%20collage.png" width="638" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p>Understanding & sharing emotions</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Be More Dog Caroline Crowe & Carlos Velez <i>Floris Books</i></li><li>Beneath Cori Doerrfeld <i>Scallywag Press</i></li><li>Blue Sarah Christou <i>Faber</i></li><li>Geoffrey Gets the Jitters Nadia Shireen <i>Puffin</i></li><li>I Will Swim Next Time Emily Joof & Matilda Ruta <i>Floris Books</i></li><li>The Spaces In Between Jaspreet Kaur, illustrated by Manjit Thapp <i>Big Picture Press</i></li><li><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2024/01/victor-wolf-with-worries-by-catherine.html" target="_blank"><b>Victor, the Wolf with Worries Catherine Rayner <i>Macmillan</i></b></a></li><li>When I Feel Surprised Illustrator Paula Bowles <i>Child’s Play</i></li></ul><p></p><p>Picture Books</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf Craig Barr-Green, illustrated by Francis Martin <i>Little Tiger</i></li><li>Grandpa and the Kingfisher Anna Wilson, illustrated by Sarah Massini <i>Nosy Crow</i></li><li>I Am Nefertiti Annemarie Anang Natelle Quek <i>Five Quills</i></li><li>My Baba’s Garden Jordan Scott, illustrated by <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2021/05/sydney-smith-nominated-for-hans.html" target="_blank"><b>Sydney Smith</b></a> <i>Walker</i></li><li><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2022/06/nours-secret-library-by-wafa-tarmowska.html" target="_blank"><b>Nour’s Secret Library Wafa’ Tarnowska Vali Mintzi <i>Barefoot</i></b></a></li><li>To the Other Side Erika Meza <i>Hodder</i></li></ul><p></p><p>Early Readers</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2024/02/bear-and-bird-stars-and-other-stories.html" target="_blank"><b>Bear and Bird</b></a> –The Picnic and Other Stories Jarvis <i>Walker</i></li><li><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/09/budgie-by-joseph-coelho-illustrated-by.html" target="_blank"><b>Budgie Joseph Coelho <i>Barrington Stoke</i></b></a></li><li>Dimple and the Boo Pip Jones, illustrated by Paula Bowles <i>Barrington Stoke</i></li><li>The Girl Who Became a Fish Polly Ho Yen Illustrator Sojung Kim-McCarthy</li></ul><p></p><p>Novels</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>City of Stolen Magic Nazeen Ahmed Pathak <i>Puffin</i></li><li>Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star Laura Noakes Flavia Sorrentino <i>HarperCollins</i></li><li>Fablehouse E.L. Norry <i>Bloomsbury</i></li><li>Finding Bear <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-last-bear-by-hannah-gold.html" target="_blank"><b>Hannah Gold</b></a> <i>HarperCollins</i></li><li>Glitter Boy Ian Eagleton <i>Scholastic</i></li><li>How to Be More Hedgehog Anne-Marie Conway, illustrated by Raahat Kaduji <i>UCLan</i></li><li>Jamie L.D. Lapinski <i>Orion</i></li><li>Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer Jeffrey Boakye <i>Faber</i></li><li>My Life on Fire Cath Howe <i>Nosy Crow</i></li><li>The Mystery of the Missing Mum Frances Moloney <i>Pushkin Press </i></li><li>Until the Road Ends <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2022/11/while-storm-rages-by-phil-earl.html" target="_blank"><b>Phil Earle</b></a> <i>Andersen Press</i></li><li>Where the River Takes Us Lesley Parr <i>Bloomsbury</i></li></ul><p></p><p>Verse Novels</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The Final Year Matt Goodfellow, illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton <i>Otter-Barry</i></li><li><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/01/the-way-of-dog-by-zana-fraillon.html" target="_blank"><b>The Way of Dog Zana Fraillon <i>Chicken House</i></b></a></li></ul><p></p><p>Poetry</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>My Heart is a Poem Various <i>Little Tiger</i></li><li>What You Need to Be Warm Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Various <i>Bloomsbury</i></li></ul><p></p><p>Graphic Novels</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Finding My Voice Aoife Dooley <i>Scholastic</i></li><li>It’s Her Story: Irena Sendler Margaret Littman, illustrated by Sara Luna <i>Sunbird</i></li></ul><p></p><p>Non-fiction</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>A Child Like You Na’ima B. Robert, illustrated by Nadine Kaadan <i>Otter-Barry</i></li><li>All Bodies are Wonderful Beth Cox, illustrated by Vicky Barker</li><li>Lift-the-flap Questions and Answers about Refugees Katie Dayne & Ashe de Sousa, illustrated by Oksana Drachkovska <i>Usborne</i></li><li>Our Story Starts in Africa Patrice Lawrence, <i>Magic Cat</i></li></ul><p></p><p>There are also lists of books for High School libraries from 2017-<a href="https://irp.cdn-website.com/b2f3fbc2/files/uploaded/FINAL%20SECONDARY%20EMPATHYLAB%20GUIDE%20JAN24.pdf" target="_blank"><b>2024</b></a> - if this is your context please take time to explore the fabulous titles. </p>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-37283339046337490842024-03-02T05:30:00.027+11:002024-03-02T05:30:00.139+11:00Night Watch by Jodi Toering illustrated by Tannya Harricks<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLqfiqr7lKYkhnuO7F-51UCpta1qob7ErXjaeoFYT19BjNIz0ivDxytx2DdyCAp0f2DldMIqTBDVeG4WNANI8Mjcn3CvBWHlFX8Yr329wir5s5sQZD0f3wZKhqQAiXUzS21DDNKh5O_cQU9dapJiQ0XUkUGgrjsEqrvbPRDYuuuU7wKIPQ7O1Mkwy_VkV/s1163/Night%20Watch__9781760655310.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1163" data-original-width="1054" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLqfiqr7lKYkhnuO7F-51UCpta1qob7ErXjaeoFYT19BjNIz0ivDxytx2DdyCAp0f2DldMIqTBDVeG4WNANI8Mjcn3CvBWHlFX8Yr329wir5s5sQZD0f3wZKhqQAiXUzS21DDNKh5O_cQU9dapJiQ0XUkUGgrjsEqrvbPRDYuuuU7wKIPQ7O1Mkwy_VkV/s320/Night%20Watch__9781760655310.jpeg" width="290" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>As night falls the Tawny Frogmouth sets off to fly home. I imagine this pair are hunting for food for their chicks. Along the way other night animals, many with their own young, look up from below or from their own nest - cockatoo, koala, emu, echidna, wallaby, numbat, and pygmy possum. You can almost feel the swoosh of their wings when they finally reach their home and land on the branch with their three fluffy babies.