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Caps for Sale

The Paris Review by B.J. Novak January 19 2024 I’ve noticed that a striking number of the best children’s books have been written by people who had no children: Margaret Wise Brown (Goodnight Moon). H. A. and Margret Rey (Curious George). Maurice Sendak. Dr. Seuss. I...

Why is reading imaginative literature is so important?

Robyn Ewing July 2021 In this short piece Robyn Ewing draws on the work of key researchers to explain why reading imaginative literature is so important for early childhood, primary and secondary classrooms. Stories, she argues, are central to our meaning-making...

What are ‘decodable readers’ and how do they work?

Misty Adoniou, Brian Cambourne and Robyn Ewing  The Conversation Nov 12 2018 Money for books must surely be a good thing. But what exactly is a “decodable reader”? After all, surely all books are decodable. If they weren’t decodable they would be unreadable. Link:...