Kit Pearson gets the Woodcock

“One of BC’s outstanding kidlit/YA authors, Kit Pearson (at right) is the recipient of the 32nd George Woodcock Award, only the second writer for children to get it.FULL STORY

 

Elspeth and Rowena Rae

March 28th, 2024

Book five of the “Meg and Greg” series by Elspeth and Rowena Rae, Meg and Greg: A Handful of Dogs (Orca $16.95), due out in August, is a decodable book comprising four phonics-driven stories tailored for struggling readers from ages 6-8, particularly those with dyslexia or language-based learning difficulties. The tales follow Meg, Greg and their friends as they embark on various autumn adventures, from organizing a dog event to navigating a scavenger hunt, and looking after kindergarteners at a pumpkin patch. Designed for shared reading, the book introduces different suffixes, prefixes and spelling rules, while incorporating comic-style pages and controlled prose to enhance reading proficiency. ‎ 9781459838239

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