Caribbean Children's Fiction

I begin with a quotation: “It can easily be suggested that children’s literature is not about children at all.  Rather, it is about ...

Anansi jester pot by Shannon Once upon a time there was a great famine in the land. People could hardly find anything to eat. Anansi an...

Shannon's Anancy Anansi (a.k.a  Anancy) the cunning spiderman came to Jamaica with the slaves from West Africa . So...

Now that World Cup football fever has subsided, perhaps we can take a look at another very popular sport in the Caribbean – cricket. N...

ISBN: 978 976 638 069 4 Pages: 118 Age Group: 10 - 14 years ...

The Ring and the Roaring Water by Diane Browne Published by Diane Browne 2008 Pages 228 ISBN978 976 8203 79 3 Time Mill A...

              "In every generation, children's books mirror the society                 from which they arise;                ...

               Hazel Campbell  Veronica Carnegie  Diane Browne As I told you last time, three Jamaican authors were plannin...

On Saturday, June 26, Diane Browne, Veronica Carnegie and I will be hosting a joint signing session at the Things Jamaican store at Devon Ho...

Continuing the discussion on books for children Easy readers ( easy-to-read) books are for children just starting to read on ...

Mention children’s books and many people immediately think mostly of picture books – books with many brightly coloured illustrations, wit...

My new book A Goatboy Never Cries has been getting good reviews. Here's an excerpt from the Sunday Gleaner of May 23 ' ...