Category Archives: Children’s Books
Pink inspiration
Our guest contributor, children’s author Lynne Rickards writes this time about what inspired her to start writing for children. Nothing makes you feel more like a celebrity than a room full of children hanging on your every word. As a … Continue reading
Why is poetry the cinderella of kids literature?
With the news that the government funding for children’s poetry promotion is to be slashed to zero, where does that leave poetry for children? The cuts mean that poetry is less likely to be promoted in schools, and through poetry … Continue reading
Should classic children’s books update their language?
For those of us who grew up with Enid Blyton stories which were written in the 1940′s and 50′s, there were many aspects that were puzzling: Why did everyone go to boarding school? What were ‘school tunics’ and ‘awful swotters’? … Continue reading
Children’s e-books? Would you?
Highlighted in the ’100 things to watch in 2011′ is children’s e-books. Ad agency JWT who put the list together, say that children’s dynamic stories will become more popular this year, and encouraging kids (who already know how to work … Continue reading
Beyond picture books? A parent’s guide to finding books for newly fluent readers
When all the story times and rhyme times have paid off, and your child is a newly confident reader, what books do you give them now? They’ve graduated from picture books to chapter books, from toddler bed to bunk bed, … Continue reading
