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I Love Picture Books. For several challenges, in order to participate, I intentionally chose picture books for my readings.
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It's very hard to do a picture book on audio...
Greg wrote: "It's very hard to do a picture book on audio..."There are actually picture books with audio. Ask your librarian where they keep them at your library.
Greg wrote: "It's very hard to do a picture book on audio..."A few years ago I listened to James and the Giant Peach without book in hand. It was singularly uninspiring. Once I looked through the book and could equate the story and the pictures, I like it quite a bit. And wrote a note to self: Do not do audio books for picture books.
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Linda is right, we do have picture books that come with a CD so you can listen to the book. Ask at your local library where they are.
We also have ePicture Books through Tumblebooks. You'll need your library card to access them, but they'll read you the story. Once you've logged on, click on the Story Books tab.
I was re-organizing some of my books and found one for this challenge. The Good Little Book which I selected as a prize at a book store event. The thing I noticed about the illustrations was the color palette. Red, in various shades, is very dominant. Blue, orange, and gray are close behind.
As a teacher, this is probably the easiest "challenge" ever...I probably read 20+ picture books a month.
I read Good Night, Good Day by Margaret Wise Brown. She is one of my favorite children's authors. I love the illistrations in most of her books.
Jenny, you do read lots of picture books! I got both my ideas from you. I read A Bad Case of Stripes, and The Secret of Saying Thanks. Both so good in their own way. :)
I read Snappsy The Alligator and his Best Friend Forever by Julie Flatko. It's the second in the Snappsy series. I quite enjoyed the book. Tim Miller's engaging cartoon style artwork enhances & highlights the humor & overall silliness of the narrative.
I read The Mousehole Cat by Antonia Barber. Mousehole (pronounced Muzzle in Cornwall) is a real fishing village and, although not obvious, the story is a Christmas story. Mowser has a wonderful pet human, Old Tom, whom she really loves. He gets her all kinds of fish for her dinner. But one winter the great Storm-Cat is particularly ferocious and, although the harbor is well protected from the his fury, no fishing boats can leave the harbor. The town subsists on what vegetables and breads are still available, but even those run out. On Christmas Eve, Old Tom decides the children must not go hungry on Christmas Day. He decides to try his skills against the angry Storm-Cat. Fearing she will lose him, Mowzer goes with him to help him against the power of the Storm-Cat. The illustrations are quite beautiful and I really like that, within neither the story nor the illustrations, the cats never behave like anything other than a regular cat. Even the Storm-Cat is exquisitely portrayed.
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I read You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer. It was in my TBR list since last year and this was the perfect reason to read it.The illustrations of women's clothing were colorful and detailed, beautiful to look at but not to wear. Amelia was a suffragette in the mid 1800's. She met and befriended Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Elizabeth's friend wore ankle length pantaloons under a shin length skirt, without the extra 20+ lbs. of petticoats, hoop, and corset. Amelia copied and sewed up the outfit, then disseminated it through the newspaper she owned and ran. Even though she was still covered neck to toe it was scandalous, and 'bloomers' became a derogatory term for women's rights activists. The style caught on, though, and influenced women's fashion through the 1920's.
I read Duck and Hippo in the RainstormBe Quiet! and The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors. I chose these because they were Goodreads Choice awards books.
finally chose what picture book i'm going to read I chose dolphins by Sharon bakoske . ive had this one for along time and haven't read it in a long time.
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"Stolen Words" is a heart-wrenching story about the language destruction of Indigenous people in Canada.Beautiful picture.
I've read several picture books this month, but Sam, the Most Scaredy-cat Kid in the Whole World: A Leonardo, the Terrible Monster Companion might be my favorite. Even better than its companion book.Mo Willems is a genius.
Audrey wrote: "I read Life on Mars; really cute. I got a good chuckle from the ending."My kids LOVE Life on Mars!
A.C. wrote: ""Stolen Words" is a heart-wrenching story about the language destruction of Indigenous people in Canada.Beautiful picture."
I had to read this based on your review. Beautiful.
I read Me and Momma and Big John and September Roses--both fabulous. The first is about the (unfinished) cathedral of St. John the Divine, and the second takes place in the wake of 9/11.
Britt, Book Habitue wrote: "Audrey wrote: "I read Life on Mars; really cute. I got a good chuckle from the ending."My kids LOVE Life on Mars!"
My mom sent my kids a couple of signed John Agee books a long time ago when he visited her school. They're all cute.
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To get you excited for Picture Book Month, our November challenge is to read a picture book. Either reread a favorite, or find something new. Let me know in the comments what book you've read and what you think of the illustrations.
Picture Book Month is an international literacy initiative that celebrates the print picture book during the month of November. Check out www.picturebookmonth.com for more info.