by admin.maria | Jan 1, 2018 | Children's Literature, Interviews, Reading
The Frog and his Dancing Shoes is a newly published children’s picture book written by Tolulope Ogunmefun. Prior to writing his book Tolulope was well known as the YouTube sensation ‘Don’t Jealous Me’. The book’s title reminded me of two of my favourite...
by Maria Tumolo | Apr 18, 2015 | Publishing, Reading, Writing
I’ve been asking myself this question for a few months. Should I self-publish? Backwards and forwards I’ve been, while editing my manuscript and researching the publishing process, both traditional and self-published route. My main reason for wanting to self-publish...
by Maria Tumolo | Feb 18, 2015 | Children's Literature, Reading, Writing
On Monday I attended the ‘Everybody In Books’ event that was run by Inclusive Minds as part of Imagine Children’s Festival, on the Southbank. It was a day filled with fun creative activities for children. However, I didn’t attend with Angelo...
by Maria Tumolo | Feb 17, 2015 | Children's Literature, Diversity, Publishing, Reading, Writing
The word is out more there is a need for children’s books that portray the diverse world we live in. I had the pleasure of attending the ‘Everybody into Books’ event at the Imagine Children’s Festival, The Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank. ‘Everybody...
by Maria Tumolo | Feb 12, 2015 | Children's Literature, Motherhood, Multi Racial, Multicultural, Multicultural Products, Public Library, Reading, Storytelling, Writing
If you know me or have seen my photos on Instagram, you know I love books and I love libraries. I can’t envision my world without books and libraries. The library is to me what candy store is to a child. Fortunately, my children also enjoy books, perhaps Angelo...
by Maria Tumolo | Feb 4, 2015 | Education, National Curriculum, Parenthood, Parenting, Reading
I come from a generation were learning was more about drilling than making the experience fun. The idea that learning could be fun had not yet began to be explored. Competition is high on a small island. What we learnt and how well we performed academically was...