</p><p>Very, very occasionally a tawny frogmouth has landed on my verandah rail. These wonderful, camouflaged birds sit so still and of course they arrive in the evening with the darkness making it even harder to see them. The tawny frogmouth looks like an owl but it is not an owl. </p><p>The scientific name of the Tawny Frogmouth is Podargus strigoides. <i>"The genus name, Podargus, is from the Greek work for gout. Why? Unlike owls they don't have curved talons on their feet; in fact, their feet are small, and they’re said to walk like a gout-ridden man! Their species name, strigoides, means owl-like." </i></p><p><i>"More closely related to the nightjar than the owl, the tawny frogmouth is mottled grey, white, black, and rufous, allowing them to easily become camouflaged with the bark of a tree. </i><i>Like owls, their feathers are soft which helps them fly silently through the air, but they lack the strong, curved talons that owls are renown for."</i></p><p>Further reading</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/tawny-frogmouth/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Australian Museum</span></b></a></li><li><a href="https://www.bushheritage.org.au/species/tawny-frogmouth" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Bush Heritage</span></b></a></li><li><a href="https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/fact-file/fact-file-tawny-frogmouth-podargus-strigoides/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Australian Geographic</span></b></a></li><li><a href="https://birdlife.org.au/bird-profiles/tawny-frogmouth/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Birdlife Australia</span></b></a></li></ul><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcJ4JeRLfy9Ubn2b2cWQfDi7nAsPTMpTehBh7dH57qSPkCCVpGDzTl9uQucM2rpNsxVSB5tInkP5hrtWHxigJqrfsruVXIbZfdJWfLhKhwVyri_TgDrvXgw1Y88p4FUBs3yEXFGrHVYwN9xn7KgyXDdhItXxWswMpb36AbXyR3KvnYi2PEWjLS5dIcT4d/s1828/Tawyn%20frogmouth%20film%20image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1828" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcJ4JeRLfy9Ubn2b2cWQfDi7nAsPTMpTehBh7dH57qSPkCCVpGDzTl9uQucM2rpNsxVSB5tInkP5hrtWHxigJqrfsruVXIbZfdJWfLhKhwVyri_TgDrvXgw1Y88p4FUBs3yEXFGrHVYwN9xn7KgyXDdhItXxWswMpb36AbXyR3KvnYi2PEWjLS5dIcT4d/w400-h234/Tawyn%20frogmouth%20film%20image.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ohu9mPFMXEk" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #073763;">You can see and hear a family of Tawny Frogmouths here</span></b></a> and </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">read more </span><span style="text-align: left;">on this site </span><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2021/02/8-surprising-tawny-frogmouth-facts/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Gizmodo</span></b></a><span style="text-align: left;">.</span></div><div><br /></div><p></p><p>I wonder why Walker Books Australia didn't format this book for inclusion in their wonderful Nature Storybook series or if this wasn't the choice of the author then perhaps they could have added a fact page at the back of the book. While I have heard of and seen the tawny frogmouth I did not know very much about them. There are also lots of Australian animals mentioned in this book many of which could be unfamiliar to an internation audience. Do we have native quail in Australia? </p><p>When you reach the final page of Night Watch please grab a copy of Owl Babies by Martin Waddell illustrated by Patrick Benson. I know I said a Tawny Frogmouth is not an owl but the final scene with the parents and babies sitting on a branch strongly resembles the scene when the mother returns in Owl Babies.</p><p>If you are using this book with a group of older students it might be interesting to discuss the way Jodi Toering adds capital letters to her text. </p><p><i>"Dusk whispers softly, soothing Day to slumber as the last of Sunset's flames smoulder slowly skyward. Tawny Frogmouth wakens." </i></p><p>Moon is a character with a female gender. Also talk about expressive phrases such as liquid moonlight; blanketing the earth; drenched in silver starlight; stretching infinite; and rushing crystal clear.</p><p>Try to find this splendid book by Narelle Oliver to read alongside Night Watch:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9_fCAv2jaEE4gsV7mFy3JAA_ah5-LSSJ8t8laPAps0WSNbgJ-1bnflzpJ05ttfeW1eBR9HAO2hLgXL9seK16QByuNW2VxqofZ-jUKfxllMU7mUqDlFUfn5gogFSHctk28tGFpIdKQtTgNDS_Cq5sRngoza7XZqA8BLSKATrAeBOeygq1N4rNmHNOPnfF/s325/the%20Hunt%20narelle%20oliver.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="244" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9_fCAv2jaEE4gsV7mFy3JAA_ah5-LSSJ8t8laPAps0WSNbgJ-1bnflzpJ05ttfeW1eBR9HAO2hLgXL9seK16QByuNW2VxqofZ-jUKfxllMU7mUqDlFUfn5gogFSHctk28tGFpIdKQtTgNDS_Cq5sRngoza7XZqA8BLSKATrAeBOeygq1N4rNmHNOPnfF/s320/the%20Hunt%20narelle%20oliver.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I own a few art pieces by Australian children's book illustrators but I would love to add a piece by Tannya Harricks. I have greatly admired her work ever since I saw this book:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKGoqowJEANPcFwlbstrSmqf0paSxJ4mSXb_dltPTm3V0FNyIiWvQ07X5h3zX2tyv7XC3cuFeLI_5BIA7tHJ_quUOkjZ8Z5gM1jqFic6GUHbioNOG4vmmu3yWX2JV2cncmaw9kHf8ZcrIxv5gqyZZlJDgjxcupHcTcY3qlCbaU0o2URa9LRMiHxcy08KW/s415/Mallee%20Sky.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKGoqowJEANPcFwlbstrSmqf0paSxJ4mSXb_dltPTm3V0FNyIiWvQ07X5h3zX2tyv7XC3cuFeLI_5BIA7tHJ_quUOkjZ8Z5gM1jqFic6GUHbioNOG4vmmu3yWX2JV2cncmaw9kHf8ZcrIxv5gqyZZlJDgjxcupHcTcY3qlCbaU0o2URa9LRMiHxcy08KW/s320/Mallee%20Sky.jpeg" width="281" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2019/10/mallee-sky-by-jodi-toering-illustrated.