‘Share Alive Again with your students to inspire curiosity!’ Buy Alive Again Alive Again is a poetic journey that teaches your students about the beauty of the circle of life. Read a glowing review below! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kirsten 🇬🇧 | Picture Books (@childrenslibrarylady) A review by Book Trust: A reassuring tale about the philosophical nature of language and being A review by Armadillo Magazine: a thought-provoking book A review by Patricia…
How picture books can help to discuss difficult topics Buy Alive Again (hardback, Paperback) By Samantha Brown When one of my friends, Katie, was five years old, her dad suddenly died. Not really sure how to explain it to her young daughter, Katie’s mom turned to a picture book. This book introduced Katie to the topic of death and helped her find a way to cope with her sudden loss. Her mom shared the book with other…
Buy A Bird Like Himself Read a wonderful review of A Bird Like Himself by Patricia Nozell: Today is International Dot Day, a world-wide celebration of creativity inspired by Peter H. Reynold’s classic picture book, The Dot, that invites readers to “make your mark, and see where it takes you.” I chose today’s Perfect Picture Book because I love the themes and the illustrations, because the main character learns to be “himself”, and also because its author/illustrator hails…
As an adopted child, I knew that I was wanted & loved because of the picture books my mum read to me. By Lindsey Jones* Ever since I was little, my mother always read to me. As a mother should, she strived to be very close with me. In my mind, I think she tried her hardest because I was adopted and oftentimes it is very difficult for children who are adopted to become close…
Read a wonderful review of A Bird Like Himself by Diana Barnes for Armadillo Magazine: This picture book starts with a little bird hatching out of an egg, with a tiny ambulance driving away, but no parent, and the assorted animals around it attempting to look after the little bird. He has a swing on the coils of a snake, and fox writes numbers on his teeth to help him learn. (A suspension of disbelief…