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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This blog was originally created in 2014 by Lucy RowlandOur library catalogue
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Tag Archives: Challenging stereotypes
Mermaids and Weddings – a student review
Julián is a Mermaid is a beautifully depicted story of a little boy who dreams of being a mermaid. After seeing some women dressed as beaut [...]
Little Rebels Award 2020
The 2020 shortlist has just been announced. The Little Rebels Award celebrates children’s fiction which challenges stereotypes, promotes [...]
Recommended books for challenging transphobia
Wednesday 17th May 2017 was International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia and I was fortunate enough to join the related se [...]
February is LGBT History Month
What is LGBT History Month? LGBT History Month is an annual month-long observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history and t [...]
Reflections on hosting the IBBY Honour Book 2014 collection
The Centre recently hosted a touring collection of international illustrated books from the IBBY Honour List 2014. Every two year [...]
Challenging stereotypes through fairy tales
Ensuring that the books we share with children include characters which represent our diverse world can be difficult when it comes to [...]