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Mallee Sky</span></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Look for this book also illustrated by Tannya Harricks about one of our iconic Australian birds - the Kookaburra.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-jy0ZDCpXy0VubbEXYizIMT6L8Imof8bV71VoWi1PNBQk8FE8xY9bkcodpR3vW-oYEyZwIyPoXCrm3ZrOI8Rd77EnpRVBukz1YFDUyfA3yH7OkTW47QisGOeIvePlQn3EO6C5YvqKCbQeGy_68Qk7Hd2_iprR-42vd9b-Dx289YU0c-vSlf6hY6Nrys1/s700/Kookaburra%20Claire%20Saxby.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="636" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-jy0ZDCpXy0VubbEXYizIMT6L8Imof8bV71VoWi1PNBQk8FE8xY9bkcodpR3vW-oYEyZwIyPoXCrm3ZrOI8Rd77EnpRVBukz1YFDUyfA3yH7OkTW47QisGOeIvePlQn3EO6C5YvqKCbQeGy_68Qk7Hd2_iprR-42vd9b-Dx289YU0c-vSlf6hY6Nrys1/s320/Kookaburra%20Claire%20Saxby.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2022/08/kookaburra-by-claire-saxby-illustrated.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Kookaburra</span></b></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is the web page for <a href="https://www.joditoeringauthor.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Jodi Toering</span></b></a> and also for <a href="https://tannyaharricks.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Tannya Harricks</span></b></a>. </div>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-7578598805392077972024-03-01T05:30:00.001+11:002024-03-01T05:30:00.239+11:00To Change a Planet by Christina Soontornvat illustrated by Rahele Jomepour Bell<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_PeWJQ4yC9Zo_mq896pnDDcjzuh_jmCNZrSBxGevhX4rmlDTrzgvaU6Sx7f0ylPkF15a1K6ve2PDPtzG1-f0ILANmoYCgqBemRuxoyg671uUC_wZ6iCXlyop934aHPM1vOJleG5Lutuk5ZyWjcVVhgPMl6tK8fAxdDXr_aMh5UF000a_Fy_7XB2E9WI6/s578/To%20change%20a%20planet.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_PeWJQ4yC9Zo_mq896pnDDcjzuh_jmCNZrSBxGevhX4rmlDTrzgvaU6Sx7f0ylPkF15a1K6ve2PDPtzG1-f0ILANmoYCgqBemRuxoyg671uUC_wZ6iCXlyop934aHPM1vOJleG5Lutuk5ZyWjcVVhgPMl6tK8fAxdDXr_aMh5UF000a_Fy_7XB2E9WI6/s320/To%20change%20a%20planet.png" width="283" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHtIv7-BS3lxnjMwtZufK6LZrUQdgYFtiwiMBQQIVqD6YFoDiodJpVisVA4ErzOwdCnSw6bwHVJOvAWGY8YGhBe51jgDeL1DHArCDhXINSuMihTD2g-MSaUbEVvhU_fAFocFeTapPF_ZL1izCCDk2u-Yanf2oS5FapB3yPB1bq_DSXO2VYot_4MmVjFAg/s496/Five%20stars.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="102" data-original-width="496" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHtIv7-BS3lxnjMwtZufK6LZrUQdgYFtiwiMBQQIVqD6YFoDiodJpVisVA4ErzOwdCnSw6bwHVJOvAWGY8YGhBe51jgDeL1DHArCDhXINSuMihTD2g-MSaUbEVvhU_fAFocFeTapPF_ZL1izCCDk2u-Yanf2oS5FapB3yPB1bq_DSXO2VYot_4MmVjFAg/s320/Five%20stars.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>This book has a powerful text but it is the illustrations that really bring this important message to life.</p><p>Here is part of the text:</p><p><i>"Our planet. Big, tough, dependable. Our planet has spun through eons of time. Mere moments ago, we arrived. One person. Small, quiet, insignificant. But when one person, and one person and one person become many, they can change a planet."</i></p><p>From the author web page<i>: Spare, poetic text and breathtaking pictures invite readers on a stirring journey that gently illuminates the causes of climate change as well as how our individual and collective actions can make the world better. Meticulously researched and brimming with beauty, hope, and hands-on solutions that will edify and empower even the youngest readers, this loving ode to our planet is vital for every child and family.</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknZf7aZq7pxC7acpuMCvGd1fue59pY71p_zpy1FHBA5slura9aL7MYmK0FeqL2aqc1s_Wg09bvpiMa1k_gCDv4hK_9iCBfWrsIw2gBFukvfuhUqMFbECcOdeq3WW8jssgtvaAmynaR5kNoRX4qDAeYD0c7doyX5t2ZcZUDHgcYoc9E0tn_5yZ8NSdr6TZ/s2082/To%20change%20a%20planet%20illustration.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="2082" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknZf7aZq7pxC7acpuMCvGd1fue59pY71p_zpy1FHBA5slura9aL7MYmK0FeqL2aqc1s_Wg09bvpiMa1k_gCDv4hK_9iCBfWrsIw2gBFukvfuhUqMFbECcOdeq3WW8jssgtvaAmynaR5kNoRX4qDAeYD0c7doyX5t2ZcZUDHgcYoc9E0tn_5yZ8NSdr6TZ/w400-h201/To%20change%20a%20planet%20illustration.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i><p></p><p>The final two pages have answers to five key questions:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>What is climate change?</li><li>What is causing climate change?</li><li>How will rising temperatures affect life on earth?</li><li>How do we know all this?</li><li>What can we do to take action?</li></ul><div><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/christina-soontornvat/to-change-a-planet/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Take a look at the Kirkus Star review</span></b></a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.picturebookbrain.com/to-change-a-planet-by-christina-soontornvat-review/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #38761d;">Rahele Jomepour Bell’s illustrations are stunning. From their depiction of the carbon dioxide molecule to summarizing in one spread, the ways that humans are producing carbon dioxide; the illustrations lift the text to a new level. Picture Book Brain</span></i></b></a></div><div><br /></div><div><i>"In short, elegant lines of lyrical prose, Soontornvat explores the history of humanity's relationship to Earth and confronts the modern threat of extreme weather events and environmental destruction. While these passages offer a sober warning, the book's overall tone is hopeful, centered around the conviction that, just as we can exacerbate the effects of climate change, so too can we forestall and reverse them." School Library Journal</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmFWOafrgtU&t=38s" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Here is the trailer with a commentary by Christina Soontornvat.