Book Review: Little White Duck: A Childhood in China
For my book review I chose the book Little White Duck: A Childhood in China by Na Liu and Andres Vera Martinez. When choosing a book I decided to search for books in China. I think the Chinese culture is…
Blog 2: Children literature during India’s Independence
This will be the 2nd blog on the children’s literature and in this blog, I will focus on the children’s literature during India’s Independence Day. India got independent on 15th August 1947, but the initial seed was planted back in…
Blog 1: Women in Indian children’s literature
In my first blog, I will focus on how women are represented in Indian children’s literature. No country is perfect and India too, is no exception. Mishandling women and growing crimes against them can be reduced if we can teach…
Priya Kuriyan – Indian Author
For the past 15 years, Priya Kuriyan is an author that has been illustrating for children’s literature. At the Vizag Junior Lit Fest, she held a workshop for children to learn more about her illustrations (Upadhye 2018). I think that…
China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair
The China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair takes place at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Centre (“CCBF 2018”). This year’s fair was on November 9-11th. The fair focuses on books targeted for ages 0-16 specifically in Asia Pacific….