Why Picture Books Matter (Mat Tobin)
Why Picturebooks matter to read the original and fully illustrated version of this blog entry, click here: This blog was born out of two events: a Mocksted visit to my previous school and a rereading of Judith Graham’s Pictures on the Page for my very first seminar at Oxford Brookes’ School of Education. What I share here are my own thoughts but I cannot deny that they have been steered by Graham’s. Published back in ’91 her words still ring true and her text should be considered as the first stepping stone into understanding the power of picturebooks. I’d like to share the Mocksted incident first as it might ring true for many teachers who have had to tackle with those who don’t ‘get’ picturebooks and may not be applicable to those who read this blog but have nothing to do with state education. If that’s you, then please feel free to start at Accessibility . A straw upon the camel’s back. We had decided, as an Academy, to have a Mocksted. Our Head had moved on and we wa