</span></b></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately, this book published in 2022 is VERY expensive here in Australia at nearly AUS$40 so sadly it will be well beyond the budget of most school libraries. </div><p></p><p>I am very keen to find other books illustrated by <a href="https://www.rahelestudio.com/picturebooks" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Rahele Jomepour Bell</span></b></a>. She is originally from Iran and now lives in the US.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4JXDkCTxLPlEb_zG0ytz0CU04swjN1IK-TyOrN44jJQf_I6ux1IpP9Bn0tjO2oId1gnZym-vPocgTeq2GKeuAJRZBt6G5pBkQK21-89LmuekRDh3MsnplINFz3ctcuHzYEeuqWGpsW760VCry1N32-wn_Kun80fKj3q44hfxVNf1Wk6hOUM4urlzFtk_/s2088/Rahele%20Jomepour%20bell%20book%20set.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="2088" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4JXDkCTxLPlEb_zG0ytz0CU04swjN1IK-TyOrN44jJQf_I6ux1IpP9Bn0tjO2oId1gnZym-vPocgTeq2GKeuAJRZBt6G5pBkQK21-89LmuekRDh3MsnplINFz3ctcuHzYEeuqWGpsW760VCry1N32-wn_Kun80fKj3q44hfxVNf1Wk6hOUM4urlzFtk_/w640-h186/Rahele%20Jomepour%20bell%20book%20set.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPmkvHxHMwEjs7yyI0PEMHuFSfYsJA0j7J0Sapdol_4uZdYHbPSiZp23k2F1bC8BFEAwFQC_D8ugGPvxv-pdM8gTuog6kZrlFuI-bWSx6e9enwxh-jIs5ff4flJ94m4DhpETYozmAq0YQTDvQqWaVC4RnWMXsZu0pIIx8tlJexlGbHpv7hGDNjhgloAtm/s1530/Rahele%20jomepour%20bell%20book%20set%20two.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1530" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPmkvHxHMwEjs7yyI0PEMHuFSfYsJA0j7J0Sapdol_4uZdYHbPSiZp23k2F1bC8BFEAwFQC_D8ugGPvxv-pdM8gTuog6kZrlFuI-bWSx6e9enwxh-jIs5ff4flJ94m4DhpETYozmAq0YQTDvQqWaVC4RnWMXsZu0pIIx8tlJexlGbHpv7hGDNjhgloAtm/w640-h254/Rahele%20jomepour%20bell%20book%20set%20two.png" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I read a Middle Grade book by <a href="https://soontornvat.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Christina Soontornvat</span></b></a>:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqD7HoBCCV4Irn2ZE0dXGMaT-SsrPat6defniIjwHquU9ruPFXRh2bghYMx-6elLiUSdWnWjP142WsQLNc5fpmTvKo2H1AXCjpsrQnDRl5hIuWM-ZEl-L0ig0qbdYeALByZukv-rFU7Qr5nzo0ErHOqlUhlOW176Zappt-8P23zt34ablrAZMN0-mPdDvx/s518/A%20wish%20in%20the%20dark.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqD7HoBCCV4Irn2ZE0dXGMaT-SsrPat6defniIjwHquU9ruPFXRh2bghYMx-6elLiUSdWnWjP142WsQLNc5fpmTvKo2H1AXCjpsrQnDRl5hIuWM-ZEl-L0ig0qbdYeALByZukv-rFU7Qr5nzo0ErHOqlUhlOW176Zappt-8P23zt34ablrAZMN0-mPdDvx/s320/A%20wish%20in%20the%20dark.jpeg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2022/03/a-wish-in-dark-by-christina-soontornvat.html" target="_blank"><b>A Wish in the Dark</b></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-19429525374147165332024-02-29T05:30:00.001+11:002024-02-29T08:18:01.324+11:00Wanted! Ralfy Rabbit, Book Burglar by Emily MacKenzie<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30hnIttADKkNG8e4McL3r3rhEYZx2dCUqddMk1dMWFJX18h2ik4ZSMWSKY7dxBiquWylwb6iFie49t8M7jT77In5Mc5IDsOeQE_4R6Mdrwy1NlMnkPpcHiaCXd9WRaLWomje7nMvW8PwRvGHT-Z9fPcYOhhVT5of2XxkPctEH4myiefBs_mltlT_3UJLv/s420/Wanted%20Ralfy%20Rabbit%20cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="420" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30hnIttADKkNG8e4McL3r3rhEYZx2dCUqddMk1dMWFJX18h2ik4ZSMWSKY7dxBiquWylwb6iFie49t8M7jT77In5Mc5IDsOeQE_4R6Mdrwy1NlMnkPpcHiaCXd9WRaLWomje7nMvW8PwRvGHT-Z9fPcYOhhVT5of2XxkPctEH4myiefBs_mltlT_3UJLv/s320/Wanted%20Ralfy%20Rabbit%20cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /><i>"Ralfy dreamed about books. In fact he didn't just dream about them ... he wanted to read all the time."<br /></i></p><p>Adults will adore Ralfy's book list with titles such as:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Around the field in 80 days</li><li>The Secret Vegetable Garden</li><li>The 39 Lettuces</li><li>The Hoppit</li><li>Warren Peas </li><li>Gone with the Carrots</li><li>The Rabbit, the Fox and the Wardrobe</li></ul><p></p><p><i>"He made lists of all the books he had read (and gave them carrot ratings). He made lists of all the books he wanted to read (and placed them in category order). He even made lists of books to recommend to his family and friends."</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoW0ue-6nSBeioM52EQHV1O-2XA8uyjJOVyZ5ghHVUOKq2AYOyY5yq0wIclpgZKaNckauwrtmGdKUPKPsU9GMcKN7j9IReS93cpIGKOtBC6E9pcHKMOsb7T1OfS0nBqIH_6Y7ql9fU4m3AbQlphJDrh33QpsuZY5rg_gjTvM4JRgD9GS5w7AlDbnrjX557/s1948/Wanted%20Ralfy%20rabbit%20illustration.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1948" data-original-width="1632" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoW0ue-6nSBeioM52EQHV1O-2XA8uyjJOVyZ5ghHVUOKq2AYOyY5yq0wIclpgZKaNckauwrtmGdKUPKPsU9GMcKN7j9IReS93cpIGKOtBC6E9pcHKMOsb7T1OfS0nBqIH_6Y7ql9fU4m3AbQlphJDrh33QpsuZY5rg_gjTvM4JRgD9GS5w7AlDbnrjX557/s320/Wanted%20Ralfy%20rabbit%20illustration.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i><p></p><p>Now go back and re-read the book title - Wanted! Yes Ralfy is a book thief. </p><p><i>"He crept off with comics and cookbooks, dashed away with dictionaries and nabbed novels and pinced poetry."</i></p><p>Did you need a sentence to demonstrate alliteration - surely this one is perfect.</p><p>Who is Ralphy robbing? Young Arthur has tons of books but he notices some favourites are missing. Arthur sets up a surveillance using his camera, notebook, chalk, sticky tape and a torch. He sits up waiting with snacks and his teddy bear for company. Late that night Ralfy arrives he takes yet another book and hops away. Arthur tries to tell adults what has happened but no one believes him especially not the police. </p><p>Luckily for all the book owners though, Ralfy makes a big mistake. Unluckily for Ralfy the next house he tries to rob belongs to PC Puddle - the policeman Arthur had phoned earlier. The police use a lineup of rabbits wearing 'I love books' T-shirts and a conveyor belt of carrots and books to identify the thief. