About this blog
Welcome to the Curriculum Centre's blog on children's literature. The blog is designed for trainee teachers in the School of Education at the University of Brighton and aims to keep students up to date with new and recommended children's books for use in their teaching practice. The blog also aims to encourage the use of children's literature to make links across all subject areas.
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Category Archives: Book reviews
The house on the mountain, by Ella Holcombe, illustrated by David Cox
After the recent summer of horrendous bushfire in Australia, with the TV news footage still frightening and fresh in our minds, this [...]
Exciting new picture books
We hope you all enjoyed World Book Day yesterday, especially those of you who were running activities with children or dressing up as book c [...]
Reading fiction with Year 3
A student asked me to write a post about fiction books, which would be suitable for reading with children in Year 3. So I’m going to t [...]
World Mental Health Day
As it’s World Mental Health Day today, I thought it would be good to highlight some of our resources, which can be used to encourag [...]
Newly published books
We are very excited about some new books that have been published and are eagerly awaiting their arrival at the Curriculum Centre. Here are [...]
A selection of some of our new books
We recently received some new books at the Curriculum Centre. Here is a quick look at some of them. They include stories suitable for pla [...]
Stocking fillers for 2017!
With Christmas on its way, many of you may be looking for ideas for presents or stocking fillers. And what greater gift could there be than [...]
Let’s take a look at some new books
We’ve recently had some new books arrive at the Curriculum Centre, which is always very exciting! Here are some of my favourites: &nbs [...]
Fairy tales around the world
We have recently added to our Traditional Tales section a series of Beloved Tales published by Raintree. These are collections, in one sli [...]
New EYS/KS1 inclusive picture book and an old favourite
       Some of our students have been looking at using children’s books during sessions on inclusion this week, and I have enj [...]
Book Review – Hell and High Water by Tanya Landman
Hell and High Water is one of those books where you’re desperate to get to the end so you can find out what happens, but then all of a [...]
A selection of new book recommendations from EYS to KS4
Early Years   Time Now to Dream by Timothy Knapman and Helen Oxenbury (ill.) (Walker Books) This story of two siblings facing their fears [...]
