Katrina Gutierrez is a children’s literature specialist from the Philippines. All her life, she has been fascinated by the way art, film and literature are influenced and transformed by cross-cultural interactions, in particular the mixing of … Continue reading …
Snow – love it or dread it, I think most adults would agree at least that for children there’s something very special about it. And there are also some very special picture books around too. Here, in no particular order, is a small selection of snowy stories set around the … Continue reading …
A few weeks ago, amidst the deepening refugee crisis from the war in Syria, many people and organisations around the world came together for the Continue reading …
WaterBridge Outreach: Books + Water recently announced the books in English they have selected this year for donation to the different schools and libraries they support around the world. WaterBridge Outreach is a non-profit that seeks … Continue reading …
Trees are so much a part of our daily lives, whether we take them for granted or find ourselves fighting for their survival: so it is perhaps unsurprising that there are many stories from all over the world that feature trees, woods or forests as a central theme or ‘character’… … Continue reading …
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What better way to introduce MWD’s new theme, ‘Branching Across the … Continue reading …
Congratulations to…
Andrea J. Loney of Inglewood, California, winner of Lee & Low’s 2014 New Voices Award for her manuscript, Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee. This sounds as though it’s going to … Continue reading …