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YoYsW5bl143bo9R6cBs6xCx7UExBEdhNqWlniFEbmpL8-tU8c6s1kL_E18rSZ-OUtDH9jgMH7adcVfgckG_eY3tMMOG1NPII_mN-kg8YwzA6-Lzyh_tqVNRbsaYKsutQP4QUrlNgZYKmSaNJpA8BI4jis5v7t5Ma7DlVxexeBevI2A20pGcl0XgBNBl2/s1752/wanted%20ralfy%20rabbit%20line%20up%20picture.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1752" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YoYsW5bl143bo9R6cBs6xCx7UExBEdhNqWlniFEbmpL8-tU8c6s1kL_E18rSZ-OUtDH9jgMH7adcVfgckG_eY3tMMOG1NPII_mN-kg8YwzA6-Lzyh_tqVNRbsaYKsutQP4QUrlNgZYKmSaNJpA8BI4jis5v7t5Ma7DlVxexeBevI2A20pGcl0XgBNBl2/w400-h195/wanted%20ralfy%20rabbit%20line%20up%20picture.png" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Ralfy is found - and he confesses but all Ralfy really wants is lots of books. Arthur (and every reader) has the answer. Ralfy needs a library card!</p><p>This book was published in 2015 but it is still available. It would be a good addition to your school library and a fun book to read at the start of the year as you are encouraging your students to use your library, read and borrow often! <a href="https://emilymackenzie.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Here is the website for Emily MacKenzie</span></b></a>. She lives in Scotland. Here's a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj20MAmb1c4" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #990000;">video</span></b></a> of Emily reading her book Wanted! Ralfy Rabbit, Book Burglar.</p><p><a href="https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/wanted-ralfy-rabbit-book-burglar-by-emily-mackenzie-book-review/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #990000;">MacKenzie’s text is sweetly amusing without being precious, and smart without being over-the-heads of children. Her watercolor and ink illustrations provide a pleasant, cartoon-like background to her story. The pictures perfectly accompany the text on the page without distracting from the plot. When you stop to appreciate the sophisticated ease of MacKenzie’s writing and illustrating style, it is hard to believe this is a debut book. The Children's Book Review</span></i></b></a></p><p><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/emily-mackenzie/wanted-ralfy-rabbit-book-burglar/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #990000;">MacKenzie combines story and illustration with brightness, action, and intrigue, keeping the pace moving while endearing this fluffy burglar to readers. Much of the illustrative humor is geared toward older bookworms, with famous titles adapted to long-eared persuasions: Warren Peas, for example, and The Rabbit with the Dandelion Tattoo, ensuring that adults will stay as engaged as little listeners will. This will be a raving favorite for fans of books about books as well as older readers who can appreciate the library humor. Kirkus review</span></i></b></a></p><p>There are three books in this series - the newest one The great library rescue will be published in April, 2024.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bJqA7QBPlb65pWV-65CJBluI4stlkWpqpOiX7juDtK_glWAR0E3ybEJH07xNUGOZW7lKwVAn0V7E8r-C2plvt3d9AtrvnPN-8sDwEx8D-I2k6hrLz5CtlLGz5thOqefl8GP2NpyiFCo5fCOMVefUEX3WEQRy5AE3hdOBlYn6fpRpsoTKfbIiZYfe-02X/s1542/Emily%20mackenzie%20book%20set.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="1542" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bJqA7QBPlb65pWV-65CJBluI4stlkWpqpOiX7juDtK_glWAR0E3ybEJH07xNUGOZW7lKwVAn0V7E8r-C2plvt3d9AtrvnPN-8sDwEx8D-I2k6hrLz5CtlLGz5thOqefl8GP2NpyiFCo5fCOMVefUEX3WEQRy5AE3hdOBlYn6fpRpsoTKfbIiZYfe-02X/w400-h116/Emily%20mackenzie%20book%20set.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><b>Beware!</b> <i>Ralfy Rabbit LOVES books. He loves nothing more than finding a quiet spot and reading</i>. <i>But things aren't so quiet anymore … Rodney, Ralfy's new baby brother, is making sure of that. And when Ralfy discovers a huge bite-mark hole in one of his favourite books, things go from bad to worse. Who could be behind the biting? Ralfy Rabbit is determined to find out!</i></p><p><b>Help!</b><i> Ralfy and his little brother Rodney LOVE reading - so when they hear that their local library is closing down, they know they have to do something. According to the librarian, it would take a magic dragon to save the library - so Ralfy, Rodney and their friends set off to find one! </i><i>Will Ralfy find the magic dragon? Or is there - just maybe - another way to bring the town together and save the library for everyone?</i></p>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-37076310731751337022024-02-28T12:17:00.000+11:002024-02-28T12:17:16.034+11:00CBCA Notables for 2024<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEc_uG_11tOLB_4cCj6WcrX9Q5QrXrGgfaTOqPUkeIGi1ty7-FNbe-PjDzZdJLdCjLctbYR5jUIhhDSD4-G45PACG_76mE2Z71gKHUXcLtQO8376Umu-yHmV8oLd8hctSJZXprh6BanjtRjjaZXyo8DMAM4h5f3ZvZCa8viMpGKjEAbFMh6JH9S-KFjgx/s2288/Notables%20banner%202024.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="2288" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEc_uG_11tOLB_4cCj6WcrX9Q5QrXrGgfaTOqPUkeIGi1ty7-FNbe-PjDzZdJLdCjLctbYR5jUIhhDSD4-G45PACG_76mE2Z71gKHUXcLtQO8376Umu-yHmV8oLd8hctSJZXprh6BanjtRjjaZXyo8DMAM4h5f3ZvZCa8viMpGKjEAbFMh6JH9S-KFjgx/w640-h218/Notables%20banner%202024.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Each year the CBCA (Children's Book Council of Australia) judges read hundreds of books (over 600 this year) and then they select up to 25 in each of five categories as Notables. (Note the New Illustrator award does not have a Notable list - but there will be a short list). Here is a quote from the CBCA press release:</p><p><i>The CBCA received 656 entries for their 15 expert judges to assess. The long list showcases the outstanding work of 118 books, representing 43 publishers, 122 writers, and 72 illustrators. It is a healthy indicator of growth for the industry that the list includes 27 new creators.