Dr Deb Brosseuk is a Lecturer in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney. She teaches across the Bachelor of Education Primary program and the Master of Teaching program in English education. Deb's current research interests are focused on exploring pedagogic ways children's literature can be used in the teaching of language and literacy in the early years of formal schooling. She is a proud member of the Australian Literacy Educators' Association and the current co-editor of their practitioner journal Practical Literacy: the Early and Primary Years.