Now, if you live in the Netherlands, you will know that the yearly Kinderboekenweek in October is a huge event. Primary schools and town libraries run many fun events to promote reading.
I usually run a workshop for student teachers at Avans in Breda. I choose an English picturebook which links to the annual theme and offer some book-related English teaching activities. As more and more Dutch primaries are interested in including some English titles during this event, I decided to put together some book recommendations for schools and the American Book Center.
2016: Kinderboekenweek2016Recommendations
2017: Kinderboekenweek 2017 Recommendations (1)
And if you are looking at the 2017 scary list and wondering which book could work in which class, I would suggest the following:
- The Koala who could by Rachel Bright (Laat Maar Los, Koala)
- Follow-up: Draw / Make a scary animal which surprises Koala?
- Alan’s Big Scary Teeth by Jarvis
- Follow-up: https://tra-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/entries/document/1571/Alan_s_Big_Scary_Teeth_Activity_Sheets.pdf
- Monster in the Hood by Steve Antony
- Follow-up: http://www.steveantony.com/blog/2016/6/2/monster-in-the-hood-contest-entries
- Little Mouse’s Big Book of Fears by Emily Gravett
- Follow-up: activity printouts can be found here, select correct book: https://www.emilygravett.com/activities
