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DOCUMENT RESUMEPS 022 829ED 375 975AUTHORTITLEMatthews, StephenGrowing Readers: What To Look for in Children'sBooks. AECA Resource Book Series, No. 1, March,INSTITUTIONAustralian Early Childhood Association, Inc.,1993.REPORT NOPUB DATENOTEAVAILABLE FROMPUB TYPEEDRS -6; ISSN-0156-0999Mar 9319p.Australian Early Childhood Association, P.O. Box 105,Watson, Australian Capital Territory 2602, Australia( 25 Australian including postage; 4 issues peryear).GuidesNon-Classroom Use (055)Bibliographies (131)MaterialsSerials (022)ReferenceCollected WorksMFO1 /PCO1 Plus Postage.Annotated Bibliographies; Childrens Literature; EarlyChildhood Education; *Evaluation Criteria; ForeignCountries; Picture Books; Reading Aloud to Others;Reading Materials; *Reading Mterial Selection;*Selection Tools*Australia; Shared Book Experience; Shared ReadingABSTRACTThis resource book is intended to help parentsidentify good books for their children by offering a list of the bestcontemporary Australian books for children and by explaining ways torecognize what qualities to look for in new and unfamiliar books. Thefirst section of the book answers some common questions about whybooks and reading aloud are important to children's development. Thesecond section contains an annotated list of over 70 recommendedchildren's books in the following categories: (1) board books; (2)alphabets and counting books; (3) aboriginal stories; (4) laughter;(5) everyday life; (6) flights of the imagination; (7) animals; (8)back in time; (9) longer picture books; (10) poetry and anthologies;and (11) short novels. The third section discusses five criteria forchoosing children's books. Those criteria are suitability, literaryand artistic merit, balance between text and illustrations,production quality, and lasting appeal. The final section of the bookoffers an annotated list of reference books that contain morerecommended books and discussion of how to use them with ***********************************Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be madefrom the original ******************************
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The AECA Resource Book Series (formerly the Australian Early Childhood ResourceBooklets) is published four times each year, by the Resource Book Committee of theAustralian Early Childhood Association Inc., Knox Street, Watson, ACT 2602.Committee Members:Marilyn Fleer (Editor)Anne FletcherJean GiffordKath LarssonTherezia MihajlovicJane SmythDawn SwordVeronica Wraith (Editorial Assistant)The AECA Resource Book Series aims toprovide practical support to workers in allearly childhood settings. The books bringtogether the best information available onwide ranging topics and are an ideal resourcefor practitioners and students. Bookletsproduced in previous years have now becomestandard texts in many early childhoodcourses.Subscriptions to:Australian Early Childhood Association Inc.PO Box 105Watson, ACT 2602Yearly (4 issues) 25.00 including postage (1993)About the author:Stephen Matthews has had 25 years experience of choosingand recommending books for children. He was a class teacherand then a principal in two English primary schools. Sincecoming to Australia in 1979 he has been a teacher, an educational sales representative, a school resource-sharing projectofficer, a school librarian and, most recently, a bookseller. Hecurrently manages one of Australia's best-known and biggestacademic and general bookshops, the Co-op Bookshop on theAustralian National University campus. Stephen is a regularreviewer of children's books for The Australian Book Reviewandis the compiler of the book Children's Books of the Century, anannotated record of the winners of the major children's literaryawards in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States ofAmerica.Photographs:Cover - Courtesy Barbara Stout; Page 3 and 15 Rhonda Milner.Illustrations:Margaret SikorskiBook covers throughout the text were supplied by StephenMatthews courtesy of the publishers.Copyright 1993. All rights reserved by the Australian Early Childhood Association Inc.Material herein must not be reproduced in any form without the written permission of theCategory B. No. NBG 2618.Association. Registered for posting as a publicationISSN 0 156 0999ISBN 1 86323 038 6Typeset by Diplomat Typesetting ServicesCanberraPrinted by Goanna PrintCanberra3
Growing ReadersWhat to look for in children's booksStephen MatthewsCONTENTSWhy worry about children's books?2About this book4Board books4Alphabets and counting books5Aboriginal stories6Laughter6Everyday life7Flights of the imagination9Animals10Back in time11Longer picture books12Poetry and anthologies13Short novels14What to look for when choosing books for young children14Further help16References16
