A few months ago I wrote a review of Beverley Naidoo’s The Other Side of Truth, focussing on the character Sade Solaja. I have recently read Naidoo’s first book, Journey to Jo’burg. This is the story of love, commitment and the flowering of the human spirit against the background of South Africa’s apartheid. Frightened that […]
If you haven’t come across this story by Oliver Jeffers, please get your hands on it! It is a really wonderful story for children, following letters written from different colour crayons to their owner (Duncan) explaining why they have decided to “quit”! A really entertaining read, even for you as a parent or teacher. I […]
(Image courtesy of Huffington Post) The state of our world these days can feel deeply disturbing. Terror is all around us, so we grasp at a sense of normality, consistency, security. Yet there is the very real threat of a random act of terror ripping our world apart, or touching someone we love. My children […]
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