Buy Caged Book blogger Claire Storey and her daughter Emma wrote a lovely review of our wordless picture book Caged! Today I am reviewing the wordless picture book Caged by Duncan Annand (Tiny Owl). Helping me is my daughter Emma (in italics), who has really enjoyed this book. And I am 5. The pictures tell the story of two men who are building a palace out of caged parrots. The pictures are impressive. Looking on is a bluebird who,…
How Caged can be used in a classroom Buy Caged The third addition to our Wordless Picture Book series is Caged. We asked Lesley McFarlane, a teaching assistant, how she thinks that this wonderful book could be used in the classroom. Lesley is a mum to three grown up children and very proud grandmother to two grandsons. She has worked in primary schools for around twenty-five years, and her biggest passion has always been to help children along…
Buy Chalk Eagle, Little Eli and Caged At Tiny Owl we adore wordless picture books! So we were delighted when we saw Scottish Book Trust had shared five tips for how to read them with children. If you haven’t tried them before, our three wordless books Chalk Eagle, Little Eli and Caged are a great place to start. Read their great tips below! When we think of reading a book, most of us think of…
Chalk Eagle was picked for Perfect Picture Book Friday by blogger Patricia Nozell Buy Chalk Eagle Amazing children’s writer and blogger Patricia Nozell loved our wordless picture book Chalk Eagle! We’re so glad she enjoyed sharing this book with her family. Read her great review below! I spent this past weekend with my family in the mountains, where eagles and imaginations soar. Surrounded by green hills and skies unblemished by the glare of city lights, unplugged…
Buy Caged Brilliant illustrator Anna Doherty shares her response to the third addition to our wordless picture book series, Caged. Read her review below! In Duncan Annand’s debut picture book, pictures tell the entire story. Duncan has no need for text as he weaves the tale of two hapless top-hat-clad men attempting to construct an aviary to trap multicoloured exotic birds in. This is a silent tale of freedom, of nature winning the day, of not…