Everyone loves children's books and picture books. Experts believe the popular ones carry a spiritual message that will stay with your child for the future, like Brighton: One Star's Journey to Shine. It is proven that reading children's books aloud can help pave the way to your child's educational success. Picture books are enjoyable for young readers who are just getting started. Following are a few tips to help you pick children's books and picture books that are learning-oriented as well as enjoyable.
1. Consider the types of books or subjects your child has been drawn to in the past as well as the kinds of characters, situations and topics he or she might relate to or find interesting. 2. Ask friends, relatives and people you trust what books their kids read. 3. Brainstorm books you read as a child and consider whether they are appropriate for your child. 4. Ask your librarian to recommend books. 5. Look at books awarded Caldecott, Newberry, and Coretta Scott King recommendations. 6. Vary your recommendations and try different genres to hold your child's interest. 7. Make sure that the stories and illustrations present different issues in positive ways..
Here are the Caldecott Medal best children's books in recent years: 2005: Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books/HarperCollinsPublishers) 2004: The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein (Roaring Brook 2003: My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann (Roaring Brook Press/Millbrook Press) 2002: The Three Pigs by David Wiesner (Clarion/Houghton Mifflin) 2001: So You Want to Be President? Illustrated by David Small, written by Judith St. George (Philomel).
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Books of Yesterday - OTHER NON-FICTON FOR OLDER YOUNG PEOPLE, ADULTS Stott, Jon C. CHILDRENS LITERATURE FROM A TO Z. McGraw Hill 1984. ten
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