What am I reading now? I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak For your reading pleasure, I present The Falling Raindrop by Neil Johnson and Joel Chin. Let me begin by saying that The Falling Raindrop is one of my new favourite picture books. The thing that immediately struck me about this book is [...]
Archive for April, 2010
My Bookshelf: The Falling Raindrop
Posted in My Bookshelf, tagged I Am The Messenger, Joel Chin, Mark Zusak, Neil Johnson, The Falling Raindrop on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Textual Lineage: A Reading and Writing Autobiography
Posted in Books, In The News, tagged Dick Robinson, Global Literacy Campaign, Jeanne Birdsall, Scholastic, Textual Lineage, The Penderwicks on April 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What am I reading now? The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall In my last post, I discussed the call-to-action for global literacy by Dick Robinson, CEO of Scholastic Inc. One of his beliefs about literacy and reading resonated deeply with me. He said, We believe every child has a right to his own “textual lineage” — [...]
Scholastic’s Call-to-Action for Global Literacy
Posted in In The News, tagged Bologna Children's Book Fair, Cheryl Rainfield, Dick Robinson, Global Literacy Campaign, Scars, Scholastic on April 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What am I reading now? Scars by Cheryl Rainfield Those of us in children’s publishing will tell you that we aren’t in it for the money, we’re in it because it’s a passion. The creativity, imagination and magic behind a story is what excites us. Furthermore, we believe that it’s a right, not a privilege, [...]
