Kids love children's books and picture books. Shine On believes the successful ones carry a powerful message that will stay with your child for a long time, like Brighton: One Star's Journey to Shine. It is demonstrated that reading children's books aloud potty help pave the way to your child's future success. Picture books are enjoyable for impressionable readers who are just getting started. Following are a few recommendations to help you determine the children's books and picture books that are inspirational as well as enjoyable.
1. Think about the classes 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 exciting. 2. Ask friends, relatives and people you trust what books their 'last read. 3. Brainstorm books you read as a child and consider whether they are appropriate for your child. 4. Ask your librarian to suggest books. 5. Look at books awarded Caldecott, Newberry, and Coretta Scott King recommendations. 6. Vary your suggestions 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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Reference.com/Web Directory/Top/Arts/Illustration/Children's Web Sites. Aiello, Laurel Illustrator of children's text and trade books. Alter, Anna Children's book illustrator and author. Site includes
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CHILDE project - Links Children's books printed in Ireland and of Irish interest from the 19th and 20th centuries www.underdown,org/children.htm The Purple Crayon
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Open Directory - Arts: Illustration: Children's Alter, Anna Children's book illustrator and author. Site includes picture books Girouard, Patrick Illustrator's official website
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Booktrusted.com - information and advice about children's books Membership gives access to Books for Children website, and 4-weekly colour Red House specialises in providing
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