Parents love children's books and picture books. Diane believes the good ones carry a spiritual 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 potty help pave the way to your child's ultimate success. Picture books are ';ast for early readers who are just beginning. Following are a few hints to help you select children's books and picture books that are educational as well as fun.
1. Consider the kinds of books or subjects your child has liked in the past as well as the kinds of characters, situations and topics he or she might relate to or find meaningful. 2. Ask friends, relatives and people you trust what books their kids read. 3. Remember 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 awards. 6. Vary your thoughts 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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Keyword Search From the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University Home on the bayou: A cowboy's story. New York: Simon and Schuster Books
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