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  BOOKS OF INFORMATION PART I: At the end of this module, in addition to recognizing the characteristics of an excellent work of information, you should also be able to reflect on its use, promotion, and place in the dichotomy of instruction and delight. In the past few weeks, we have been discussing board books, picture books, and Traditional literature and poetry and how to review them. The task has not been easy, yet in my mind, a picture of how we review children's books is starting to take form. We know by now, the essential elements that reviewers must investigate if they are to review children's books right (I still need help with that). Elements to be considered include the text, the illustrations, and the play between them. Then there is the content of the text, is it fiction or is it nonfiction. If it is fiction, is it of a traditional literature kind or poetry and have the right sources been cited and credit given where credit is due. And now, we come to what we do ...

  WEEK 3 TRADITIONAL LITERATURE AND POETRY (before reading Horning Chapter 3 and 4) INTRODUCTION Having started browsing through the readings of the week, I wanted to immediately record my thoughts about the subjects of the week: traditional literature and poetry. This week spoke directly to my heart. In my country, despite the average rate of literacy , it is hard for the average person to come accross children's literature. And therefore, people use traditional literature or as we call them "contes africains" as the primary mode of transferring wisdom, entertainment, reflection to children. Those "contes" are ofter told by older members of the community. It is a ritual that happens often in the evening time within the family circle or the extended family cirle. It tends to occur under a tree (see picture) in the cool of the evening. Image source: Freepik Those spoken tales often portrait exagerated human trait and often attribute them to animals. They also dep...

BOOK 1: WITH LOTS OF LOVE Full citation:TORRES SANCHEZ, Jenny. With Lots of Love. illus. by Andre Ceolin.Viking Books for Young Readers 32 p. HMH. Mar. 2022. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780593205006  Image of the cover   In this beautifully decorated book about love and longing, author Jenny Torres Sanchez introduces Rocio, a young girl from Central America who recently moved to the United States. Although Rocio loves her new house, she intensively misses everything about her old country. Rocio especially misses her Abuela. The book is suffused with emotions specific to any immigrant and brings home the reality that gifts are an extension of the love we feel in our hearts. Do the pictures reflect the mood of the story or do they conflict with it: The strongest features of this book are its illustrations. Even though the art is not of great quality, from the cover page down to the very last page, through the face of abuela, to the pinatas, the pictures are not only beautiful, but t...