</i></p><p>The Notables are the Long List. The big announcement was made across the nation last night at 7pm. I attended the Sydney event with enthusiastic people from the children's literature world - authors, illustrators, publishers, and of course most importantly Teacher-Librarians. On 19th March the six short listed books in each category will be announced and on 11th August we will know the winners for 2024. In the meantime, there will be lots of reading and talking and sharing and analysis. </p><p><i>Every title on the Notables List demonstrates high production values, with writing that is appropriate, considered and highly evolved, and the illustrations by accomplished artists support and expand the narratives with flair and confidence. Creators in our 2024 Notables list include both new and experienced voices.</i></p><p><a href="https://cbca.blob.core.windows.net/documents/BookOfTheYear/2024/2024_CBCA-Notables-FullList.pdf" target="_blank"><b>You can see a pdf of these lists here</b></a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDDor6clfXFjrdgmOtlWnrczg8TLETLdJujMOERcLEcs7bK8UBptnILne0VZ9xLp8DEAKTE3wLouMOvtXCIDYd9uPJZJeIykN_S7_4tmpQJCvud-2VDNIXCYSJQcpmlmZZapsTbf6ckWxNe0DCpmsQ10iaYMwr5QBbSH90NJy-g2zcUKTOcqs9Tnhrc_O/s1328/CBCA%202024%20Picture%20book%20notables.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="1328" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDDor6clfXFjrdgmOtlWnrczg8TLETLdJujMOERcLEcs7bK8UBptnILne0VZ9xLp8DEAKTE3wLouMOvtXCIDYd9uPJZJeIykN_S7_4tmpQJCvud-2VDNIXCYSJQcpmlmZZapsTbf6ckWxNe0DCpmsQ10iaYMwr5QBbSH90NJy-g2zcUKTOcqs9Tnhrc_O/w400-h335/CBCA%202024%20Picture%20book%20notables.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On this blog I have previously talked about:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-concrete-garden-by-bob-graham.html" target="_blank"><b>The Concrete Garden</b></a> by Bob Graham</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/04/the-bowerbird-books-by-various-authors.html" target="_blank"><b>Bowerbird Blues</b></a> by Aura Parker</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/10/city-of-light-by-julia-lawrinson.html" target="_blank"><b>City of Light</b></a> by Mark and Heather Jackson</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/09/stay-for-dinner-by-sandhya.html" target="_blank"><b>Stay for Dinner</b></a> by Sandhya Parapukkaran and Michelle Pereira</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/01/desert-jungle-by-jeannie-baker.html" target="_blank"><b>Desert Jungle</b></a> by Jeannie Baker</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/05/plague-by-jackie-french-illustrated-by.html" target="_blank"><b>Plague</b></a> by Jackie French illustrated by Bruce Whatley</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can also read more about <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/11/meet-author-and-illustrator-briony.html" target="_blank"><b>Briony Stewart</b></a> and <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2022/11/meet-illustrator-sophie-blackall.html" target="_blank"><b>Sophie Blackall</b></a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/05/being-jimmy-baxter-by-fiona-lloyd.html" target="_blank"><b>Being Jimmy Baxter</b></a> by Fiona Lloyd</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/05/bored-evie-dreams-big-by-matt-stanton.html" target="_blank"><b>Evie Dreams Big</b></a> by Matt Stanton</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/04/meet-me-at-moon-tree-by-shivaun-plozza.html" target="_blank"><b>Meet me at the Moon Tree</b></a> by Shivuan Plozza</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/09/scar-town-by-tristan-bancks.html" target="_blank"><b>Scar Town</b></a> by Tristan Bancks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/04/sunshine-on-vinegar-street-by-karen.html" target="_blank"><b>Sunshine on Vinegar Street</b></a> by Karen Comer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/09/the-sideways-orbit-of-evie-hart-by.html" target="_blank"><b>The Sideways orbits of Evie Hart</b></a> by Samera Kamaleddine</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can also read about the first book where we meet <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2021/05/huda-and-me-by-h-hayek.html" target="_blank"><b>Huda by H Hayek</b></a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABeZaQ2HNIGLtpyAmDez6j9VLhL2YECLxzmpJaTDg4g0buD2W9m3vh-xusEI_-H5lL01VP1RchzNoIjetZF2VorAOKZxffK1K3q3niyG9pDID-QbCy0HKZUbK5xYVN_sfKBvJxKsQyIqdN5uuEA3lonLM27Ojru9UjYUp1y2bEtGw_JHek66EDfHsBR91/s1322/CBCA%202024%20Eve%20Pownall%20notables.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1106" data-original-width="1322" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABeZaQ2HNIGLtpyAmDez6j9VLhL2YECLxzmpJaTDg4g0buD2W9m3vh-xusEI_-H5lL01VP1RchzNoIjetZF2VorAOKZxffK1K3q3niyG9pDID-QbCy0HKZUbK5xYVN_sfKBvJxKsQyIqdN5uuEA3lonLM27Ojru9UjYUp1y2bEtGw_JHek66EDfHsBR91/w400-h335/CBCA%202024%20Eve%20Pownall%20notables.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On this blog I have previously talked about:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/08/australia-country-of-colour-by-jess.html" target="_blank"><b>Australia Country of Colour</b></a> by Jess Racklyeft</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/10/eat-my-dust-by-neridah-mcmullin.html" target="_blank"><b>Eat my Dust</b></a> by Lucia Masciullo and Neridah McMullin</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-forgotten-song-saving-regent.html" target="_blank"><b>The forgotten song - Saving the regent honeyeater</b></a> by Coral Vass and Jess Racklyeft</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have also talked about the previous books by <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/04/deep-by-jess-mcgeachin.html" target="_blank"><b>Jess McGeachin</b></a>; and by <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/08/australia-from-dawn-to-dusk-by-brentos.html" target="_blank"><b>Brentos</b></a>; and <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2024/01/meet-illustrator-mark-wilson.html" target="_blank"><b>Mark Wilson</b></a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViQTcWkdD1A-r2eHP4ZuE5X4Mck0Z_KGbRPt1BObbOVsLTPY2j3MCYRMFHnaLsbUXzWauq3PSBSeAeqSpqMzgYA8OA-k56bI5RvFbc8f3wzmkHU0OIFaTqHogw8H_a4tleCohg0FTgIKYo7mGhYG97PDNaXMyJESc4WMCj1YxNtdKmYC3ZkaFN4neAhHK/s1328/CBCA%20older%20readers%20notables%202024.