WHY WORRY ABOUT CHILDREN'S BOOKS?I'm often asked why I'm so concerned that children should not only be taught to read butalso learn that reading is enjoyable. For help in answering those and other questions I'veturned to several well-known writers.Why are books important?The answer Butler (1988:xiii) gives is:Because by their very nature they are rooted in language, and because language isessential to human communication, and communication is the life blood of relationships, books matter.Why is reading aloud important?It is easy to question the value of reading aloud, as Trelease (1 986 .1) suggests:In an era when electronic information .is at one's fingertips, when satellites bring theworld's wonders and excitement into our living room, why read aloud to children?Trelease goes on to answer this question:. to reassure, to entertain, to inform or explain, to arouse curiosity and to inspireand to do it all personally, not impersonally with a machineA secondary reason.is the established fact that regular reading aloud strengthens children's reading,writing and speaking skillsand thus the entire civilising process.What effects do books have on children's experience?Through books, children's minds can be opened to people, places and times they can visitin no equally effective way.while books can never be a substitute for real-life experience, they can addimmeasurably to life's richnessthey can accelerate language development and.provide a wide range of sensory experiences. Inland children can know the sound ofthe sea and the exhilaration of the surf; city dwellers can see 'the vision splendid of thesunlit plains extended, and at night the wondrous glory of the everlasting stars'. Bookstoo can provide vicarious emotional experiences that help make the reader moreperceptive, sensitive and caring.(Saxby & Smith, 1991:1-2)Why are books better than television?Comparing readers to television viewers, Trelease (1986:1) says.The reader can stop and ponder the character's next move, the feathers on his hat, orthe meaning of a sentence. Having done so, he can resume where he left off, withouthaving missed part of the story.2
Landsberg (1 988.1 7) puts it another way:Books are portable packages of life and meaning, unimaginably diverse. They can behugged, chewed, carried to bed or to a secret hideout in a tree, read and re-read, andthe reader is always in controlskipping, going back, absorbing deeply or skimmingforward The creative power of reading is as far from the passive watching of TV asexploring a wilderness is from browsing through the supermarket. And because thereader virtually creates in her mind the book in her hands, books offer uniquelyappropriate rewards to every age group.How do books prepare children for school?Children who have been well acquainted with books before starting school are off to aflying startThe child who comes to school already having experienced the deep satisfaction oflistening to stories is, as any teacher can testify, a privileged student, far ahead of theothers in literacy skills, attention span, responsiveness to ideas and capacity forabstraction(Landsberg, 1988:17)The association of lovingphysical contact with storiestold and books read aloudwill make reading an enjoyable experience for youngchildren.Where do we start?If you want your child to become a reader, the first lessontaught by your choice ofbooksmust be that books are enjoyable.To make your child into a reader forget the flashcards and the alphabet. Concentrateon song, finger play, and the association of loving physical contact with stories toldand books read aloud . Make sure yours is a home in which books are freely available30
and enjoyed by adults too, not just prescribed as medicine for children. I would havestacks of picture books around the house, and would read aloud whenever a momentcould be seized from the daily routinenot just at bedtime. And I would never teachletters or turn reading into a lesson unless the child herself demanded information.(Landsberg, 191,8:24-25).ABOUT THIS BOOK,f)This book is designed to help you identify the right books for your children in two ways:firstly by offering a list of the very best contemporary Australian books for children;secondly by pointing out ways in which you can recognise for yourself what qualities tolook for in new and unfamiliar books.Nearly all the books listed should be available, in inexpensive paperback editions, fromgood bookshops. Most of the books cost under 10 with a few ranging between S15 andS20. The reference books listed in the further help section range between 15 and S30.Your local library should be able to help with all the books listed, including the moreexpensive ones and even the very few which may no longer be available in bookshops.THE AUSTRALIAN HOME BOOK,LothianThese strong books offer clear colourphotographs of animals and objectswhich