I am over at Writing to be read today with a children’s picture book literary tasting. I would love to know what your favourite children’s books are and what you think of my choices. Thank you Kaye Lynne Booth for hosting me.
This month on Writing to be Read, I thought it would be fun to do a children’s picture book literary tasting to give readers an opportunity to sample short extracts from some wonderful children’s picture books. Interesting toddlers and small children in books and the written word lays the foundation for future readers and there is nothing like a great picture book to entice them into the book world.
Imagine you are at a picnic and the snippets in this post are delicious and varied food items.
The wonderful Dr Seuss
Dr Seuss’ delightful rhyming verse picture books are the perfect reading material for small children and beginner readers. There is a lot of benefit to the sound and word repetitions in these books which is comforting and confident enhancing to children in this age and learning bracket.
Dr Seuss also includes messages about friendship, environmental friendliness and sharing in…
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Your fondant creations ate something
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Thank you, Bella.
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My grandchildren loved Mo Willems elephant and piggy and Sandra Boynton’s lively books.
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These sound lovely, Elizabeth.
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Robbie, the Very Hungry Caterpillar is my all time favorite.
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I love that book too, Miriam.
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What a fun post Robbie 🙂 Nice to see you buzzing around blogland 🙂
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Thanks, Debby.
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I love the Dr. Suess books, The Dark Rising series, His Dark Materials, and the Harry Potter books.
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Hi Traci, I also like Harry Potter. I don’t know the Dark Rising books. I’ll look them up.
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They’re by Susan Cooper. She’s a British author, I believe.
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Yum! Baking and reading are great food for thought and taste.
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I agree, they are. 😊
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I love this, Robbie! Your fondant and your choice of picture books are excellent. You introduced me to Winnie the Witch! I would add Margaret Wise Brown books to that list.
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I must look her up, Jennie. I love Winnie, one of my favourite.
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Her books are classics here in America- Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel, and more. I love Winnie, too.
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I was raised on Dr. Seuss. Your fondant art is to beautiful to eat, Robbie.
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Sadly, it does get eaten, Rob. Fondant art is temporary like sand art.
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