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Reflection on “China cracks down on foreign children’s books,” by Benjamin Haas and Tom Phillips

For this post, I will be discussing the recent cutback of foreign storybook titles in China. I Read the article “China cracks down on foreign children’s books,” by Benjamin Haas and Tom Phillips. The article discusses how the communist party…

Living in the Shade: Aiming for the Summit by Nahida Esmail

“Living in the Shade: Aiming for the Summit,” by Nahida Esmail, taught me about a lifestyle and a plight against thousands of people that previously I had no knowledge of. Through the writing, I found the characters very relatable. I…

International Children’s Book Day

For my second blog post, I’ll be writing about “International Children’s Book Day”, which until stumbling across it, I had no idea existed. The holiday is sponsored by the International Board on Books for Young People, and has been celebrated…

Environmental influences and their impact on children’s literature in South Africa

For my first blog post, I’ll be responding to and offering my own personal commentary on an article written by E.R. Jenkins at the University of South Africa, titled, “English South African children’s literature and the environment.” In this article,…

Children’s Literature in China.

This post I decided to focus on children’s literature in China. When I was researching a topic for this post I noticed a common trend of the topic growth of children’s literature in China. I thought connecting China to this…