the youngest of children will enjoyrecognising and naming. The books demon-strate exactly what good board booksshould offer, combining, as they do,durability of manufacture with simplicity11.of content.Board books are intended .for childrenwho are too young to handle less sturdybooks without damaging them but whocan recognise objects and incidents, solook for the clear illustrations and simpleconcepts found in this selection.Alison Lester,BIBS AND BOOTS, VikingBUMPING AND BOUNCING, VikingCRASHING AND SPLASHING, VikingHAPPY AND SAD. VikingAll four of these sturdy books combineTHE AUSTRALIAN ANIMAL BOOK,colourful, detailed (but not over-complica-Lothianted) pictures, and interesting borders.THE AUSTRALIAN BEACH BOOK,with short sentences to describe everydayevents in a way that the very youngestchildren will enjoy. These are excellentintroductions to the world of booksLothianTHE AUSTRALIAN FARM BOOK.Lothian4
number on the opposite page depictedby an item taken from the mainillustration.Gwenda Turner, AUSTRALIAN ABC,PuffinWarmly realistic pictures, full of incidentand movement, illustrate objects for eachletter of the alphabet. Australian ABC isone of the best of its kind.Letters and numbers are part of everychild's earliest learning. These booksintroduce them with colour, humourand vitality, making learning an irresistible pleasure.Graeme Base, ANIMALIA, PuffinAnima lia is an alphabet book breath-taking in concept and execution. Eachillustration, sometimes over a doublepage, contains an amazing number ofobjects beginning with the respectiveletter The book offers temptations foreyes and mind irresistible to any childwho understands what letters are and toany adult who loves wordplayhow manyobjects can you find for each letter?John Brennan, A IS FOR AUSTRALIA.Houghton MifflinVivid, sharply-focused photographs depict particularly aptly chosen Australianobjects for every letter of the alphabetThe choice for X is especially ingenious.A Is For Australia is an ideal first alphabetbookRod Trinca and Kerry Argent, ONEWOOLLY WOMBAT, OmnibusFrom one to fourteen, this truly Australiancounting book shows favourite animalsengaged in exuberantly nonsensical activi-ties As well as the appropriate numberof animals to count on the right handpage of each opening, there is the sameBEST COPY AVAILABLE5
rhymes, from Kimberley Aboriginal folkstories, is a rare and valuable introductionto Australia's indigenous culture. Thebook has parallel English and Yawurutext, a glossary and notes onpronunciation.Pat Torres and Magdalene Williams, THESTORY OF CROW, MagabalaEvery child needs to know how ancientour country is. These stories are a uniqueThis colourfully illustrated traditionalreminder of a time when every naturalphenomenon was a cause of wonderand gave rise to a mythic explanation.Aboriginal story from Western Australiahas parallel English and Nyul Nyul textplus a glossary and notes on pronunciation. It tells in simple verse why crows,once white-feathered and sweet-voiced,now have black plumage and croakingDick Roughsey,THE GIANT DEVIL DINGO, Angus &Robertsoncries.THE RAINBOW SERPENT, Angus &RobertsonPercy Trezise and Dick Roughsey,THE FLYING FOX WARRIORS, Angus& RobertsonNGALCULLI THE RED KANGAROO,Angus & RobertsonTHE QUINKINS, Angus & RobertsonPercy Trezise,BANANA BIRD AND THE SNAKE MAN,Angus & RobertsonGIDJA, Angus & RobertsonLASCA AND HER PUPS, Angus &RobertsonTHE MAGIC FIR ESTICKS, Angus &Everyone enjoys laughing. These booksallow you to share comic characters andRobertsonTHE OWL PEOPLE, Angus & Robertsonincidents with your children.TURRAMULLI THE GIANT QUINKIN,Angus & RobertsonStephen Axelsen, THE OATH OF BADBROWN BILL, PuffinAll the titles in this series retell traditionalAboriginal stories. The stories are accom-This rollicking tall tale is about a bushranger h o accepts a challenge to hispanied by starkly colourful paintingswhich don't shy away from the sometimesprimevally gruesOme nature of the events.They provide an essential introduction tobravery by taking an oath that he will robthe ghostly dead. Told in ornate verseand extravagantly illustrated, The OathOf Bad Brown Bill balances some scarymoments with its absurd humour. Fearless children will love it, but avoid it ifyou're not sure whether your childrencan cope with the gruesome incidentsAboriginal Dreamtime myths.Pat Torres, JALYGURR : AUSSIEANIMAL RHYMES, MagabalaDespite its somewhat austere illustra-tions, this collection of Aboriginaland pictures.6
