CHILDREN NEED BOOKS . .
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*with themes of love and family that provide a sense of security.
I Love You Like Crazy Cakes Oh, My Baby, Little One
May We Sleep Here Tonight?
*that amuse and teach them rhymes, verses, and chants that are spoken or sung.
Climb Into My Lap The Eensy Weensy Spider
Here Comes Mother Goose
*that allow them to explore new concepts and practice the familiar.
Bats Around The Clock One Lighthouse One Moon
Time For Sleep
*with predictable language that have rhyme, rhythm, repetition, and familiar sentence patterns.
Bark, George Walking Through The Jungle
Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rud
*with strong characters they can emotionally and intellectually bond with.
Wemberly Worried Martha Walks the Dog Olivia
*written and illustrated by authors and illustrators whose style they internalize, recognize, and choose to read again.
26 Fairmount Avenue Gingerbread Baby Thundercake
*with strong plots that build tension and resolve problems in dramatic climaxes.
Grandpa’s Teeth Hooway for Wodney Wat Yoko
*that have been recognized for artistic and literary merit.
No, David Tops and Bottoms
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly
that are written in several short chapters, with controlled vocabulary, simple sentence
structure, and illustrations that support the text -- yet with characters and storylines that
create bonds with readers.
Henry and Mudge . . . Poppleton . . . My Brother, Ant . . .
Junie B Jones . . . Marvin Redpost . . .
Amber Brown . . . Horrible Harry . . .
*that provide factual information in an appealing, accessible format.
The Emperor’s Egg My Soccer Book Red Eyed Tree Frog
*to be read aloud. Children need to be read to -- regardless of their age or reading
proficiency.
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle Sarah, Plain and Tall Zooman Sam
Patricia Collins
Media Generalist
Pollard School & Danville Elementary
2000/2001