Parents love children's books and picture books. We believe the moving ones carry a spiritual message that will stay with your child for his or her entire childhood, like Brighton: One Star's Journey to Shine. It is common knowledge that reading children's books aloud can help pave the way to your child's educational success. Picture books are amazing for youthful readers who are just starting their journey. Here are a few recommendations to help you pick children's books and picture books that are learning-oriented as well as fun.
1. Think about the classes 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 exciting. 2. Ask friends, relatives and people you trust what books their children read. 3. Brainstorm books you read as a child and consider whether they are interesting for your child. 4. Ask your librarian to give you a list of books. 5. Look at books awarded Caldecott, Newberry, and Coretta Scott King commendations. 6. Vary your selection 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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Early Childhood Research & Practice. Fall 2001. Multicultural - Title: Gender Stereotypes in Children's Picture Books. Author(s) Narahara, May M. Pages: 22 Publication Date: 1998
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Race, Gender, and Disability in Today's Children's Literature Harril, et. al. found that after books 1975, use of the stereotype of disabled as The
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Children's Literature "Images of West Africa in children's books: Replacing old stereotypes with new ones?" New Advocate 11:3 (203-218). [Reprinted with permission in Alternative -
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Children's Literature: Gender Roles and Sex Stereotyping TI: Gender Stereotypes in Children's Picture Books. PY: 1998 NT: Exit Project EDEL 570, University of California, Long
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