The Read-Aloud Home
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Interview with picture book activist Lara Cain Gray
Why we should introduce Shakespeare to young children (and how to make it fun)
por Laura C. Children's book enthusiast, curator of a beautiful collection of children's literature.
Lara talks us through her new book 'A Grown Up's Guide to Picture Books'. We also talk about picture books and why they are important, how we can extend our picture book reading and thinking differently about the role of picture books in society Books and humans mentioned: A Grown Up's Guide to Picture Books (2024) by Lara Cain Gray Tucking Mummy In'(1987) by Morag Loh, illustrated by Donna Rawlins The Lion, the Witch and the Wonder essays (2024) by Katherine Rundell Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (1993) by Scott McCloud Piano Fingers by Caroline Magerl Briony Stewart (author/illustrator) Freya Blackwood (illustrator) Maurice Sendack (author/illustrator) Shirley Hughes (author/illustrator) Lynley Dodd (author/illustrator) Alfie Gets in First (1981) by Shirley Hughes Julia Donaldson (author) Axel Sheffler (illustrator) Tabby McTat (2009) by Julia Donaldson and Axel Sheffler N.E.A.T Reading Tony Flowers (illustrator) Antonia Pessenti (illustrator) The Little Mermaid (1837) by Hans Christian Andersen The Oi Frog and Friends series by Kes Gray and Jim Field Every Night at Midnight (2023) by Peter Cheong Accidentally Kelly Street (2022) by Briony Stewart, Lyrics by Tim O'Connor The Biloela Family Blue Whale Blues (2015) by Peter Carnavas Picture book resources: Your Kid's Next Read storylinks.booklinks.org.au National Centre for Australian Children's Literature More from Lara: @lara_cain_gray www.laracaingray.com (Educator Toolkit for 'A Grown Up's Guide to Picture Books' available)
For many of us, getting through Shakespeare at school was difficult and tedious. Turns out, it doesn't need to be that way. In this episode, actor Isabel Burton shares lots of different ways to make Shakespeare fun and engaging for young children. I have included some of my favourite children's books of Shakespearen plays and his life. Books, plays and humans mentioned: Macbeth (1605) by William Shakespeare William Shakespeare (playwright) The Bell Shakespeare Theatre Company A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595) by William Shakespeare The Bell Shakespeare Players Romeo and Juliet (1968 film by Zeffirelli) Elizabethan (1558-1603) and Jacobean (1603-1625) London Queen Elizabeth I King James I Sam Stars at Shakespeare's Globe (2006) by Pauline Francis, illustrated by Jane Tattersfield As You Like It (1599) by William Shakespeare The Lion King (1994) (Disney) The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) (Disney) Othello (1604) by William Shakespeare Just Macbeth (2009) by Andy Griffiths Puck's final speech in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Act V, Scene 1) A Midsummer Night's Dream (2021) by William Shakespeare, illustrated by Jane Ray Recommended books for primary school-aged children: A Midsummer Night's Dream (2021) by William Shakespeare, illustrated by Jane Ray Sam Stars at Shakespeare's Globe (2006) by Pauline Francis, illustrated by Jane Tattersfield The Story Orchestra: A Midsummer Night's Dream (2024) by Jessica Courtney-Tickle, Music by Felix Mendelssohn The Shakespeare Stories (2014) by Andrew Matthews and Tony Ross
Host, Laura Cunningham, introduces listeners to the Read-Aloud Home and explains how she became a read aloud zealot. She also explains what to expect from this podcast and discusses the research on the benefits of reading aloud. Books and humans mentioned: · Reading Magic (2001) By Mem Fox · The Read-Aloud Handbook (7th Edition) (2013) By Jim Trelease · Time for Bed (1993) By Mem Fox · J.R.R Tolkein (author) · Philip Pullman (author) · C.S Lewis (author) · Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) By Lewis Carol