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="1328" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViQTcWkdD1A-r2eHP4ZuE5X4Mck0Z_KGbRPt1BObbOVsLTPY2j3MCYRMFHnaLsbUXzWauq3PSBSeAeqSpqMzgYA8OA-k56bI5RvFbc8f3wzmkHU0OIFaTqHogw8H_a4tleCohg0FTgIKYo7mGhYG97PDNaXMyJESc4WMCj1YxNtdKmYC3ZkaFN4neAhHK/w400-h400/CBCA%20older%20readers%20notables%202024.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On this blog I have previously talked about:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/03/grace-notes-by-karen-comer.html" target="_blank"><b>Grace Notes</b></a> by Karen Comer (Young adult book)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/07/picasso-and-greatest-show-on-earth-by.html" target="_blank"><b>Picasso and the Greatest Show on Earth</b></a> by Anna Fienberg</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhlqrWj3anJjaImCqX3NG95TlavGW8zD8yxsh_gcGO8_cTT7Hw79peQFf9oj6wSXfdI1Vk4HyKlcD49Zfh3i06X9sJDdRzGBzuGidyla5Vir-6grJlxpj5_mQpb5fktAOY9FWvqqOtqGsXfXfWMI4BQ4aLNpVOWuoKEF5bG85amtAq1iDSrkWmYGBj1My/s2308/CBCA%202024%20early%20childhood%20notables%20different%20format.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWZ5n2H8W9ZcAGMD5aE4S5SEJ2Kz8wiLWtr1wDySMrkH8LQ5YLEvk9ZskdMWRzoMdNgN0eVI3aueG-vhdRwr06fEm1fUt4MIJ6mKFUGSfua7k_AgRM0dTxgfLVsyr7HbVORIEPUVKMMzRHzfWIz7LAmUxQKc_CIMCJeoWn6ZYpARnOn4XGyA0psqzX-pp/s1806/CBCA%202024%20early%20childhood%20notables%20different%20format%20set%20three.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1532" data-original-width="1806" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWZ5n2H8W9ZcAGMD5aE4S5SEJ2Kz8wiLWtr1wDySMrkH8LQ5YLEvk9ZskdMWRzoMdNgN0eVI3aueG-vhdRwr06fEm1fUt4MIJ6mKFUGSfua7k_AgRM0dTxgfLVsyr7HbVORIEPUVKMMzRHzfWIz7LAmUxQKc_CIMCJeoWn6ZYpARnOn4XGyA0psqzX-pp/w400-h339/CBCA%202024%20early%20childhood%20notables%20different%20format%20set%20three.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have previously talked about:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2024/01/rubys-repair-cafe-by-michelle.html" target="_blank"><b>Ruby's Repair Cafe</b></a> by Michelle Worthington and Zoe Bennett</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-concrete-garden-by-bob-graham.html" target="_blank"><b>The Concrete Garden</b></a> by Bob Graham</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2024/02/these-little-feet-by-hayley-rawsthorne.html" target="_blank"><b>These Little Feet</b></a> by Hayley Rawsthorne illustrated by Briony Stewart</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Read more about <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/11/meet-author-and-illustrator-briony.html" target="_blank"><b>Briony Stewart</b></a>; <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2020/03/congratulations-to-margaret-wild.html" target="_blank"><b>Margaret Wild</b></a>; and <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2022/06/meet-illustrator-cate-james.html" target="_blank"><b>Cate James</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p><b>FURTHER READING</b></p><p>Use this link to <a href="https://cbca.blob.core.windows.net/documents/BookOfTheYear/2024/2024_CBCA-Notables-CritiquesFull.pdf?utm_source=brevo&utm_campaign=2024%20Book%20of%20the%20Year%20Award%20Notables%20announced&utm_medium=email&utm_id=23" target="_blank"><b>read critiques</b></a> of each title written by the <a href="https://www.cbca.org.au/our-judges" target="_blank"><b>2024 judges</b></a>. </p><p>This link will take you to all the <a href="https://readingtime.com.au/announcing-the-2024-cbca-book-of-the-year-notable-lists/" target="_blank"><b>Reading Time reviews</b></a> of the Notable titles. </p><p>This link will take you to reviews by <a href="https://readingtime.com.au/announcing-the-2024-cbca-book-of-the-year-notable-lists/" target="_blank"><b>The Book Muse</b></a>.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">MISSING MISSING MISSING</span></b></p><p>I talked about <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2024/02/predicting-cbca-notables.html" target="_blank"><b>my Picture Book and Early Childhood and Eve Pownall predictions</b></a> earlier this week and yes once again I selected book that didn't make the cut. Here are some books I expected to see on the notables list in the Younger Readers category. It is perhaps possible they were not submitted but all of these have five stars from me!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQTOtQN0MFmtzXIYxGwr9IoTLQ7SgVh3Qm_BLQhB5-iTQT1ZGoWkSPbxFFm3G9bRhhbxlqaE9mgOu2_zv-Kt93iangtIKRj9lroCUVflmPoK2KVQtV6vJjbRKWdWBXYhOI5ouig0J-4BbhF_Zgtwcr4ZKjGKGZtKoXZ94q0IYmAm5jxijgV4Z9DqgdV3C/s648/Silver%20linings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQTOtQN0MFmtzXIYxGwr9IoTLQ7SgVh3Qm_BLQhB5-iTQT1ZGoWkSPbxFFm3G9bRhhbxlqaE9mgOu2_zv-Kt93iangtIKRj9lroCUVflmPoK2KVQtV6vJjbRKWdWBXYhOI5ouig0J-4BbhF_Zgtwcr4ZKjGKGZtKoXZ94q0IYmAm5jxijgV4Z9DqgdV3C/s320/Silver%20linings.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2023/01/the-lorikeet-tree-by-paul-jennings.html" target="_blank"><b>The Lorikeet Tree</b></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">CBCA BOOK WEEK - SATURDAY, </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">17 AUGUST TO FRIDAY, 23 AUGUST 2024</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Theme: <i>Reading is Magic!</i></span></b></p>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-45259203629360887352024-02-28T05:30:00.091+11:002024-02-28T08:58:52.859+11:00Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHJ2kjH2G2TYvPLsYqsexlBK2Nc16IfkwxIyGFgf4qAus-e9s7dfL_aat_01rKwRLfGm_WWAgRQIvA5RYuj6HjI89vQIxbYb5nMMA6AjToIRDfy9QEQLogR9DtygfOS7MesbK4p3fUl-TtdGmQb03hTXPkZ_bamseX0QYeVYDI3vP3K7jfeUAkEpDPuL6/s1225/Safiyyah's%20War__9781839133138.