Genevieve Kruyssen at the Where the Wild Things Are bookshop in Brisbane and literacy expert Sharon Callen chat about 18 new releases and how they can support teachers in the classroom. Sharon makes connections with the books for teachers, answering questions she often gets from them in schools

Some of the discussions are about:

• How to find books that are for everyone, with amazing vocabulary that suits the story perfectly
• Why we can't underestimate the power of reading aloud - it can increase comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, empathy, understanding the world etc
• How we can help struggling readers find great books
• How we can find books with delicious words that want to form themselves in your mouth
• The importance of wordless pictures books and graphic novels 29: 50
• Why reading children’s books is so good for adults. It sustains, gives sense of wonder  38: 00
• Finding books that have a strong sense of place and strong characters

Some of the books included in the chat are (see the books here: Booklist from the podcast)

PICTURE BOOKS

• Matt Formston - Surfing the Dark, John Dickson and Phillip Bunting  07: 14
• NT Mob Sharing Stories and Language, Bill Forshaw (Editor) 11: 36
• The Boy and the Elephant, Freya Blackwood 16: 57
• Stay for Dinner, Sandra Parappukkaran; Michelle Pereira 17: 30
• White Sunday, Litea Fuata, Myo Yim 18: 23
• Come Over to My House, Sally Rippin; Eliza Hull; Daniel Gray-Barnett (Illustrator) 22: 49
• The Bunyip and the Stars, Adam Duncan; Paul Lao (Illustrator) 25: 02
• The Garden at the End of the World, Cassie Polimeni; Briony Stewart 27: 22

GRAPHIC NOVELS/WORDLESS PICTURE BOOKS

• Pebble and Wren, Chris Hallbeck, 30:28 (a warm up to graphic novels)
• Legend of the Yearling - Guardians of Horsa, Roan Black 32: 36
• Wombats Go Camping, Maddie Frost 35: 21

NOVELS

• Harriet Hound, Kate Foster; Sophie Beer (Illustrator) 38: 50 (Years 1-3)
• Leeva at Last, Sara Pennypacker 43: 02
• October, October, Katya Balen, Angela Harding 46: 58
• The Mud Puddlers, Pamela Rushby 52: 23  (Years 5-7)
• The Wrath of the Woolington Worm: Miss Mary-Kate Martin’s Guide to Monsters - Karen Foxlee, Freda Chiu  53: 50 (Years 3-5)
• Pearly and Pig, Sue Whiting  59: 16 (Years 3-5)
• Whalesong, Kate Gordon  59:57

The duo delve deeply into the themes, writing styles and impact of books and authors and how they can enhance teaching in the classroom - and much more!

Genevieve Kruyssen loves weird magic. Working in a bookstore has been a dream of hers since she was ten when she used to get in trouble for reading under her desk in class. Her most favourite books have lonely landscapes, whether they be moors, castles or windswept snows.

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• Booklist from the podcast - by Where the Wild Things Are bookstore in Brisbane

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