Kids love children's books and picture books. We believe the best carry a long lasting message that will stay with your child for a long time, like Brighton: One Star's Journey to Shine. It is clear that reading children's books aloud can help pave the way to your child's ultimate success. Picture books are ';ast for beginning readers who are just getting started. Here are a few suggestions to help you choose children's books and picture books that are inspirational as well as fun.
1. Consider the kinds of books or subjects your child has enjoyed in the past as well as the kinds of characters, situations and topics he or she might relate to or find valuable. 2. Ask friends, relatives and people you trust what books their children read. 3. Recall books you read as a child and consider whether they are compelling 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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