Article In The Canberra Times For Smile Cry

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An article for the Canberra Times (in syndication) today about the importance of emotion and subtlety in storytelling, and never dumbing it down for kids.

Read the article on the Sydney Morning Herald website smh.au/entertainment/books/reading-helping-children-to-explore-and-develop-their-emotions-through-books-20160303-gn35mr.html" target="_blank">here.

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New Picture Books, March 2016

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Oh, the lure of the picture book.

If you're anything like me, it's swoon-time in the kids' section of any store, and herewith my recent purchases that had me breathless. Interesting that since I reconnected with illustration, many of my picks are wordless books (though I've always loved them and already have a huge collection).

Enjoy this feast! I hope the covers alone encourage you to seek them out.

All but the last two books are wordless.

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