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1. Snow! – Picture-book reading list from around the world
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By: Marjorie Coughlan, on 2/2/2016
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JacketFlap tags:  MWD article, Lee & Low (US), Naomi Howarth, Dolphin SOS, Richard Cannings, Roy Miki, Slavia Miki, Tiny Owl Publishing, The Snow Leopard, Tiger of the Snows, MWD Theme - All About Balance (Disability & Special Needs), Alessandro Gatti, Ali Mafakheri, Andrea Stenn Stryer, Bay Otter Press, Camille Garoche, children's books featuring a deaf character, disability in children's books, Girl from the Snow Country, Iguanas in the Snow, Into the Snow, Kami and the Yaks, Masako Hidaka, Masako Yamashita, Masamitsu Saito, Pierdomenico Baccalario, Snow Children, Susan Taghdis, The Crow's Tale, The Snow Rabbit, The Snowman and the Sun, The Story of the Snowflake and the Inkdrop, Yuki Kaneko, News, Books, Picture Books, Articles, Kane Miller, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Amadi's Snowman, Groundwood Books, Ed Young, Jackie Morris, Dimitrea Tokunbo, Katia Novet Saint-Lot, Tilbury House, Frances Lincoln, Francisco X. Alarcon, Simona Mulazzani, Julie Flett, children's books about snow, Enchanted Lion Books, Bert Dodson, Maya Christina Gonzales, Amanda Mayer Stinchecum, Tradewind Books, House of Anansi Press, Robert Burleigh, Princesse Camcam, Add a tag

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 ... →

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2. Reconciliation and Friendship in the Face of Fear and Distrust in Children’s and YA Books
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By: Marjorie Coughlan, on 11/20/2015
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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 the Continue reading ... →

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3. Escaping Conflict, Seeking Peace: Picture books that relate refugee stories, and their importance
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By: Marjorie Coughlan, on 11/20/2015
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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 … Continue reading ... →

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4. Meeting Jessica Souhami at the Children’s Bookshow
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By: Marjorie Coughlan, on 10/21/2015
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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 Bookshow, which … Continue reading ... →

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5. Keeping a Green Tree in your Heart: A Selection of Tree Poetry Books
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By: Marjorie Coughlan, on 5/13/2015
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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 metaphor (or revert it … Continue reading ... →

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6. The Life of Trees and the Tree of Life: An Annotated List of Multicultural Non-Fiction Picture Books About Trees
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By: Marjorie Coughlan, on 4/7/2015
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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 on Earth, written by Rochelle … <a class=Continue reading ... →

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