Graeme Base, MY GRANDMA LIVEDIN GOOLIGULCH, PuffinMy Grandma Lived in Gooligulch is a talltale about an exceptionally adventurousgrandma, suitably told in extravagantlanguage and enhanced by lively illustrations giving prominent place to our nativefauna, which appear to leap out of theOpage in the alternate colour doubleopeningsRod Clement, COUNTING ON FRANK,Angus & RobertsonCounting on Frank is a marvellouslyquirky story about a boy so obsessedwith numerical facts that he can't helpworking out bizarre sums (like how manyhumpback whales would fit into hishouse) and imagining the resultswhichare depicted with comically literal accuracy in the pictures.Max Dann, BERNICE KNOWS BEST,illustrated by Ann James, Oxford University PressThese books show the magic and wonderto be found in even the most simpleeveryday occurrences.Mem Fox, SHOES FROM GRANDPA,illustrated by Patricia Mullins, AshtonScholasticIn cumulative fashion, the rhythmic texttells how Grandpa givesJessie newshoesand the rest of the family chip in withadditional items of clothing until Jessieexplains that all she really wants is a pairof jeans. Patricia Mullins' painstakingtissue paper collages perfectly complement the story.Hugh is probably the world's clumsiestboy, but with the well-intentioned (if notnecessarily fully thought-out) help of theMem Fox, SOPHIE, illustrated by CraigSmith, Drakeford/Wattsresourceful Bernice, he enters and moreor less unwittingly wins, against all odds,a downhill bicycle race. This marvellouslyzestful, comic romp ends in Hugh beingIn less than 90 impeccably chosen words,illuminated by Craig Smith's warmly exe-cuted pictures, this life-affirming bookcured of his clumsinesswell, almost!tells how Sophie grows up and her grandfather grows old. He dies but Sophie hasThis longish story would be best appreciated by over-sixes.married and gives birth to a daughter.Sophie is a gem of a book, showing withgreat sensitivity to even very young child-Libby Hathorn, ALL ABOUT ANNAren how death and life are poignantlyAND HARRIET AND CHRISTOPHERAND ME, Mammoth Australiaentwined.Anna causes chaos whenever she visitsher cousins and in six chapters this bookMem Fox, WILFRID GORDONhilariously describes exactly how herby Julie Vivas, OmnibusMcDONALD PARTRIDGE, illustratedincorrigible exuberance leads to disasterWilfrid lives next door to an old people's(and helpless dismay to every adult insight!) Children too young to read thestories themselves will enjoy hearinghome, and though he has befriendedmany of the old folk, his particularfavourite is Miss Nancy Alison Delacourtthem read aloud710
Cooper because like him she has fournames. When his parents tell him she'slost her memory, Wilfrid asks everyonediversity and individuality are supportedby rhythmic and intuitively repetitive textand detailed illustrations.what a memory is and assembles a varietyof objects intended to restore MissMorag Loh. THE KINDER HAT, illustrated by Donna Rawlins, Ashton ScholasticNancy's. This heart-warming story effectively bridges the gap between youth andold age.At kindergarten Jessie makes a hat forher mum and insists she wear it on theway home. Despite her embarrassmentat the amused reactions of everyone shepasses. mum does so. Later on, dad triesit on too, but decides it suits mum muchbetter! Young children will enjoy the-'410e:4!,/liikstory on its surface level, but parents willrecognise the understated humour intext and illustrations. Note the unobtrusive multicultural mixture of faces.alMorag Loh, TUCKING MUMMY IN,illustrated by Donna Rawlins, AshtonWilfrid Gordon McDonald PartridgeWil,nMtn. F.JScholastic,u1 V.; aWhen Sue and Jenny's mum is tired outat the end of the day and lies down onJenny's bed, Sue tells her a story and shefalls asleep. After gently waking her, theBob Graham. CRUSHER IS COMING!,CollinsWorried by the imminent visit of hischildren lead her to her own bed andtough friend Crusher, Peter tries to eradicate every hint of gentleness in his behaviour and possessions. Crusher, however,turns out to be more interested in playingsimple, loving story, warmly illustrated.Note the importance given to bedtimetuck her in. Tucking Mummy In is astories!with Peter's baby sister. Crusher IsMargaret Wild and Julie Vivas,Coming takes a subtle dig at role expecta-THE VERY BEST OF FRIENDS,tions. Note that Peter's father is absent,without reference or explanation.Margaret HamiltonWilliam the cat lives on James andJessie's farm. James loves him, Jessiedoesn't. When James dies, Jessie shuts,William out of the house, but when shesees how neglected he has become sheencourages him back and begins to loveAlison Lester,CLIVE EATS ALLIGATORS, OxfordUniversity PressROSIE SIPS SPIDERS, Oxford University Presshim. Vivas' illustrations give life andTESSA SNAPS SNAKES, Oxford Uni-warmth to this simple story.versity PressSeven children are ,.!-Iown engaged intheir favourite activities, which range4&trt '.from eating to going to bed. Though theirchoices are mostly unexceptional and.everyday, each child has one somewhateccentric preference These d
Landsberg (1 988.1 7) puts it another way: Books are portable packages of life and meaning, unimaginably
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