Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s® for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos: Experiences, Activities, and Games for Popular Children's Books

by Shirley C. Raines, Karen Miller, Leah Curry-Rood

It’s never too early to read to a child, especially when you have Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s!® The youngest children love the repetition of words and experiences that stories provide. Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s® for Infants, Toddlers and Twos contains 80 age-appropriate children’s books and 240 ways to s-t-r-e-t-c-h the stories in new ways to enhance the learning process. Organized by age, this book is a wonderful addition to the Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s® series, offering new ways for young children to experience the magic of a good book. Children reap amazing benefits from being exposed to reading at an early age, and Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s® for Infants, Toddlers and Twos makes reading with infants, toddlers, and twos an adventure in learning and fun!

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2002

Reviews

[Marilyn]

Mark these titles in GR.com and cross reference to this volume

Some of the titles discussed in this volume:
*All By Myself by Ivan Bates
*All Fall Down by Helen Oxenbury
*Animal Talk by Marcia Leonard
*At Preschool with Teddy Bear by Jacqueline McQuade

*Babies by Julie Aigner-Clark
*Baby Born by Anastasia Suen
*Baby Dance by Ann Taylor
*Baby Faces by Margaret Miller
*Baby in a Car by Monica Wellington
*Baby Talk by Fred Hiatt
*Backpack Baby by Miriam Cohen
*Barnyard Dance! by Sandra Boynton
*Bear Went Over the Mountain by Rosemary Wells
*Bedtime: First Words, Rhymes and Actions by Lucy Cousin
*The Best Mouse Cookie by Laura Numeroff
*Big or Little? by Kathy Stinson
*Big Truck and Little Truck by Jan Carr
*Birds by Julie Aigner-Clark
*Black on White by Tana Hoban
*Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Eric Carle
*Bus by Chris L. Demarest
*Busy Babies by Marcia Leonard

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[Paula · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's never too early to read to a child, especially when you have Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s! The youngest children love the repetition of words and experiences that stories provide. Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s contains suggestions for using more than 100 children's books and many ideas for s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g the stories in new ways to enhance the learning process. Organized by age, this book is a wonderful addition to the Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s series. Children reap amazing benefits frombeing exposed to reading at an early age, and Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s makes reading with infants, toddlers, and twos an adventure in learning and fun!

[Marguarite Markley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like this book. It suggests tons of great activities to do AT HOME with your kids that go with specific titles. For example, read The Best Mouse Cookie by Numeroff, then bake cookies...this is just one of many great ideas.