The Marsh Award for Children’s Literature in Translation is a literary prize awarded in the United Kingdom since 1996 to the translator of an outstanding work of fiction for young readers translated into English. I haven’t heard of many of these books but if you are looking for a book that no one has heard of, this is a great list with a wide range of age appropriateness. Your child might find a great book for summer reading!
Author: Pragmatic Mom
Top 10: Best Children’s Books about Best Friend Issues (ages 2-16)
These children’s books have best friend issues that run the gamut from The Big Fight to adjusting to the ups and downs of life’s interruptions whether that is a tsunami to puberty. Just like in real life. I hope these books help to illustrate to your children who may be going through ups and downs with their friendships that healthy friendships have ebbs and flows.
Top 10: Classic Children’s Books Not Beloved Now (ages 3-14)
I did a post a few days ago on Top 10: Best Old Fashioned Children’s Books based on the books that I loved as a child and my kids do too. This is the ugly stepsister version.
How To: Get an Athletic Scholarship
Tips, Tricks, Do’s and Don’ts to Getting an Athletic Scholarship.
Young Adult Genre Too Violent and Depraved?
Young Adult — rife with explicit abuse, violence and depravity? Or not!
Japan: Books for Kids on Shogun, Family Crests, Block Prints
We travel this week to Japan and go back in time with some stories of my family to the Daimyo Shogunate in Japan. I have chosen some kidlit to reflect the duality of Japan versus United States, and have featured artists who are reflected in the books including ukiyo-e masters Hiroshige and Hokusai and the father of Manga, Osamu Tezuka.
SAT Vocabulary Words for Kindergarten in Big Al
The words for Week 12 are from the picture book, Big Al by Andrew Clements, illustrated by Yoshi.