Blog Post 2: Book of The Year Awards – Australia
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) is a non profit organization who have been giving Book of the Year Awards since 1946. The Book of the Year Award is considered the most highly respected children’s book award in Australia….
Blog Post: Reflection on Children’s Literature in Africa
This blog post looks at an article written by Osayimwense Osa on Children’s Literature in Africa. In this article, Osa writes about how it is the responsibility of Nigerians to teach their children, and as a result, they contribute to…
Blog Post: Books on the Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival is a public holiday that closes most schools and businesses for the day. During this festival, the Republic of China celebrates Qu Yuan, recognized as China’s first poet, after his suicide. He was recognized for his…
Book Review: Dear Mrs. Naidu
Dear Mrs. Naidu is a novel told through a series of letters written by a young girl to a historical figure and freedom fighter Mrs. Naidu. The narrator of the story, named Sarojini, lives with her mother who does not…
Book Review: The Friends
The Friends by Kazumi Yumoto tells the story of Kiyama, a tall and skinny sixth-grade boy with a tendency to daydream. It follows his life and his adventures with his two friends from school, Kawabe and Yamashita. Kawabe is a short-tempered…
Blog Post 1: International Children’s Book Day
International Children’s Book Day is an event that has taken place every year since 1967, on or around April 2nd, which celebrates a love for reading and inspires people to learn about children’s book. This event is sponsored by the…
Blog Post: Children’s Literature in the Soviet Union as Propaganda
For my second blog post, I would like to focus on the topic of how the Soviet Union utilized children’s literature as propaganda while enforcing Stalin’s rule in the early to mid-20th century. In an effort to indoctrinate children into…
Blog Post: Implications on Chinese Children’s Literature
For my first blog post, I would like to focus on the topic of children’s literature in China and how it differs from within the United States. In a short article on a blog “What’s On Weibo”, China’s popular social…
Book Review: The Detectives of Shangani: The Mystery of the Lost Rubies
Set in Zanzibar, an island in the Indian Ocean and part of the country of Tanzania, The Detectives of Shangani: The Mystery of the Lost Rubies by Nahida Esmail tells a fictional tale of two boys solving a mystery while…
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…