Kids love children's books and picture books. Shine On believes the successful ones carry a spiritual message that will stay with your child for future, like Brighton: One Star's Journey to Shine. It is demonstrated that reading children's books aloud might help pave the way to your child's ultimate success. Picture books are fun for preschool readers who are just starting their journey. Following are a few recommendations to help you pick children's books and picture books that are inspirational as well as fun.
1. Consider the varieties 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 valuable. 2. Ask friends, relatives and people you trust what books their 'last read. 3. Remember books you read as a child and consider whether they are compelling 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 medals. 6. Vary your choice 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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Gerald Hausman, author and storyteller adult and childrens books - - is author and storyteller of adult & childrens books about Native America, Books
http://www.geraldhausman.com/
CBC Magazine: Showcase Website for adults working with children and children's books. (Clarion Books) An award-winning anthology of Native American oratory, gathered from the
http://www.cbcbooks.org/cbcmagazine/showcase/
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Native American, Publications for Children Recommended Publications for Children on Native American Subjects (Note: many of these publishers have other books on
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmai/nachild.htm
NEA: Native American Booklist To mark the 13th anniversary of Native American Heritage Month (November), Children's Book Press (1997). Many Nations: An Alphabet of
http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/nabooklist.html
Native American Authors - Teacher Resources As Long as the Rivers Flow: Nine Stories of Native Americans: Children's book; Neekna and Chemai: Children's books;
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/natauth.htm
Native American Indian Children's Literature: Picture Books annotated bibliography of children's picture books by Native American Indian authors or illustrators.
http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/newnativelita.htm
Index of Native American Book Resources on the Internet - Site each day and click to donate a book to a childcare center for low
http://www.hanksville.org/naresources/indices/nabooks.html
NATIVE AMERICAN BOOKS: Reviews of Books by, about Native Americans - Hundreds of`index-accessible Native American book reviews from Native perspectives: reading OYATE: Great source
http://www.kstrom.net/isk/books/bookmenu.html
CHILDREN's BOOKS : By, about Native Americans THROUGH INDIAN EYES: THE NATIVE EXPERIENCE IN BOOKS FOR CHILDREN, Ed. Beverly Slapin and THE PATH OF
http://www.kstrom.net/isk/books/children.html
Children's Storybooks Online - Stories for Kids of All Ages Many wonderful free childrens books are available to read at Children's Storybooks Shooflies -
http://www.magickeys.com/books/
Native American Indian Themes in Children's and Young Adult Books how readers can improve children's and young adult books about Native Americans.
http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/nativethemes.htm
Teaching Young Children about Native Americans. ERIC Digest. Native Americans in Books for the Young. In V. Harris, (Ed.), TEACHING MULTICULTURAL THROUGH INDIAN EYES:
http://www.ericdigests.org/1996-4/native.htm
Native-American Images POWERFUL NATIVE-AMERICAN IMAGES REVEALED IN PICTURE BOOKS. COMPILED BY KAY E. VANDERGRIFT. Children's Literature Page -
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/childrenlit/native.html
Reviews of Children's Books with Native American Themes Reviews of Children's Books with Native American Themes.
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/41/132.html
American Indian Facts for Kids: A Native American website for - Native American Books See our reading list of books (and a few movies) by,
http://www.native-languages.org/kids.htm
Native American Children's Literature in the Classroom: An - "I" is "not" for Indian: The portrayal of Native Americans in books for young Through
http://library.humboldt.edu/~berman/naclit.htm
