The Picture Book Experience

The Picture Book Experience
Author: Larry Swartz
Publisher: Pembroke Publishers Limited
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2009
Genre: Children's literature
ISBN: 1551388030

This handy flipbook reveals how experiencing and responding to picture books can lead to new understandings, new learning, and new wonderings, in any classroom, at any age.


Reading Picture Books with Children

Reading Picture Books with Children
Author: Megan Dowd Lambert
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2015-11-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1580896626

A new, interactive approach to storytime, The Whole Book Approach was developed in conjunction with the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and expert author Megan Dowd Lambert's graduate work in children's literature at Simmons College, offering a practical guide for reshaping storytime and getting kids to think with their eyes. Traditional storytime often offers a passive experience for kids, but the Whole Book approach asks the youngest of readers to ponder all aspects of a picture book and to use their critical thinking skills. Using classic examples, Megan asks kids to think about why the trim size of Ludwig Bemelman's Madeline is so generous, or why the typeset in David Wiesner's Caldecott winner,The Three Pigs, appears to twist around the page, or why books like Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express and Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar are printed landscape instead of portrait. The dynamic discussions that result from this shared reading style range from the profound to the hilarious and will inspire adults to make children's responses to text, art, and design an essential part of storytime.


Tracking Tortoises

Tracking Tortoises
Author: Kate Messner
Publisher: Millbrook Press ™
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2021-09-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1728436303

Galápagos giant tortoises are fascinating—and endangered. They live only on the Galápagos Islands, a chain of volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Ecuador. These tortoises face threats from the humans who live on—and visit—the islands, as well as from Earth's warming climate. Join author Kate Messner on an a journey to the Galápagos Islands to see these incredible creatures up close and discover how cutting-edge technology is helping scientists to study and protect them.


If Your Monster Won't Go To Bed

If Your Monster Won't Go To Bed
Author: Denise Vega
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2017-03-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0553496557

For fans of How to Babysit a Grandpa comes a tongue-in-cheek story that is a step-by-step manual for putting your monster to bed. If you have a monster that won’t go to bed, don’t bother asking your parents to help. They know a lot about putting kids to bed, but nothing about putting monsters to bed. It’s not their fault; they’re just not good at it. Read this book instead. It will tell you what to feed your monster before bed (it’s not warm milk), and what to sing to your monster (it’s not a soothing lullaby), and what to read to your monster to send him off to dreamland in no time (the scarier, the better). Just make sure you don’t get too good at putting monsters to bed—or you might have a BIG problem on your hands! Praise for Zachariah OHora: “The text is pitch-perfect, and the art is its match.” —Chicago Tribune (Wolfie the Bunny) “Picture books with hip, quirky illustrations that are not just funny but also have plenty of heart are hard to find. The stylish My Cousin Momo by Zachariah OHora has it all.” —The Boston Globe (My Cousin Momo) [set star] “OHora’s acrylic paintings are the heart of this tale. They clearly show everyone’s feelings . . . and there are brilliant bits of humor and whimsy.” —School Library Journal, starred review (Wolfie the Bunny) “OHora could paint stones in the street and make them funny.” —Publishers Weekly (My Cousin Momo)


Hush, Little Baby

Hush, Little Baby
Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780152058876

In an old lullaby a baby is promised an assortment of presents from its adoring parent.


Perfect

Perfect
Author: Max Amato
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2019-01-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545829321

A fussy eraser and a mischievous pencil spar in a picture book adventure. In this funny and light-hearted picture book, a fussy eraser tries to keep the pages clean by erasing the scribbles of a mischievous pencil. But before long, the eraser discovers what can happen when two opposing forces come together to have fun. With humor and a keen eye for play, Max Amato crafts a delightful story that reveals the joys of collaborative imagination.


Santa Claus: The World's Number One Toy Expert

Santa Claus: The World's Number One Toy Expert
Author: Marla Frazee
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2017-11-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1328470032

How does Santa know how to match the exact right toy with the exact right kid every December? He knows because he's the world's number one kid and toy and gift expert, and he works long, long hours the whole year through, taking notes, compiling his research, thinking and testing and changing his mind. Then, at last, he gets it all figured out, and on Christmas morning, he makes magic happen. Celebrated author-illustrator Marla Frazee's fresh, lively take on a traditional subject is sure to become a favorite with young believers everywhere. With delicious humorous moments and a warm, unexpected ending, this book is truly a Christmas treat, one that begs to be read aloud and savored year after year.


Martin the Mouse in a Haunted House

Martin the Mouse in a Haunted House
Author: Richard Ballo
Publisher: Little Mouse Press
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2020-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781945518065

A Haunted House gets creeped out this Halloween as Martin the Mouse crashes a costume party! Follow the Princess on her quest to save Martin from a Vampire Bat! The Goblin thinks he's gross, Frankenstein finds him frightening, and the Mummy comes unraveled. Creatures howl and the full moon rises! Will Martin become a tasty treat, or will he surprise them all with his tricks? Join the party and see what goes bump in the night!


The Picture Book Experience

The Picture Book Experience
Author: Larry Swartz
Publisher: Pembroke Publishers Limited
Total Pages: 31
Release: 2009
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1551382350

A deeper way of looking at picture books as tools for learning, this book shows how reading and response can improve understanding. The book includes reading tips and comprehension activities, and lists of books and authors to ensure that every reader will discover a new favourite.