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The Mitten

*Read to the children in your life every day.  You are giving them a gift that will last a lifetime!

The Mitten            Adapted and illustrated by:  Jan Brett

Ages:  Preschool through Second Grade

Jan Brett is an amazing story teller and illustrator, as can be seen in this amazing tale of the white mitten that got lost in the snow.  The lost mitten becomes a refuse for a number of animals trying to stay warm, but it eventually makes its way back to its owner.  Ms. Brett always provides side pictures in her books to help the readers predict what is coming next.  The Mitten provides opportunities for vocabulary development and sequencing.  It is just a beautiful winter experience that children will love.

 

 

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Judy’s Top Ten Posted Read Alouds

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Hello Readers,

I decided to reflect on the 40 Blog entries from this past year and do my personal top 10 list of great children’s books that we have highlighted.  My choices aren’t based on anything other than my pure love for the stories and illustrations.  As I talk to adults about children’s books, many of them remember specific books from their childhood.  For example, a young man was at my home working on my furnace, and as we talked in my office, he looked at a copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar sitting on my desk and immediately began to smile as he remembered the book.  Wow!  Reading to children makes an impact that we cannot underestimate.  So here we go!   Thanks for indulging this enormous love I have for great books for children.

Book #10

 

 

 

Cookies, Bite-Size Life Lessons teaches children true life lessons such as honesty, respect and sharing through the process of making cookies.

 

 

 

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Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho!

Dear Reader,

This Blog is designed for the parents, grandparents and caregivers of young children.  Each post will highlight a great book that all children should hear, with tips to enrich beginning reading skills.  You will also find fun recipes that go along with each story.  Enjoy reading and cooking with the children in your life.

*Read to the children in your life every day.  You are giving them a gift that will last a lifetime!

Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho!              By:  Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin

Ages:  Toddlers through First Grade

 

 

You may remember the wonderful book, Click, Clack, Moo!  Cows That Type.  Well, the farm animals are at it again!  Duck tries to deliver a present just like Santa and it doesn’t go well.  Children will need to follow the pictures carefully to see what happens in the story.  This is a funny Christmas tale that everyone will enjoy.

 

 

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Merry Christmas, Big Hungry Bear!

Dear Reader,

This Blog is designed for the parents, grandparents and caregivers of young children.  Each post will highlight a great book that all children should hear, with tips to enrich beginning reading skills.  You will also find fun recipes that go along with each story.  Enjoy reading and cooking with the children in your life!

*Read to the children in your life every day.  You are giving them a gift that will last a lifetime!

Merry Christmas, Big Hungry Bear!             By:  Don and Audrey Wood

Ages:  Toddlers through First Grade

 

The little Mouse and the big hungry Bear are back in this delightful Christmas story.  You may remember them from a previous book that we posted called The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear.  In this Christmas tale, the little Mouse has a lot of presents and he seems to have forgotten about the big hungry Bear, who loves presents.  This is an amazing story about the importance of giving and sharing with others.  The illustrations add so much to this delightful Christmas book.

 

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ONE is a Feast for Mouse, A Thanksgiving Tale

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ONE is a Feast for Mouse, A Thanksgiving Tale           By:  Judy Cox          Illustrated by:  Jeffrey Ebbeler

Ages:  Preschool through Second Grade

 

This very descriptive tale is about a little mouse who also wants to celebrate in the Thanksgiving feast.  Even though he knows that just ONE thing would be enough, he gets a little greedy as he travels across the table of leftovers.  When the cat appears, everything is changed.  This is a great book for vocabulary, comprehension and memory development.

 

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Turkey Trouble

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This Blog is designed for the parents, grandparents and caregivers of young children.  Each post will highlight a great book that all children should hear, with tips to enrich beginning reading skills.  You will also find fun recipes that go along with each story.  Enjoy reading and cooking with the children in your life.

*Read to the children in your life every day.  You are giving them a gift that will last a lifetime!

Turkey Trouble           By:  Wendi Silvano           Illustrated by:  Lee Harper

Ages:  Toddlers through Second Grade

 

 

The turkey in our story has a very big problem to solve.  Thanksgiving is coming and he knows that he might be the main course for dinner.  He tries many different disguises that “almost” work, but not quite.  Read and find out how turkey’s problem is finally solved.  This is a great read-a-loud for predicting and problem solving.

 

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Room on the Broom

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Room on the Broom            By:  Julia Donaldson             Illustrated by:  Axel Scheffler

Ages:  Toddlers through First Grade

Room on the Broom is one of our favorite Halloween stories.  The book is done in rhyming text and tells a great story about a very nice witch and the many friends that she makes along the way.  In the end, her friends save the day.  Children will enjoy the colorful illustrations.  This book also provides the opportunity to review rhyming words.

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The Hallo-Wiener

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The Hallo-Wiener           By:  Dav Pilkey

Ages:  Preschool through Second Grade

This is a Halloween story that has been around awhile, but is a great read-a-loud for the season.  In this classic story, Oscar, a wiener dog, gets made fun of by his friends.  It even gets worse when his mother buys a hot dog bun for Oscar to wear on Halloween.  In the end, Oscar saves the day and becomes the hero.  This is a great story to foster comprehension as well as vocabulary development.

 

 

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Scary, Scary Halloween

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Scary, Scary Halloween          By:  Eve Bunting          Illustrated by:  Jan Brett

Ages:  Preschool through First Grade

 

It’s that time of year when apples, candy corn and pumpkins can be found everywhere.  It’s time for Halloween and this is a book that can’t be missed.  In this story, it is Halloween night and there are green eyes hiding, as ghosts, witches and goblins roam the streets.  It will be fun for children to see all of the costumes and guess who is hiding in the night.  This is a great book to expand vocabulary, but more importantly, it is just a fun Halloween story.

 

 

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My Truck Is Stuck!

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My Truck Is Stuck!           By:  Kevin Lewis and Daniel Kirk

Ages:  Toddlers through Kindergarten

This is the perfect book for toddlers and preschool children because of its vibrant illustrations and repetitive rhyming text.  The dogs in our story have a heavy load of bones to deliver, but unfortunately, the truck gets stuck.  Many kind friends try to help, but just can’t get the job done.   Readers need to make sure to look at the pictures carefully to see what happens to the truck load of bones.  This delightful book also reinforces counting and number recognition through five.

 

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