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"The picture book is a peculiar art form that thrives on genius, intuition, daring and a meticulous attention to its history and its various, complex components. The picture book is a picture puzzle, badly misunderstood by critics and condescended to by far too many as merely a trifle for "the kiddies." Children are routinely patronized and thus so are we who spend our creative lives entertaining them and nourishing their spirit" Maurice Sendak
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Pyramid and others by David Macaulay
This book shows in rich detailed illustration and text how the pyramids were built ( just by slave power, there were no cranes etc!) This book and others by David Macaulay have been particularly wonderful for my later reader son. The illustrations are so wonderful that he can enjoy the book without having to... »
Caps for Sale By Esphyr Slobodkina
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina ” Caps for sale, 50c a cap!” As you can guess this is an old book, you certainly can’t buy a cap for 50c and I have not seen a peddler! It was published in 1938. But it is certainly worth including in your children’s library. “This easy-to-read story about a... »
Harry Potter -Magical Music
Harry Potter Magical Music from the First Five Years at Hogwarts by John Williams (Composer), Patrick Doyle (Composer), Nicholas Hooper (Composer) Sometime to inspire your up and coming pianist. 95 pages full of musical score. Unlike other books of this type, it isn’t half full of photos from the movie(that’s a good thing in my... »
Who Sank the Boat by Pamela Allen
We were introduced to Pamela Allen’s books with Who Sank the Boat which was memorised by my first son:-) She has remained a family favourite. This week we found a new one The Toymaker and the Bird, I appreciated the truthful ending not often found in children’s books. We have particularly loved Mr McGee Goes to... »
Weapons by Edwin Tunis
When my boys were little I banned guns. Then they picked up sticks which were swords, guns etc. So I decided to embrace their love of tools of defense;-) I preferred to think along the lines of self defense, fighting off lions and tigers or evil villains, who had come to invade our... »
One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale By DEMI
” A reward of one grain of rice doubles day by day into millions of grains of rice when selfish raja is outwitted by a clever village girl.” This beautifully illustrated book, gives an opportunity to learn a little Indian culture and artwork (perhaps take the time to locate India on your world map)... »
Lord of The Rings Music
We all love The Lord of the Rings – books , movies, warhammer and music. The Easy Piano book is intended for about Grade 2-3, although my Grade 1 student is able to play some of them. The flute is a beyond my beginner flute at the moment but something to work towards.... »