Talking about children's books and films. Useful information for parents.
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
07 Dec 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 5+, Uncategorized Tags: art, artists, biography, city life, New York
by Javaka Steptoe
Age: 5+
Interests: artists, art, biography, New York, city life
26 May 2017 Leave a comment
in books 11+ Tags: art, art history, artists, biography, history, painting, racism, slavery, Spain
by Elizabeth Borton de Treviño
Age: 11+
Interests: history, art history, painting, Spain, biography, slavery, racism More
03 Dec 2013 2 Comments
in Books, books 9+ Tags: artists, history, Korea, orphans, pottery, poverty
02 Dec 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: animals, art, artists, Buddhism, cats, Japan, religion
by Elizabeth Coatsworth
illustrated by Lynd Ward
Age: 8+
Interests: cats, artists, animals, Japan, Buddhism, religion More
18 Nov 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 3+ Tags: art, artists
by Barney Saltzberg
Age: 3+, but 5-6 year olds should find it particularly inspiring
Interests: art, artists
26 Sep 2013 2 Comments
in Books, books 5+, Canadian books Tags: artists, bad behavior, cats, comedy, mice, storytelling, writers
text and illustrations by Mélanie Watt
Age: 5+ (but older kids will find it funny too – 7,8)
Interests: cats, mice, artists, telling stories, bad behaviour, humour
23 Dec 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 7+ Tags: artists, bullies, bullying, class, fashion, friendship, school, teasing
by Eleanor Estes
illustrated by Louis Slobodkin
Harcourt Brace & Company, 1944
80 pp., 7 chapters
Age: 7 +
Interests: school politics, teasing & bullying, peer pressure, friendship, fashion, art
Also by this author: Ginger Pye, The Moffats, The Witch Family
Rarest Kind of Best 