Papertigers.org | June/July 2010 | How Children Play Around the World


			Spirit of PaperTigers Project: donating books to schools and libraries in areas of need. To find out about the books selected for donation this year, and about their authors and illustrators, see here.

Marla Stewart Konrad speaks of her World Vision series of photo-illustrated early reader books, including I Like to Play, and more...


	Authors Matt Ottley, Rukhsana Khan, Jennifer Cervantes, Charles R. Smith Jr. and Kashmira Sheth all offer varied and dynamic responses to three questions about play...

Catherine Stock shares a sample of her award-winning art portraying children from different countries at play...

This feature showcases selected artwork by the following artists featuring children playing: Penny Weber, E.B. Lewis, Lulu Delacre, Ida Pearle, Alissa Imre Geis, Margaret Chodos-Irvine, Susan Winter and Tim Vyner. And what joyful images they are!...

I Like to Play (World Vision Early Readers series)

by Marla Stewart Konrad, with photos by various

(World Vision and Tundra Books, 2010)

The book cover of I Like to Play shows a young child playing doctor, using a toy stethoscope. Inside, simple sentences about different forms of play are accompanied by striking images of smiley children from different countries dancing, skipping, jumping, flying kites, building with blocks, playing ball; children learning and growing and making the most of their environment and circumstances; children having fun and making sense of their world through play...

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			June 2010 In this bimonthly update we focus on "How Children Play Around the World." Regardless of where they live, children learn, through play, how to be in the world. They master communication skills, explore differences and similarities, develop empathy, connect with nature and with one another... While some of the ways children play differ from culture to culture, the act of playing is universal. These new highlighted features are a celebration of play in all its universalities and differences, and a reminder of its importance in our lives. They will take you on a journey around the world and, chances are, on a trip down memory lane... Personal Views: Returning to Childhood: Lessons from a Six Year Old by Tom O'Leary Memories of Playtimes Past by Tanita Davis, Alan Gratz, Mandana Sadat, Jorge Argueta, Neni Sta Romana Cruz, Chris Cheng, Demi, Larry Loyie and Belle Yang Favorite Picture Books about Creative Play by Aline Pereira Revisited: Helping Kids See that War is Not a Game by Kathy Beckwith Book Reviews: Make sure to read PaperTigers' new reviews, as well as the newly added reviews from our other review sources: CCBC, Books for Keeps, Asian Review of Books... Links & Lists: In this section you will find links to resources related to the theme of "play"... And in addition to focusing on children's play, we will also continue to focus on our Spirit of PaperTigers Project. Many book sets have already reached their destination, so children's feedback on the books should start to trickle in soon. We'll be posting all the feedback we get here and/or on the blog...

On the PaperTigers blog you will find our current and past themes unpacked and expanded, as well as news and views on multicultural and international books, world literacy, bedtime stories, children's literature events, and more...Come and join our ongoing conversation!


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