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….
Blog Post 2: Burgeoning of Chinese Children’s Literature in the late 20th Century
For my second blog post, I want to discuss the burgeoning of children’s literature in the People’s Republic of China during the late 20th century as well as be describe vision of children’s literature in the People’s Republic during this…
Book Review of “Sita’s Ramayana” by Isabella Morini
Title: Sita’s Ramayana Author: Samhita Arni Illustrator: Moyna Chitrakar Original Copyright: Tara Books Pvt. Ltd., India Version Publisher: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press Pages: 152 Sita’s Ramayana gives a graphical and narrated retelling of an intense battle between Rama, the banished prince of Ayodhya, and Ravana,…
Book Review: Mr. Midnight
For my book review I chose to read a fictional series titled Mr. Midnight by James Lee. Mr. Midnight is published by Angsana Books which is based out of Singapore. As mentioned, Mr. Midnight is a series of fictional books,…
Blog Post 1: Children’s Book Awards in Australia
As I was researching book awards in different countries, I came across the Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards, which is an awards program started by the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) in 1946. The CBCA is non-profit organization…
Book Review: The Swallow and the Tom Cat by Jorge Amado
This classic Brazilian children’s novel tells the prohibited love story between a swallow and a cat. The story is set in an animal forest full of inhabitants of all species: the knowledgeable old owl, a handsome and gentle nightingale, a cheerful swallow,…
Blog Post 2: International Book Awards (2018) – Children’s Mind/Body/Spirit
In my second blog post, I will discuss the 2018 International Book Award in the category children’s mind, body and spirit. This is an interesting topic to discuss because when people think of improving mental wellness, they usually think of…