Ideas for using the Picture Book Short List 2012
Intended for an audience ranging from birth to 18 years range (Some books may be for mature readers).
Blackwood, Freya and Libby Gleeson (text) Look, a Book! Little Hare Books, Hardie Grant Egmont
Brooks, Ron and Margaret Wild (text) The Dream of the Thylacine Allen & Unwin
Cool, Rebecca and Glenda Millard (text) For All Creatures Walker Books Australia
Graham, Bob A Bus Called Heaven Walker Books
Rudge, Leila and Meg McKinlay (text) No Bears Walker Books Australia
Whatley, Bruce and Jackie French (text) Flood Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia
- Activity: Read the story.
- Discussion points: Read Bruce’s explanation about how he used his non-dominant hand, his left, to illustrate this emotional story. Hand out paper and pencils and get the kids to draw or write their name using their non dominant hand. Discuss the results.
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