Jacqueline Wilson et al |
Corgi |
0552554987 |
May 2006 |
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Current children’s laureate Jacqueline Wilson has made her campaign focus during her tenure, the promotion of reading aloud. Last year’s announcement that the government would fund BookStart’s three book interventions make this both a timely and admirable drive. |
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I agree this is a wonderfully helpful book for parents wanting a nucleus of titles with which to start a life time of reading for their children and it is amazingly well priced. Congratulations to Random House.
I have a few gripes though!
a) From the cover it looks as though Jackie Wilson has personally selected, tried and tested the 70 titles. As the Children’s Laureate she certainly promoted the whole idea of reading aloud but her contribution in this book is a two page introduction.
b) There are many quotes from well-known people but it is not possible to find out who has made the actual selections. A library cataloguer’s nightmare.
c) Presumably the book is aimed at adults but why such large print? With more conventional sized type there would have been room for many more titles.
I will be promoting the book enthusiastically because it is certainly worth while. I simply feel it could have been much better.
Barbara Murison
Marigold Enterprises
Wellington
New Zealand