Everyone adores children's books and picture books. Most people believe the popular ones carry a powerful message that will stay with your child for life, like Brighton: One Star's Journey to Shine. It is common knowledge that reading children's books aloud may help pave the way to your child's ultimate success. Picture books are riviting for young readers who are just starting their journey. Following are a few suggestions to help you choose children's books and picture books that are inspirational as well as fun.
1. Understand 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 valuable. 2. Ask friends, relatives and people you trust what books their kids read. 3. Recall books you read as a child and consider whether they are interesting for your child. 4. Ask your librarian to recommend books. 5. Look at books awarded Caldecott, Newberry, and Coretta Scott King awards. 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).
Here are a few useful resources you may also want to review:.
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Benny Bookworm's WebVenture - Four School-Related Picture books - It's also a perfect picture book to welcome school and a change of season. Funschool.com
http://www.peak.org/~bonwritr/bookworm_schoolbooks.htm
KidPrintables.com Coloring Pages Kid Printables brings free online fun to kids including coloring pages, games, Home / Coloring Pages / School / Bookworm /.
http://www.kidprintables.com/coloring/school/bookworm.shtml
Nabaza.com A Family Resource Site: Books Central Picture Perfect by Fern Michaels Laurie Ryans young, hemophiliac nephew record half price book yellow book book
http://www.nabaza.com/books.htm
Children's Library: Westport Kids Information Place: Fun Sites Bookworm Bunch, Play games based on some of your favorite PBS programs. Kendra's Coloring Book, Select
http://www.westportlibrary.org/children/funsites/gamesforyoungerchildren.html
Animated Coloring - A coloring book program that uses sound and - Bookworm Deluxe Link letters to feed the Bookworm! Card & Board Games: Inspector
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5Cup Software: free software download Chain letters to feed the hungry Bookworm, Bejeweled for Windows Bejeweled for Children will have hours of fun with
http://www.5cup.com/sort2/games-kids.html
Coloring Book Coloring Book (6) Booking Software (5) Bookworm (4) Bookmaker (4) Kids Coloring Book 2005 allows your kids to color over 5000 pictures,
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Coloring (Painting) Online and Dot-to-Dots Online Coloring - Find links to online coloring, games, and other activities for preschoolers ColoringPage.org Paint and use stamps
http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/education/links/coloronline.html
Cartoons A - I - All-Info About The Family Screen Scene - The production company Nelvana's site with show description, coloring pages, and video clips.
http://familyscreenscene.allinfoabout.com/subjects/subcara.html
Children's Book Characters Free printable template for crafts, coloring and other activities to accompany Bookworm Craft. Bookworm Paper Craft. Age 4+ (when they begin
http://www.dltk-kids.com/books/
abcTeach Network Newsletter I Love July 4th: Mini Unit; Patriotic Coloring Book Five pages to color. Booklet Page Students fill in the
http://www.abcteach.com/newsletter/20020717.html
KidsRCrafty Bilingual (French and English) site with printable activities, coloring pages, and crafts.
http://www.kidsrcrafty.com/
Yahooligans! - Arts and Entertainment:Television:Cartoons:Shows Bookworm Bunch check out the characters from these PBS cartoons based on Cramp Twins design and print
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/arts_and_entertainment/television/cartoons/shows/
Seven Little Monsters by Maurice Sendak - PBS KIDS' Bookworm Bunch - Check the PBS KIDS TV Schedule for when Bookworm Bunch is on TV
http://familyscreenscene.allinfoabout.com/tv/7little.html
Kids Pre School Afunk- Coloring Pages A collection of easy animal coloring pictures and brief Bookworm Bunch Play games and learn secrets
http://www.cannylink.com/kidspreschool.htm
5Cup Software: free software download Chain letters to feed the hungry Bookworm, Bejeweled for Windows Bejeweled for Virtual Kids Coloring Book with over 5000
http://www.5cup.com/sort2/games-kids-2.html
BOOKWORM CLUB BOOKWORM CLUB BOOKWORM CLUB BOOKWORM CLUB NE WSLE - File Format: /Adobe Acrobat View as HTMLYour browser may not have a reader
http://www.brentanos.fr/pages/clubs/kidsclub/documents/brentanoskidsclub-valentine2005.pdf
Popcorn Coloring Sheets Color up some popcorn fun! Poppy needs your help to bring these pictures to life! Simply click on a picture of Poppy,
http://www.popcorn.org/kids/books/coloring.cfm
Coloring Book - Children will have hours of fun with this - Bookworm Deluxe Link letters to feed the Bookworm! Card & Board Games: -
http://www.softaward.com/1447.html
A second coloring book program from Dataware, but this time it's ALL dinosaurs! It has the same interface as the first Coloring Book with large
http://www.downloadjunction.com/product/software/1379/
