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,…
The Simple Things by Bill Condon
The Simple Things by Bill Condon follows the story of Stephen, a ten year old Australian boy, and his first encounter with his curmudgeonly great aunt when his family goes to visit her on holiday. Having never met, and with…