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11 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 5+ Tags: cats, gerbils, lying, ocean, pets, single parent, storms
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1967
by Evaline Ness
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966
36 pp.
Age: 5+
Interests: cats, imagination, tall tales, storms, ocean, storms, pets, single parent
Other books illustrated by Evaline Ness: All in the Morning Early, A Pocketful of Cricket, Tom Tit Tot
10 Jan 2012 6 Comments
in Books, books 4+ Tags: boats, Fairy Tale, folktales, Magic, Russia
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1969
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
retold by Arthur Ransome
illustrated by Uri Shulevitz
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1968
44 pp.
Age: 4+
Interests: folktales, Russia, magic, ships, flying
Also by this author: Old Peter’s Russian Tales, Swallows and Amazons series
Also by this illustrator: The Treasure, Snow, How I Learned Geography, SoSleepyStory
09 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 3+ Tags: bad behavior, manners
Now that we’re back to school and trying to get everyone back ‘with the program’, you might find this link interesting – Commonsense Media list of books that teach manners.
I would add another book we liked..
Richard Scarry’s Please and Thank You Book – Richard Scarry; Random House, 1973
suitable for age 3 and up
In inimitable Scarry style, a primer on thoughtful behaviour, comportment at parties, being helpful, etc. Surprisingly comprehensive and only a wee bit preachy. Starring all your favourite Scarry characters. When my daughter was obsessed particularly interested in tea parties/birthday parties/etc., she quite enjoyed the short stories in this book.
08 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in Authors, Illustrators
Maurice Sendak gives an interview and, as always, speaks pretty candidly. (The interview was done for TateShots in the UK and I came across it via writerswrite.com.)
07 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 5+ Tags: folktales, helping others, music, Scotland, songs
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1966
retold by Sorche Nic Leodhas
illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian
24 pp.
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1965
Age: 5+
Interests: Scotland, folksongs, poetry, hospitality/generosity
07 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in Books Tags: philosophy
Oh, and now I’ve found a follow-up 5 More Children’s Books for Grown-ups on the same site. (brainpickings.org) This list is much more interesting and wide-ranging. Pinocchio for example. I read it several months ago and haven’t figured out how to write about it yet.
07 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in Books Tags: philosophy
Here’s an interesting list I came across today: 5 Children’s Books for Grown-ups, c/o brainpickings.org.
Pretty good list, although I am fairly certain that the last quote comes not from L. Frank Baum’s book but from the excellent 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz.
It is making me think of doing a list of 5 Children’s Movies for Grown-ups… except that it seems like every children’s film made in the last fifteen or so years was actually made more for the parents than the kids…
06 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in Illustrators
Here’s the Guardian article on the great illustrator Ronald Searle, best known for his hilariously dark St. Trinians cartoons…
06 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 3+, Canadian books Tags: adventure, animals, boats, island, moose, travel, trying new things, wilderness survival
BLUE SPRUCE nominee – 2012
by Nicholas Oldland
Kids Can Press, 2010
30 pp.
Age: 3+
Interests: animals, moose, adventure, boats, islands, travel, trying new things, survival skills
Also by this author: The Busy Beaver, Big Bear Hug
05 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: British history, folktales, history, medieval history, poetry, Robin Hood
GREENAWAY MEDAL WINNER – 1959
compiled by Ruth Manning-Sanders
illustrated by William Stobbs
London: Oxford University Press, 1959
245 pp.
Age: 10+ ?
Interests: medieval history, British history, poetry, legends, folklore, Robin Hood
Also by this illustrator: Kashtanka
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