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>Take a look at the labels I have assigned to this post - curiosity, friendship and fear.</p><p>Safiyyah lives in the mosque in Paris. The German army have marched into the city. Luckily, they are not persecuting the Muslim residents of Paris and people are still able to attend the mosque. Safiyyah's father works at the mosque and her family live in one of the apartments. Everyone is living in fear. Safiyyah has two dreadful encounters with soldiers on her way to school and on her way to deliver medicine to an elderly Jewish man. </p><p>Safiyyah's parents, especially her father, are smuggling Jewish people out of the city. Safiyyah becomes a messenger, so she has even more reason to be dreadfully afraid. Luckily, she is an intelligent girl and also luckily, she is incredibly curious. This means she finds out many more details about the rescue of Jewish people who are using the mosque so they can then escape to safety. She knows <b>many more details</b> than her father would have ever planned to tell her. Near the end of the book this information becomes vital as the men including her father are detained in the main prayer room and it is now up to Safiyyah to help over fifty people urgently escape. The tension in this book is so real and certainly keeps you turning the pages.</p><p>As with all the best books for Middle Grade and Upper Primary readers about the events of World War II, this book is told as a first-hand account from the point of view of a young child. I have added a few others at the bottom of this post including some special picture books that I used to share with my Grade Six students.</p><p><i>'Safiyyah's War has the soul of a classic & the urgency of a story for our times. A tale of tolerance, unthinkable bravery, and heart-in-mouth true events. I loved this book' - <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2024/01/in-shadow-of-wolf-queen-by-kiran.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Kiran Millwood Hargrave</span></b></a></i></p><p><i>'All at once, Safiyyah's War broke my heart and filled me with immense hope. With its unforgettable characters and exquisite storytelling, this really is an extraordinary book' - A F Steadman</i></p><p><i>'Safiyyah is a protagonist I was rooting for all throughout; a lovely, kind-hearted girl whose story filled me in turns with despair and joy. This book shines through with kindness and empathy at its very heart' - <a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-girl-who-stole-elephant-by-nizrana.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Nizrana Farook</span></b></a></i></p><p><a href="https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/safiyyahs-war/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color: #134f5c;">This is a high-octane venture suffused with sheer terror that Safiyyah’s family’s activities will be discovered by the wrong people. There are two important relationships which stand out, particularly the evolution of Safiyyah’s interactions with her father and of her growing respect for him and his work. The other one is with her beloved grandmother, Setti, who exerts a calming and wise presence and has some of the most profound ideas of the novel. Historical Novel Society</span></i></b></a></p><p><a href="https://justimagine.co.uk/childrens-books-review/safiyyahs-war/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #134f5c;"><i>This is both a gripping and moving novel. Hiba Noor Khan brings her detailed research to life and introduces us to many less familiar aspects of occupied Paris. The plot is full of suspense and builds to a thrilling climax. Safiyyah is a courageous and compassionate heroine who reminds us that anybody can make a difference. Just Imagine</i></span></b></a> (read this review for more plot details)</p><p><a href="https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Safiyyahs-War-Audiobook/B0C9VQT5FJ?source_code=SEMPP30DTRIAL455070423000K&ipRedirectOverride=true&noapp=1&gclid=f1b8d05fefc9187d724bb587d8fa7ed5&gclsrc=3p.ds&ds_rl=1252391&msclkid=f1b8d05fefc9187d724bb587d8fa7ed5" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Listen to an audio sample from chapter one page 3.</span></b></a></p><p>Companion book:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uYKsv3K46Jz6gdOm7mm-sGDjF397SXqU1YzyL-_vqo5aXiXe5u5lm1RGX9Rzrx0RFMH08NRlhq4pqvvuY8UnC9mttI-4S2eP4zgMQJEkpljzZW8iP7d6NYzutGpsSH5eFQ-JP2w3nKAWqO1XBeBk3YjHBgIEbmlyLK0FMkURiHHhzZ_VW3EO6pxLl6_t/s400/Beyond%20belief.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="258" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uYKsv3K46Jz6gdOm7mm-sGDjF397SXqU1YzyL-_vqo5aXiXe5u5lm1RGX9Rzrx0RFMH08NRlhq4pqvvuY8UnC9mttI-4S2eP4zgMQJEkpljzZW8iP7d6NYzutGpsSH5eFQ-JP2w3nKAWqO1XBeBk3YjHBgIEbmlyLK0FMkURiHHhzZ_VW3EO6pxLl6_t/s320/Beyond%20belief.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://momotimetoread.blogspot.com/2021/03/beyond-belief-by-dee-white.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Beyond Belief</span></b></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You could type any of these titles into my search bar - all of these would be fabulous to share with a reader aged 10+ who has read Safiyyah's War or who has an interest in the events of World War II.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSMUgENV8mIJWdLqI68IPuMd9kbFB6tvWbjyloLoXif2N37CYEWp1DxXA5wnqZk9QdcmSrUBjoqQaSw46xlc_QSoDQiC0vtUthZLldu9RlXIV2kT9_cr0i1UMU9nMZCqFow4jWdpn3P-zkGpM7_MFykJAIvm_oyEe2thoeth7yEUiASUwxPiwbGLTmEA0/s2014/World%20war%20Two%20book%20set.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="2014" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSMUgENV8mIJWdLqI68IPuMd9kbFB6tvWbjyloLoXif2N37CYEWp1DxXA5wnqZk9QdcmSrUBjoqQaSw46xlc_QSoDQiC0vtUthZLldu9RlXIV2kT9_cr0i1UMU9nMZCqFow4jWdpn3P-zkGpM7_MFykJAIvm_oyEe2thoeth7yEUiASUwxPiwbGLTmEA0/w640-h254/World%20war%20Two%20book%20set.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Momohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.com0