Talking about children's books and films. Useful information for parents.
19 Jul 2021 Leave a comment
in Books, books 5+ Tags: activism, environment, First Nations, grandparents, indigenous peoples, nature, pollution, river, strong girls, water
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 2021
text by Carole Lindstrom, illustrations by Michaela Goade
Age: 5+ (for full engagement)
Interests: environmentalism, nature, water, activism, pollution, indigenous people, first nations, strong girls
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12 Jul 2021 2 Comments
in Books, books 4+ Tags: 1950s, daily routine, family, mining, ocean, small town life, work
written by Joanne Schwartz, illustrated by Sydney Smith
Age: 4
Interests: ocean, small town life, mining, fathers, work, daily routines, family
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17 Jun 2021 Leave a comment
in Books, books 4+ Tags: boats, family, history, jobs, lighthouse, loneliness, nature, occupations, ocean, storms, weather, work
written and illustrated by Sophie Blackall
Age: 4+
Interests: ocean, lighthouses, ships, history, storms, weather, nature, occupations
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26 Nov 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 12+ Tags: coming of age, friendship, romance, small town life
written and illustrated by Lynne Rae Perkins
Age: 12+
Interests: coming of age, friendship, romance, small town life
24 Oct 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+, Uncategorized Tags: animal rights, animals, animals in captivity, art, artists, circus, cruelty to animals, elephants, ethics, gorillas
by Katherine Applegate
Age: 8+ (warning: dark content – read full review)
Interests: animals, gorillas, elephants, animals in captivity, animal rights, cruelty to animals, art, ethics, circus
Also by this author: Crenshaw, Wishtree, Home of the Brave, the Animorphs series, Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla
17 Oct 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+ Tags: bullying, crushes, deafness, diversity, folktales, friendship, hearing impaired, pets, psychic powers, shyness
by Erin Entrada Kelly
Age: 9+
Interests: friendship, diverse characters, Filipino folktales, guinea pigs, bullying, deafness/hearing impairment, first crush, shyness
15 Oct 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 3+, Uncategorized Tags: animals, bravery, nature, snow, storms, wilderness survival, winter, wolves
text and illustrations by Matthew Cordell
Ages: 3+
Interests: bravery, wilderness, survival, snow, wolves, animals
08 Oct 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+ Tags: basketball, death, family, poetry, romance, siblings, sports, twins
by Kwame Alexander
Age: 9+
Interests: basketball, sports, brothers, twins, family, romance, sibling rivalry
03 Oct 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+, Uncategorized Tags: coming of age, country life, family, family history, mountains, nature, superstition
by Virginia Hamilton
Age: 9 +
Interests: nature, family history, mountain life, superstition, coming of age stories
13 Sep 2018 Leave a comment
in movies 12+, Old Movies, Uncategorized Tags: American history, comedy, gangsters, gender, history, humour, jazz, love, prohibition, sexual identity
black and white, comedy
released: 1959
director: Billy Wilder
starring: Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe
rated: not rated (PG)
length: 2 hrs, 1 min
Age: 12+
Interests: comedy, jazz, romance, history, Prohibition, gangsters, gender roles
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