In my studies I read so much about imaginative/pretend play. Was such an advocate for it when working in kindergartens and schools
Lev Vygotsky’s ideas about imaginative play as a shared agreement that temporarily reshapes reality! something I always remember from early years practice ☺️
Hey guys! Long-time subscriber and reader. I was perusing the links at the footer, and I wanted to share a resource to help make your hyperlinks more accessible and descriptive. Linking only one word like "here" means that when someone is using a screen reader and navigating through links on the page, they'll just encounter "here," "here," "here," and not know where they're going.
I share this in total good faith/not as a criticism — I help make websites accessible, and so many people have never heard about this before!
(Ironically, pasting links like this is also an accessibility no-no, but I can't hyperlink here!)
I appreciate this first look at the inviting tone, and I'm already very excited to read my pre-ordered copy when it alights. :)
I am currently (finally) reading Caldecott & Co., and I have to say--being the naturally confessional type, even when risking coming off as not-literary-enough--it's been a bit of a slog* to get to the juicy kernels (which are DEFINITELY worth it, but goodness)! It just feels so academic, and it's not that I don't think some of that kind of writing has its place--for example, if you are doing a deep-dive into the changes in the tin content of bronze as it relates to carbon-dating a certain Anglo-Saxon horde, and also, you maybe hate several of the other researchers. But, oh, how I wish it had been written with a bit more of a desire to connect!
I mean, after all, it's not everyone who gets goosebumps about PB philosophy. Why keep your likely peers and/or philosophy supporters (even if in the future) at such distance?
Which is what I love about what I'm reading, here, and I guess it shouldn't be surprising, given that you have already chosen a truly conversational way of approaching these things in this very space.
Short version: Kudos on this book; looking forward to it.
* so far, permission to change my mind when I've finished
I completely know what you mean--I know that Mac's book will be one you could give a friend or recommend to a fellow parent to get them excited about children's books. While I also love the other book you mentioned, it's not very accessible to people who aren't passionate about children's literature already!
Yes, like how picture book storytelling "works" for all audiences (though sometimes for different reasons), it's a pleasure to read something that gives readers, as they arrive, the space to get truly excited through their *own* human experience of reading, and loving, picture books--the intellectual, and emotional, fun of them on a personal level!--whether they're already passionate or just interested enough to read further. Which, you know, it's not like I'm not getting that from my current read, but I'm enjoying the energy here!
Oh I am very excited about this!
In my studies I read so much about imaginative/pretend play. Was such an advocate for it when working in kindergartens and schools
Lev Vygotsky’s ideas about imaginative play as a shared agreement that temporarily reshapes reality! something I always remember from early years practice ☺️
Yay! I’ve read my Italian edition of this book using Google Translate Camera on my phone so many times already. I’m VERY excited to read the original!
Hit the preorder hard on this one
Just pre-ordered this weekend! Can’t wait to read it as a school librarian ❤️
Just pre-ordered it!
Love. Love. Love this.
Hey guys! Long-time subscriber and reader. I was perusing the links at the footer, and I wanted to share a resource to help make your hyperlinks more accessible and descriptive. Linking only one word like "here" means that when someone is using a screen reader and navigating through links on the page, they'll just encounter "here," "here," "here," and not know where they're going.
I share this in total good faith/not as a criticism — I help make websites accessible, and so many people have never heard about this before!
(Ironically, pasting links like this is also an accessibility no-no, but I can't hyperlink here!)
https://www.levelaccess.com/blog/enhancing-accessibility-link-text-best-practices/?#:~:text=Best%20practices%20for%20writing%20accessible%20hyperlink%20text
I appreciate this first look at the inviting tone, and I'm already very excited to read my pre-ordered copy when it alights. :)
I am currently (finally) reading Caldecott & Co., and I have to say--being the naturally confessional type, even when risking coming off as not-literary-enough--it's been a bit of a slog* to get to the juicy kernels (which are DEFINITELY worth it, but goodness)! It just feels so academic, and it's not that I don't think some of that kind of writing has its place--for example, if you are doing a deep-dive into the changes in the tin content of bronze as it relates to carbon-dating a certain Anglo-Saxon horde, and also, you maybe hate several of the other researchers. But, oh, how I wish it had been written with a bit more of a desire to connect!
I mean, after all, it's not everyone who gets goosebumps about PB philosophy. Why keep your likely peers and/or philosophy supporters (even if in the future) at such distance?
Which is what I love about what I'm reading, here, and I guess it shouldn't be surprising, given that you have already chosen a truly conversational way of approaching these things in this very space.
Short version: Kudos on this book; looking forward to it.
* so far, permission to change my mind when I've finished
I completely know what you mean--I know that Mac's book will be one you could give a friend or recommend to a fellow parent to get them excited about children's books. While I also love the other book you mentioned, it's not very accessible to people who aren't passionate about children's literature already!
Yes, like how picture book storytelling "works" for all audiences (though sometimes for different reasons), it's a pleasure to read something that gives readers, as they arrive, the space to get truly excited through their *own* human experience of reading, and loving, picture books--the intellectual, and emotional, fun of them on a personal level!--whether they're already passionate or just interested enough to read further. Which, you know, it's not like I'm not getting that from my current read, but I'm enjoying the energy here!
ordered immediately. can't wait :)