Totto-chan

The Little Girl at the Window by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi shaped my ideas on children’s behaviour…Sometimes our expectations as educators are not parallel to the ideas of children. This is not ‘naughtiness’.

Totto Chan shows how creativity and free-spiritdness are beautiful qualities.

As educators, we should be embracing the way children see the world and gently guiding them, as her extraordinary headmaster and founder of the school, Sosaku Kobayashi, does. Based on a true story

Voices in the park

Good quality Children’s Literature has many layers. Voices in The Park by Anthony Browne, is the same outing to the park viewed from four different characters in the story. Four different perspectives and social commentaries in the sub-text. Details in the illustrations and font styles add to this thought-provoking book.

Being Agatha

How do we know what makes a children’s book good?

Being Agatha by Anna Pignataro is an example of a beautiful story many young children could relate to.

At Biblio Kids children are matched with high quality books they will want to read.

If your child needs a book which deals with specific issues, such as anxiety, grief or divorce, Biblio Kids can give expert advice