Posted by Unknown | 10:00 AM

1. Biography I've chosen an Australian author for my latest 'Author Focus' who sadly is barely known to the younger readers of ...

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Posted by Unknown | 11:05 PM

Readers of this blog may recall that I provided a brief review of ' Your Baby Can Read ' (YBCR) in July last year ( here ). YBCR is ...

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Posted by Unknown | 11:00 PM

This post is a recap of two posts I wrote early in 2008. Given the importance of play I thought I would revisit the topic. 1. The importanc...

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Posted by Unknown | 10:30 PM

The major children’s book awards in the USA are the Newbery and Caldecott Medals. The winners of both awards were announced recently. This ...

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Posted by Unknown | 1:05 PM

Today is Australia Day, the official national day of our nation. It is celebrated on the 26 January each year. It commemorates the arrival ...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:15 AM

Here's a quick review of a very practical book, " 3 Minute Motivators " by Kathy Paterson. It offers a lot of practical help f...

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Posted by Unknown | 8:40 AM

This post is based partly on an earlier post ( here ) but I've updated it and added a second section on reading with your child. When pa...

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