What happens when the new boy in your class is so different, you can’t help but stare when he walks by. And shudder? We’ve all had moments when we’ve hissed at our children not to stare at someone different from them, whether it was a beggar or disabled person. Now we hear the story form the other side, from the boy being stared at. This is one of those books every child should read to get a better idea of the human-ness behind other-ness.
I missed reading this book when I was growing up but I’m glad I discovered it in time to pass on to my children. E.L Konigsburg passed away last year and I noticed many US children’s book sites raving about this winner of the 1967 Newberry Medal for Outstanding Children’s Literature.
Katie Morag is a feisty tomboy adored by children for over 30 years. Katie lives on the island of Struay, which is loosely based on the Isle of Coll in the Hebrides where Hedderwick used to live. Her beautifully detailed illustrations capture daily island life and all the adventures Katie gets up to, living above the island’s only shop where her mum is the postmistress and her dad runs
I discovered Just William as a schoolgirl on a holiday in Salt Rock. The house we rented had a stacked bookshelf of assorted books and there lay about five of the 12 Just William books. I was in heaven! Set in England in the 1920’s, William is a scruffy 11-year-old boy with a penchant for getting into trouble.
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