From Another World by Ana Maria Machado is a Brazilian children’s novel that was originally published in Portuguese in 2002 under the name Do outro mundo and was translated into English and published in Canada in 2005. Ana Maria Machado…
Set in the late 1960’s, Dubosarsky’s novel follows eleven school girls and the impact of their teacher’s sudden disappearance on their lives. Miss Renshaw is a spunky, old – yet, not the oldest – teacher in an all-girls school in…
The Apartheid in South Africa, 1948 to 1991, was a system of segregation on the grounds of race, which was instituted by a white minority group who was ruling in Africa. This allowed racism and discrimination to be in the…
Rider & the Hummingbird is written by Zena Shapter and co-authored with the Northern Beaches Writers Group (ISBN: 9780994487315), published in Australia. The setting of this book takes place in Australia, with the main character Lan, short for Lancelot and his…
The Scramble for Africa was a time when the world was trying to colonize Africa. European powers were rushing to escape the economic depression that was faced in the late 1800’s, early 1900’s. There are many children’s books related to…
For my blog post I have chosen to write about children’s literature in Ghana Africa. Part of West Africa, Ghana is one of the leaders of democracy in the region. However, they are only ranked 33rd on the continent for…
The Magic Pudding is an Australians children’s book written and Illustrated by Norman Lindsay. Lindsay, who lived from 1879 to 1969 was an Australian artist, etcher, sculptor, writer and editorial cartoonist. He is known as one of Australia’s greatest artist…
For my second blog post, I decided to discuss the challenges in translating children’s books to English from Chinese. After reading The Straw House by Cao Wenxuan and after doing my first blog posting on Chinese children’s literature. I noticed…
The Bad Guys Aaron Blabey For ages 7-10 Scholastic Australia, 2015 ISBN: 978-1-76015-042-6 Everyone knows the big bad wolf in the story of Little Red Riding Hood, but is it his ultimate goal to be so bad? The Bad…
Shimmer, by Jennifer McBride and Lynda Nixon, is an Australian children’s novel. Jennifer McBride is a mother and wife who was born and raised in Western Australia. Her favorite genres, whether she’s reading, writing, or watching movies, are fantasy and…