"Humour marks important stages in the child’s intellectual development, and so do books, but only a humorous book provides that uniquely accessible combination of education and enjoyment." Alastair Clarke, author of The Pattern Recognition Theory of Humour (Pyrrhic House)
The inaugural Roald Dahl Funny Prize was announced today by the reading charity Booktrust. The Roald Dahl Funny Prize is the first prize of its kind; founded to honour those children's books that simply make us laugh.
What is the role of humour in a child's development? Defense mechanism? Social interaction? Do children want to read funny books?
See my full article at The View from Here News.
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You should check out Bayard and their series of StoryBoxBooks, AdventureBoxBooks and DiscoveryBoxBooks. There's lots going on too:
This Month Storybox has guest illustrator Helen Oxenbury fetured.
There's a Readathon happening in UK and Ireland - http://discoveryboxbooks.com/readathon.php
There's a Ghost Drawing competition in AdventureBoxBooks assiciated with the Polka Theatre (http://www.adventureboxbooks.com/competition.php)
Readathon looks particularly interesting - thanks for the tip.
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