The True Author of Naomi's Tonsils

Photograph of the actual book cover "Naomi's Tonsils" On the image you can see
the Author:
Rosemary Kahn and the Illustrator Ian Lusted

In order to give a good service to our readers we regularly check the Feedjit to see what our readers are searching for that brings them to our blog. Recently we noticed a number of readers came searching for Naomi's Tonsils.

We decided to do a google search and to our dismay discovered that there are a number of websites that list this book under a different author. When emailing to request that they correct their error, we received a reply that there appears to be multiple authors.

We would like to draw your attention to the truth.

Naomi's Tonsils is a delightful book written by Rosemary Kahn specifically to ease the process of children needing to go to hospital for a tonsillectomy. There is and always has been ONLY ONE author. The book was published by Juta Publishers in South Africa and Rosemary Kahn holds the copyright for this book.

Jutas did sell the book to Nationale Pers however there was never any change of author.

If you are reading this post and have seen another author listed, please notify us as we wish to ensure that all information regarding this or any other books authored by Rosemary Kahn is correct.

If you are reading this and have a website with the erroneous information, kindly correct the error and notify us that you have done so.

Many thanks

Shoshanah
Manager of the Official Blog of Rosemary Kahn
http://rosemarysbookcorner.blogspot.com

While a Child is in the Book Corner

One of our readers wanted to know what to look for or observe when a child is in the book corner.

The truth is that you don't have to observe anything. Allow the child to enjoy the book corner. When children are permitted to have time looking at books on their own, they will tell themselves the story from memory. They might add to or subtract from it according to their own tastes, memory, mood, what is on their mind, what is troubling them, how they want the story to be.

Children may also take a book that has not as yet been read to them, and tell themselves about the book / story according to the pictures. In this way, they have the opportunity to develop their imagination and creative thinking and also to increase their memory skills.

Although they will not be formally reading, this too is an important aspect of enabling a child to learn and to appreciate and enjoy books.

Children's Book Corner, With Photographs - Part 1

Some readers have been searching for images of children's book corners. In this post we will start to give some thoughts with a few images. We hope to photograph a few other book corners too, so as to provide a little more variety and ideas for parents.

The images below are not placed in any special order.

This photo shows a boy who is already old enough to sit at a table on his own and enjoy looking through a book without supervision or assistance. Notice the enjoyment on his face and obvious concentration in whatever the topic of the book is. Behind him you see two shelves of books.

This could be a book corner or library at school, at a local library, or if his parents are well organized, even at home.

It looks as though the table top is raised slightly to assist him to look more easily. Since we obtained this image from microsofts free images, it is not easy to know for certain.

The next photo shows two boys sharing a book together. They look as though they are enjoying both the company and the book. It could be that a bookcorner is next to them, however not as easy to see in this photo.

What the photo does suggest is the importance of offering smaller children a table and chairs for them to sit at while looking at a book. Preferable table and chairs the correct height so that when they sit down, their feet can reach the ground. This frees children's energy from being busy about their position at the table to being able to concentrate on the book they are reading or looking at.

This photograph shows a father holding his child to show her a book. This could be in a library or next to the parents' bookshelves. Either way, it is another way to help children to realize the importance of books not only for them, but for the whole family. In this way, we can begin to help children to appreciate the value of books and why they should be treated and handled with care.

This photograph is just for fun, to show that a book corner can even be a collection of precious books tied up with a bow. In this image they are high up for the child. The child's own books should be within their reach.

This cute photo shows a little girl, enjoying a book, seated in a chair just right for a child. The chair is positioned in front of her book corner. This is an ideal set up for a child.

It seems from the photo that the child has already learned to appreciate books and is looking with care, her finger pointing or tracing hovers a little above the page.

Remember, when children look at books, it is good practice to teach them to always wash their hands prior to sitting down to look at a book, even their very own books.

We hope to put up some more photo's on this topic soon. In the meantime, if you have questions regarding reading skills either from an experienced teachers perspective or an occupational therapists, please either post a comment or email us.

Enjoy reading with your children.