My kids’ favourite poem… 🤣

Suzy Grew a Moustache by Dennis Lee

https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/poem/suzy-grew-a-moustache/

#Poetry #Literature #ChildrensLiterature #PrairieLife

Very excited to start the Bookshop of Dust and Dreams with my young one. Her graduation to chapter books has been awesome for us. #Books #Bookstodon #childrensLiterature

Ahoy there! Welcome to the Swallows and Amazons Quote Bot. Enjoy a quote selected at random from a list every six hours.

First published in the 1930s, this children's book by Arthur Ransome tells of the adventures of John, Susan, Titty and Roger, camping on an island and sailing the Swallow. They meet Nancy and Peggy, two local girls with their own boat, the Amazon.

#SwallowsAndAmazons #ArthurRansome #ChildrensLiterature #KidsLit #LakeDistrict #UK #England #Sailing #Camping

Ahoy there! Welcome to the Swallows and Amazons Quote Bot. Enjoy a quote selected at random from a list every six hours.

First published in the 1930s, this children's book by Arthur Ransome tells of the adventures of John, Susan, Titty and Roger, camping on an island and sailing the Swallow. They meet Nancy and Peggy, two local girls with their own boat, the Amazon.

#SwallowsAndAmazons #ArthurRansome #ChildrensLiterature #KidsLit #LakeDistrict #UK #England #Sailing #Camping

My amazing mother-in-law has created a beautiful story, Flutter’s Tale, about the animals that live outside her home. Especially, Flutter the #hummingbird. It even makes reference to the visits of her #grandchildren over the years.

The children’s book is illustrated with stunning #watercolor paintings Gillian created herself. I’m so proud of her creation.

Available here: https://a.co/d/aVVVSXJ 🇨🇦 or here https://a.co/d/edyJseU 🇺🇸

#childrensliterature #book #picturebook #bookstodon #canadian

In the latest post on the blog I'm presenting a children's poem "The Hedgehog" by Edith King. And if you're craving for more hedgehog-themed poems, there are links to several more. 🦔🦔🦔

https://grammaticus.blog/2023/06/21/the-hedgehog-by-edith-king/

#hedgehog #poem #poetry #edithking #childrensliterature #learningenglish #englishteacher #englishvocabulary

Queer literature for children is changing minds in India

Indian parents and community libraries are turning to queer literature for children to help them be sensitive to varied sexual and gender identities.

#queer #LGBTQIA #LGBT #gender #sexuality #QueerLiterature #ChildrensLiterature #TCLP #books #bookstodon #india

https://www.himalmag.com/queer-literature-for-children-is-changing-minds-in-india/

I approached the myth-making as if I were telling a story about why the thrush sings to my child. It's my first attempt to do anything like that, and while I'm nervous about sharing it I do quite like the story. I would (if I could find an illustrator!) kind of like to make it a children's book.

https://link.medium.com/BewLfaH73zb

@writingcommunity @writers #ChildrensLiterature #Storytelling

Has anyone read Edward Gorey or read Edward Gorey to little ones? Some of my 50-word Halloween pieces reminded a writing colleague of these tiny stories. I'm thinking of purchasing one, like the Gashlycrumb Tinies. I did look at a sample online and like the idea of these tiny self-contained horrors.

#horror #ChildrensLiterature #EdwardGorey

One of my favorite illustrations from the 1914 edition of The Secret Garden, illustrated Charles Robinson. The pensive atmosphere...

#garden #art #traditionalart #books #classicbooks #childrensliterature

A new instance and #introduction I’m an author of #childrensliterature, mostly #picturebook biographies of feminists, artists and others who bucked the system. Easily distracted by smart posts about saving #democracy, #unions, #history and responsible #journalism. Sometimes I teach #writing. Emotional support person for my cat, Emma Goldman.

#Books #Bookstodon #BooksOfMastodon #Literature #YoungAdult #YoungAdultFiction #ChildrensBooks #ChildrensLiterature #Fiction #FictionWriting #ChildrensFiction #Writing #WritingCommunity #Writer #Writers #WritersOfMastodon #BookBans #BannedBook #BannedBooks #Banned #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMatters #LGBTQ #LGBTQbooks #LGBTQbookstodon #PhillipPullman

> .. #ChildrensLiterature has always been ideological. Consider an ABC from the 1680s: ‘A. In Adam’s Fall / We Sinned all.’ And, next to a picture of a Bible, ‘B. Thy Life to Mend / This Book Attend.’ The New England Primer teaches more than just literacy.”.. Teaching children to obey a moral authority can be understood as a #MoralLesson, but it can also be understood as a #PoliticalLesson.”
https://www.themarginalian.org/2011/09/21/tales-of-little-rebels/
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from The 7 Godivas's page.
See #YertleTheTurtle!

Review of Gideon Wolfgang & the Secrets of Music. Kid lit that is more, alas, fantastical than the author intended. https://medium.com/views-of-other-planes/review-gideon-wolfgang-the-secrets-of-music-b7411a8906da?sk=ca8e4bae78f6893506de84dfb0a01cf0 #ChildrensLiterature

Who remembers the Stevie Diamond books? Anyone? Written by Linda Bailey? Kids detective series set in Vancouver? #ChildrensLiterature #CanadianLiterature

My children's book, illustrated by Bhavya Kumar, The Plant Whisperer, has been featured in the Parag Honour List 2023: https://lnkd.in/d3xf6djC

This List is compiled yearly by Tata Trusts. More information about the list can be found here: https://lnkd.in/dBuuePbu

And, if you are yet to read The Plant Whisperer, it is free to read and share here: https://lnkd.in/dVHh-GYw.

Many thanks to Bijal Vachharajani, Pratham Books and H. Jaishree Subrahmaniam, PhD.

#writer #childrensliterature

I just got an email from a fan saying that Secret of the Shadow Beasts was "the best book I ever read."

So, so sweet. If your kid ever loved a book, know that it means a huge amount to authors to hear this.

#KidLit #MGLit #ChildrensLiterature #ChildrensBooks #AuthorsOfMastodon #KidLitAuthor

I have this memory of reading a series (at least 2) of books as a young child. They were titled something like "Peter and the Dragon," but either that is not correct or they are buried under a mountain of Pete's Dragon search results. Does this sound familiar to anyone?

The plot is vague and dreamlike in my memory. There's definitely a young boy, and he definitely rides a dragon.

#amreading #reading #literature #dragon #childrensliterature #kidlit #books #bookstodon

It bothers me when I see really implausible things in children's literature. Kids are smart and savvy, and it's even easier to violate their suspension of disbelief than adults. As a kid, I didn't appreciate it when grownups "thought I was dumb." #bookstodon #childrensliterature

Children’s picture book allusions to Van Gogh’s “Starry Night”: an even more unexpected number 29 of a series, from Anthony Browne's Changes.#PictureBooks #ChildrensLiterature #VanGogh #illustration #ArtforChildren