Volume 3 | Issue 1 | May 2015 |
Recommended Venues
Gillian O’Reilly introduces the Canadian Children’s Book Centre in Toronto. read more
Article 1 – Who Are You? Racial Diversity in Contemporary Wonderland
Rebecca Ciezarek examines three picturebook adaptations of Alice in Wonderland for how each of the new narratives reflects their culturally diverse readerships. The study of these adaptations and culturally diverse classrooms shows how diverse literature benefits all readers. read more
Article 2 – Traditional Nursery Rhymes and Teaching English to Modern Children
Danijela Prosic-Santovac develops criteria that can help teachers of young learners select traditional nursery rhymes suitable for language instruction in terms of their content, accompanying illustrations and language, as well as their potential for development of activities around the rhyme. read more
Recommended Reads
Laird, Elizabeth (2006). Oranges in No Man’s Land.
Browne, Anthony (2007). Silly Billy.
Viorst, Judith, illus. Glasser, Robin (1995). Alexander, Who is Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move!
Beverley Naidoo (2000). The Other Side of Truth. read more
Book Reviews
Gail Ellis reviews Storybridge to Second Language Literacy. The Theory, Research and Practice of Teaching English with Children’s Literature (Irma Ghosn, 2013).
Susanne Reichl reviews Literature for the English Classroom. Theory into Practice (Ed. Anna Birketveit and Gweno Williams, 2013). read more