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Reconciliation and Friendship in the Face of Fear and Distrust in Children’s and YA Books

Mirrors Windows Doors article: Reconciliation and Friendship in the Face of Fear and Distrust in Children's and YA BooksA few weeks ago, amidst the deepening refugee crisis from the war in Syria, many people and organisations around the world came together for …

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Escaping Conflict, Seeking Peace: Picture books that relate refugee stories, and their importance

This article was a presentation given at the 2012 IBBY Congress in London, first posted here and developed from a PaperTigers.org Personal View, “Caught up in Conflict: Refugee stories about and for young people“.
A bibliography with links to relevant websites is listed by title can be …

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Meeting Jessica Souhami at the Children’s Bookshow

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On 6th October I went to the beautiful West Yorkshire town of Ilkley to attend a presentation by picture book author and illustrator Jessica Souhami as part of The Children’s …

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Seeing the Woods and the Trees in 42 Picture Book Stories from Around the World

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’… …

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Keeping a Green Tree in your Heart: A Selection of Tree-Themed Poetry Books

Tree-Themed Multicultural Children's Poetry Books

To give the Chinese proverb in its entirety, ‘Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come’ – and to extend the …

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The Life of Trees and the Tree of Life: An Annotated List of Multicultural Non-Fiction Picture Books About Trees

The Life of Trees and the Tree of Life: An MWD Annotated List of Multicultural Non-Fiction Picture Books About Trees

Tree of Life: The Incredible Biodiversity of Life  …

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‘The Spirit of the Baobab Tree: Bridge to a Forgotten Past’ by Dionne Champion

MWD Article: The Spirit of the Baobab Tree: Bridge to a Forgotten Past

Dionne Champion, Founder and Art Director of DancExcel and co-author of The Spirit of the Baobab TreeThe Spirit of the Baobab …

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Seeds of Inspiration: Books for Children and Young Adults about Wangari Maathai

'Seeds of Inspiration: Books for Children and Young Adults about Wangari Maathai' - Mirrors Windows Doors article

Wangari Maathai - photo credit: Martin RoweWhat better way to introduce MWD’s new …

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Feature Article and Q&A: Jainal Amambing

MWD Feature Article and Q&A with Jainal Amambing

As well as being an acclaimed artist in his native Malaysia, Jainal Amambing has won a string of international awards for his illustrations for his self-authored children’s books, including most recently a Green …

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‘A Rampai Bunga of Children’s Books from Malaysia’ by Tutu Dutta-Yean

MWD article by Tutu Dutta-YeanAuthor Tutu Dutta-YeanAuthor Tutu Dutta-Yean is ‘a raconteur of tales and the keeper of old knowledge and wisdom’ – her books highlight her interests in folklore, both in her widely …

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