It’s easy to get hot and bothered during a family Christmas. But the science of gratitude can help you not only cope, but enjoy, the festive season, writes Aaron Jarden. Christmas can be a stressful time of year. You will blow your budget, your relatives will...
Eighty years after Lassie first captured hearts in English novelist Eric Mowbray Knight's classic novel 'Lassie Come-Home', the iconic long-haired collie is returning in this remake of the original 1943 film. Reviewed by the Australian Council on Children and the Media (ACCM) Full review see Lassie...
Kelly McBurnie has started making some adjustments to her relationship with Christmas. I have a love/hate relationship with Christmas. I love the decorations, carols, food and music, but can’t stand the crowded shopping centres, overindulged children or pressure to see distant relatives and spend inordinate amounts...
Here is a good selection of Fiction and Non-fiction books released in time for Christmas. It's great to hear authors claim they want to write a 'page turner' for reluctant older readers (who are often boys!) Non – Fiction Britannica All New Children's Encyclopedia edited by Christopher...
Research by Penny Van Bergen, Linda J. Graham and Naomi Sweller looked at who students remember as their favourite and least favourite teachers, and why. Most of us can remember a favourite teacher. Some of us can also remember a teacher we didn’t get on with...
This month we look at books out in time for Christmas and some books for holiday reading aloud to littlies. Reading to preschoolers and infants is very revealing when you are reviewing picture books. The genre of picture books really does rely on the talent of...
The holiday season doesn’t always have to be stressful. Freya Higgins-Desbiolles suggests ways you can enjoy it a bit more. Holidays are a time of high stress. Despite the delight of not having to work for several days or even weeks, holidays come with pressures. These can...
Children who love being read to are more likely to find learning to read easier. That's why I always get picture books for Christmas gifts! writes Kym Simoncini Christmas is just around the corner. If you’re wondering what to get your child, your friends’ children, your...
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey reviewed by the Australian Council on Children and the Media (ACCM) Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey is a fun and different twist on the usual holiday movie genre. What it lacks in coherent plot lines, it makes up for with...
This year’s shortlisted words provide valuable insights into the minds of school-aged children during the COVID-19 pandemic After a disrupted school year of remote learning and virtual classrooms during the COVID-19 lockdowns, it’s not surprising that Australian students have voted for ‘virus’ as the Oxford...
