Hi! I'm Cecile, a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist from Western Australia. I am passionate about using great picture books in therapy sessions. Find out more about me (and see a photo of our recently adopted fur baby). Feel free to send me a message - I'd love to know about your favourite picture books! Source: Abstract. y What is an Ebook? What is a Book App? And Why Should We Care? : An Analysis of Contemporary Digital Picture Books Betty Sargeant,

The reader learns, comically, that animals can train humans, not just the other way around! HOW WILL LIFE BE DIFFERENT FROM NOW ON? single work picture book ; The Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley (Who Planned to Live an Unusual Life) Martine Murray, Evening: Have decided that humans are easily trained and make quite good pets. Night: Dug new hole to be closer to them. Slept” To review 'lists' jointly constructed in previous lessons and ensure students know what they need to include in their diary writing.Q. What is Mothball describing as a ‘flat, hairy creature?’ Response: The doormat. (Text participant) This article explores the findings from the first “diversity count” of Australian children’s picture books, conducted in 2019 in partnership with advocacy group Voices from the Intersection (VFTI). Specifically, this article explores the eighty-three percent of 2018 Australian children’s picture books that did not feature a marginalized protagonist: namely, those that featured human characters who could not be identified as marginalized in any way, animals, and inhuman protagonists. We propose that the Australian publishing industry, rather than suffering from a “diversity deficit,” instead overrepresents a narrow demographic of human experiences and non-human protagonists. We suggest that the oversaturation of the local children’s picture book market with such similar stories disadvantages all children, who are denied a rich and diverse reading experience, as well as the opportunity to see themselves and their peers depicted. This article provides greater insight into the current debates about diversity and inclusion in children’s media.'(Publication abstract) What I’m Reading (Aloud) Sarah Burnside, Families can talk about perspective. If you have a pet, imagine what the world looks like from your pet's point of view. What would your pet's diary look like? Would you ever want to trade places with your pet? Why or why not?

Continue reading - give students a purpose. i.e. ask students to look for and explain the things that we know, but Mothball doesn’t.

Model the use of a Colon when creating a list. Model an example of my dailyroutine during the week.Example:

Responses should indicate that Mothball's main focus is finding carrots to eat and he does this by digging for carrots in the vegetable garden, bashing up the rubbish bin until he is given carrots, finding carrots in the shopping bags in the car etc. The diary-writing wombat’s life revolves around sleeping (lots of), eating, scratching and digging holes. Then, new neighbours appear – a human family – whom, within a short number of days, are convinced to provide the wombat with repeated gifts of carrots and oats. The book ends with: p. 20-22 ) Abstract 'Writing for children and young adults requires an ability to inspire wonder combined with deep reserves of patience, says Susanne Gervay.' () A Decade in Wombat Years Diana Plater,By the way, comic characters often have insatiable appetites. In a comedy ensemble you’ll usually get one who is obsessed with food. An activity for the children will be writing a week journal themselves, monitor what they have done during the week even though it might be simple words.

The family’s plan is to work around the mischief of the wombat, filling in holes once they’re dug, buying more carrots once the home store is depleted. BIG STRUGGLE Q. What do you notice about diary writing? Reponses: days of the week and moments in time like ‘Monday’ and ‘Morning’. In Seinfeld it’s Kramer who is always going to Jerry’s for cereal and whatnot. He is shown to be a fruit connoisseur, and in another episode the big gag is that Kramer could have won a lot of money after being scalded by hot coffee, but he is delighted with a lifetime’s supply of free coffees instead.The human family are in opposition to the wombat not because the humans are trying to get rid of her, but because they have different goals which cannot coexist: Family wants to dry washing on the line; wombat doesn’t want things dangling onto her nose, so chews washing on line. This is the week long diary of a wombat (an Australian animal that likes to dig holes, eat, and sleep.) As the week progresses and it attains its desires, the story just gets funnier and funnier; it really had me chortling. The pictures are hilarious as the wombat keeps her sleepy expression throughout all her many activities. Create a timeline of events by listing mothball’s activities under each day’s heading. Display thelistin the classroom. Celebrating the twentieth anniversary, this is the story of Mothball, one of the world's most famous wombats – and where it all began.