Buy Cinderella of the Nile It was wonderful to see Cinderella of the Nile included in a list of ’10 picture books that promote empathy’ by the awesome children’s blogger Mamma Filz. She posted the list to celebrate Empathy Day, an annual day created by Empathy Lab UK which aims to acknowledge the ways we can use books to help children build empathy skills. On the list of books selected for the Read for Empathy Guide was Tiny…
Buy The New Baby and Me! Read a wonderful review of The New Baby and Me! by Jill Bennett: Five brothers speculate upon the arrival of their new baby brother. Each of them puts forward his idea as to what the infant will be like, bestowing on it a characteristic similar to his own so they can share adventures. The first sees them as fellow explorers discovering new lands and rare creatures. The second gives…
Buy Thinker: My Puppy Poet and Me Here is a lovely review of Thinker: My Puppy Poet and Me by Books for Keeps In this unusual picture book, we meet Thinker, a small black and white dog who belongs to Jace. Both are members of a black family consisting of mum, dad, and sister Kimmy, but what makes this book of poems so unusual is that Thinker can talk, but his talking only consists of reciting his own…
A review of Chalk Eagle by Jenny Duke an ex teacher and literary consultant Buy Chalk Eagle I am loving Chalk Eagle. What an inspiring opportunity to read without words. For all ages to respond and develop their own stories, maybe aloud, or maybe silently in their heads. When reading Chalk Eagle lots of questions come to mind. “What can you see?” “What’s happening?” “What are they doing?” ” What you do you think they are thinking?” “What…
A lovely review of Chalk Eagle by creator of Little Eli Laura Bellini Buy Chalk Eagle I had the opportunity to have a look at the wordless picture book Chalk Eagle by the Iranian author and illustrator Nazli Tahvili. It’s the story of a young boy who lives in a big city. One day he sees an eagle from his window; he runs onto the rooftop to have a better look at it and he finds out…