Posted by Unknown | 7:01 AM

I've just been to see the finalists in the 2011 Archibald Prize . This is Australia's most distinguished prize for portraits. There ...

0 comments Labels: art, Illustrator Focus, language

Posted by Unknown | 6:18 AM

While heading out on a driving trip this weekend, my fiance and I thought it might be nice for a change of pace to listen to some classica...

0 comments Labels: Cartoons, Movies, Movies. Disney, Music, TV Shows

Posted by Unknown | 11:06 PM

Scholastic (USA) is hosting a webinar with author and literacy specialist Pam Allyn on Boys and Summer Reading (how to motivate them to love...

0 comments Labels: children's literature, Pam Allyn, webinar

Posted by Unknown | 4:00 PM

An interest in Juvenilia As I have written already on this blog ( here ), children can begin to write from a very young age. While their ...

0 comments Labels: children's literature, early writing, juvenilia, literature

Posted by Unknown | 10:14 PM

I had a depressing experience on Saturday. I had gone to ALDI to buy some sugar cane mulch that I needed for the garden. Unfortunately, the...

0 comments Labels: children's literature, parent support

Posted by Unknown | 7:24 AM

Hello, fellow children of the 90s! Here, in this slightly abashed small font, I will make undue excuses for my long absence. These excus...

0 comments Labels: Music, We're baaaa-aaack

Posted by Unknown | 7:12 AM

It is difficult to grow up in any urban area within any open society without being confronted by people different from yourself. Major dif...

0 comments Labels: children's literature, key themes, racism