Book Review- Swami and Friends by RK Narayan
Book: Swami and Friends Author: RK Narayan Swami and Friends is the story of the tumultuous friendship of Swaminathan, his four childhood friends, and a new boy named Rajam. It takes place in British-colonial India in the year…
Blog Post — La Llorena: The Weeping Woman
La Llorona, or The Weeping Woman, is a popular legend in Mexican folklore that has been around since the conquistadores (Weiser). There are different variations of the story, but one notable version is where La Llorona is described as a…
Blog Post: Translation of International Children’s Literature
While searching for international children’s literature to review, I noticed that many of the most popular children’s books in a given country were not available in English. This made me realize how many good books are out there that neither…
Book Review – The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer by Sergio Bambaren
The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer is an anthropomorphic novel following Daniel Alexander Dolphin on his pursuit to find his true purpose in life. The story begins with Daniel in a conversation with his best friend Michael, a dolphin from…
Blog Post: A lesson plan for Are we there yet? A journey around Australia by Alison Lester.
For my lesson plan I have incorporated the book Are we there yet? A journey around Australia by Alison Lester into a reading/writing subject lesson. By using this book that was published in Australia it will incorporate international children literature into…
Book Review: Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park
Playing Beatie Bow is an Australian Children’s book written by Ruth Park. The story takes place in Sydney, Australia where Park had spent most of her adult years living. As I began reading this novel, I did not know what to…
Blog post: 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami in children’s literature
Natural disasters around the world can be very devastating and life-changing for many people of all ages. These events can be portrayed through various nonfiction books that describe all the detailed statistics and news stories, however, some of these events…
Blog Post: A Study on Gender Stereotypes in Children’s Literature in Germany
Gender stereotyping in children’s literature is just as much of an issue in Germany as it is in the United States. In the article, “German Study: Gender Stereotypes Stick in Children’s Literature,” Irene Caselli discusses a study on over 50,000…
Book Review: Hating Alison Ashley
Book Title: Hating Alison Ashley Author: Robin Klein Genre: Fiction Age: 9-11 Hating Alison Ashley, written by Australian author, Robin Klein, could not be a more entertaining novel for young readers, or any age for that matter. It’s not difficult…
Book Review- Me in the Middle by Ana Maria Machado
Me in the Middle is written by Ana Maria Machado. Ana is a Brazilian writer of children’s books. She is a very renown writer for her children’s novels and winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award. This award is “the…