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: Diversity
Inclusivity in Children’s Books
We were privileged last evening to attend an interesting event hosted by Lewes Children’s Book Group. Our own children’s literature ex [...]
Reflecting Realities Report
Reflecting Realities: Survey of Ethnic Representation within UK Children’s Literature 2018 was published this morning on CLPE’s webs [...]
Reflecting Realities : a new report on the way
In July 2018, CLPE published a report called Reflecting Realities, which showed that there was a significant need for better ethnic represe [...]
Launch of Pen&inc. & Round Table Books
In 2017, only 4%Â of the children’s books published featured BAME characters and only 1%Â had a BAME main character. These were the al [...]
IBBY Honour List 2018
The IBBY Honour List is a biennial selection of outstanding, recently published children’s books honouring writers, illustrators and trans [...]
International Literacy Day – 8th September 2018
As we get ready to begin another academic year, we would like to extend a very warm welcome to all of our students and we look forward to me [...]
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 [...]
