WFMJ-Books+for+Little+Ones

WFMJ - Books for Little Ones

__Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?-__Bill Martin, Jr. and Eric Carle __Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?__-Bill Martin, Jr. and Eric Carle __Does A Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too?__ by Eric Carle __Have You Seen My Cat?__ by Eric Carle __The Very Hungry Caterpillar__ by Eric Care
 * **During the summer, Parents are their child's teacher. This is their opportunity to learn the process of learning to read along with their child. Preschool or Kindergarten age children will thrive with books that are PREDICTABLE. Predictable books are books that repeat the same phrase/sentence over and over within the story. Some examples of Predictable Books are:**

__The Napping House__-Audrey Woods __Old Mc Donald Had A Farm__- Pop Up book- I found this at Borders for $5.99 __The Wheels On The Bus-__ Pop Up book - $5.99 __Itsy Bitsy Spider__-Iza Trapani __It's Raining, It's Pouring-__Iza Trapani
 * **Ch__ild__ren of this age group also enjoy reading books that rhyme or have a rhythm. For instance, they love to read books with text from familiar songs.**
 * Books that are predictable or rhythm in nature help to build the confidence of an emergent reader.**
 * Don't forget to use the internet as your friend...look up [|www.ericcarle.com] if you choose to read his books, __Brown Bear, Brown Bear__ or __Polar Bear, Polar Bear.__ Look for my complete list of Eric Carle books on FAVORITE BOOK LIST from this wikispace. Eric Carle is my #1 pick for an author that reaches this age group. His stories are simple, yet meaningful. His illustrations are appreciated by kids of this age too. If you "think like a child of this age", you will see what I mean. Many of his stories teach learning concepts such as the days of the week or telling time. If your child is learning to tell time, make a clock with Oreos...write the numbers with icing pencils. Then, use licorice for the hands of the clock. When you are finished, EAT THE CLOCK together.

If you are looking for a poet for little ones, I enjoy Jack Prelutsky. He has poems for every holiday and school event imaginable. Look for my complete list of Jack Prelutsky favorites on FAVORITE BOOK LIST titled on the left hand side of this wikispace. Remember, rhyming helps build confidence in a reader!

__Roberto Clemente, Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates__ by Jonah Winter - if your child is looking to read about a hero, both on and off the field, then this is the book for him/her. Although it's a picture book, it's a book for all ages. __Cal Ripken, Jr, The Longest Season__ by Cal Ripken, Jr. - the true story of a man's struggle to win just one game during a season of losses. A story of perseverance that every child needs to read and learn. I found this hard cover book at OLLIES in New Castle for $3.99! __The Boy and his Baseball, The Dave Dravecky Story__-Judy Gire-found at a local library. Dravecky, who once lived in Youngstown, lost his arm to cancer. He was pitcher for The Giants. This is his story of the events leading up to the surgery and how he dealt with it...he speaks of his family and religion as his support system. __You Never Heard of Sady Koufax?!__ by Jonah Winter- what I like about this book is that it provides a glossary of terms for the reader such as "avg." and "error". I'm also a fan of te __DK Readers__. This brand of books offers almost every nonfiction topic that interests your child. The best feature of this brand is that every topic, like baseball for instance, offers different levels of reading. The back cover of each book explains the reading levels for each book.
 * __Books for First and Second Graders__**
 * This age of children have become readers! They are eager to read more about what interests them. Find books that interest your child. That's the "hook" for this age group. For example, books on Baseball:**

If your child enjoys camping, I found Patricia Polacco's __The Grave Family Goes Camping__ at Ollies for $3.99. Again, this is a steal...Patricia Polacco is, without doubt, one of our leading children's book authors and illustrators in the world... [|www.patriciapolacco.com] is an awesome site for kids...check it out! Look for my complete list of Patricia Polacco books on this same wikispace with the title FAVORITE BOOK LIST.

__Smores Candy:__ 6 Hershey Bars, two cups mini-marshmellows, one package of graham crackers. Melt the bars and crush the crackers. Mix all ingredients together. Put into muffin tins. Place in fridge for a few hours. YUM.
 * Another suggestion...if you plan to read about baseball, try to tie it into something else...look for the history of basball on a child friendly website and share it together. If you are going to read a story about camping, then maybe you can camp in your backyard for a night or make Smores. If you don't want to make a fire, then make Smores Candy and have your child help you read the recipe and cook them with you.**


 * Next Suggestion...try to find books that are "readable" for your child's level that coincide with HIT MOVIES. For instance...TOY STORY 3. There are several paperback books out there at discount stores, as well as bookstores that connect reading wth movies.**


 * Last Suggestion and PLEA...read with your child every day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!