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 RowlandBooks all teachers need to know
The Curriculum Centre's staff blog will also be complemented by posts from Pamela Lewis, Senior Lecturer in the School of Education on books all teachers need to know.
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- Laura Brett on Read For Empathy Day
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- Pamela Lewis on Read To Inspire : Roger Stevens
- Pamela Lewis on Longlist for CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals
Tag Archives: Diversity
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 [...]
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 [...]
Reflecting Realities in Children’s Literature
I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the Reflecting Realities: British Values in Children’s Literature conference last w [...]
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 [...]
Exhibition of books for young people with disabilities 16th to 20th May 2016
    WHAT:                2015 IBBY Selection of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities WHEN:       [...]
Poetry award shortlist and other award news
CLiPPA (Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award) The shortlist has been announced for the annual poetry prize and includes a novel writt [...]
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 [...]
Books featuring LGBT characters
February is LGBT History Month and I thought that I would take this opportunity to recommend a few children’s books featuring LGBT cha [...]
Refugees and asylum seekers in children’s books
Stories which offer the reader a new or different viewpoint are essential books for children to help them understand the world. The often na [...]
Cultural diversity – 50 of the best children’s books
Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children’s Books has released Diverse Voices – a list of 50 books celebrating cultural di [...]
Finding Inclusive Children’s Books
Although we are seeing a welcome increase in both the amount of children’s books that feature a range of diverse characters and the am [...]
