Voices in the Park

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paint pictures of an everyday scene in the local park or playground but change a few objects into something else (a tree might become a face); I really enjoyed reading this book in the latest English seminar. I like the use of 4 different voices that reflect their walk in the park, this was also shown by the different fonts for each 'voice.' Doonan, J. (1993). Looking at pictures in picture books. 1st ed. South Woodchester (GB): Thimble Press. Voices in the Park” is a very well written picture book for children. This book written by Anthony Browne allows the reader to see life through four different characters within this story.

how the characters are shown – what do the colours and images suggest to you about the characters – what do they make you feel?; In these 12 well-honed stories told in first-person narrative, Johnson (Toning the Sweep) zeroes in on the idealism and resiliency that make young people a powerful force in the world. Despite their Continue reading » explain and discuss their understanding of what they have read, including through formal presentations and debates, maintaining a focus on the topic and using notes where necessaryabsolutely tabulous Each of the four Tab Board Books from DK's SnapShot imprint offers a visual table of contents: a row of illustrated tabs down the right side of each book presents the theme for Continue reading » The fourth, and last, voice is the little girl that belongs to the sad father. I will note that the author uses the word “twit” to describe the angry women, so if you would rather avoid that, just change the word to “lady”. But I like to use that as an opportunity to discuss wording and what that word means. Again you are going to discuss who is telling the story and who’s voice is missing, if anyone.

Surrealists put disparate objects together. In doing so, they help their audience to see objects we usually take for granted in a new way. The word for this is ‘ defamiliarisation‘.Pithy observations from a 14-year-old narrator and full-blooded characters make this latest from Frank (Will You Be My Brussels Sprout?) a laugh-out-loud tale of teen angst. New Yorker Joy is having Continue reading » The best parts of this story are the illustrations. I think the term that would be used to describes them is postmodern, the surreal way they weave popular works of art, distort the landscape and portray adult and child-like themes is stunning. The more you look at the pictures the more you find hidden. For instance one illustration displays a snowdrop disguised as a lamp post and 'The Laughing Cavalier' dancing down the road with 'The Mona Lisa' evoking feelings of joy. Bowler hats are also hidden in many of the illustrations reminiscent of Rene Magritte. I have a freebie that is part of a larger resourceso that you can try it out in your classroom today! The animals still have an animalness about them even though they’re obviously meant to be humans. We associate gorillas with ‘big, tough, strong’, therefore ‘big, tough, strong’ nature of humans which then stand for teachers, adults, big people, bullies.