Thursday, 9 August 2012

Week 3 Personal Reading Program


The amount of information that Jeannie Baker communicates via her intricate collages in Mirror is truly astonishing.  The reader is encouraged to reflect on the points of connection and difference in the parallel lives of a boy living in inner Sydney, and another in the Valley of Roses, Morocco by cleverly presenting them side-by-side.  Two cultures … two stories … one powerful representation.
My second book, Henry and Amy by Stephen Michael King also introduces us to two young children, using gentle humour in text and image to consider themes such as self-doubt, accepting ourselves and others, and friendship. In our home it is a family favourite.

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