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Picture
Books to Share with Preschoolers
Picture
books not only reinforce the child's world, they also introduce
children to the worlds of others. Children also recognize the emotion
of the characters and will sympathise with the situations encountered.
They also love to be scared (what I call the Stop it, I like it
syndrome) but need a satisfactory secure conclusion to the story.
Many children will act out the situations that they have met through
stories in play, and repeat favourite phrases in general conversation.
Children are also beginning to understand the convention of story,
recognizing familiar letters and words and anticipating rhymes.
Talk about the stories with your child, ask her/him to predict what
might happen next, and encourage her/him to join in with choruses
and phrases, listen to the sounds of words and find familiar words
that are repeated on the pages. Make this fun, praise your child
for her/his observations, but keep it relaxed - don't turn fun sessions
into formal teaching sessions. Your child is well on the way to
reading.
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In
the Rain With Baby Duck
Amy Hest, illustrated by Jill Barton
Walker, 0744540356
Baby Duck just detests the rain until her grandfather
finds a special umbrella and some special boots for her, and
then she just can't get enough waddling, shimmying and hopping
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Amazing
Aeroplanes
Tony Mitton &
Ant Parker
Kingfisher, 0753407221
Simple rhyming
text explains what happens during an aeroplane flight. The illustrations
are clear, and there's a satisfying amount of technical detail
to help adult readers answer some of the inevitable questions.
Other books in this series: Dazzling Diggers, Brilliant Boats,
Flashing Fire Engines, Roaring Rockets, Terrific Planes. |
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You'll Wake the Baby!
Catherine Jinks, illustrated by Andrew McLean.
Viking, 0670891231
No matter what games Annie and Andy choose to play one wet day,
they get so excited that their mother has to remind them not
to wake the baby. Poor mother gets more and more desperate as
the two children get more inventive with their games until they
decide to become hibernating bears, and by then baby is awake
and has to be distracted from waking the older children!
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Red-Eyed
Tree Frog
Joy Cowley, photographs
by Nic Bishop.
Scholastic, 0590871765
When evening comes to the rain forest the red-eyed tree frog
hunts for food. What will he eat? What creatures will he have
to avoid? An absolutely stunning book - the simple text by one
of New Zealand's leading children's writers holds the tension
for the reader and Nic Bishop's photos are quite outstanding.
A great introduction to the natural world. |
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What
Baby Wants
Phyllis Root, illustrated by Jill Barton
Walker, 0744540909
Mother was tired and the whole family offered to look after
baby for her - but no matter what they did, Baby was very unhappy,
until Little Brother came up with a good idea that worked. Little
children just love all the fuss that the family members resort
to until a simple plan solves the problem. |
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The
Tiger who Came to Tea
Judith
Kerr
The hungry tiger ate just about everything in
Sophie's house, all the sandwiches and cakes,all the food in
the fridge and even all the water in the taps, so when Daddy
came home Sophie and Mummy and Daddy went out to a café
for dinner.
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We're
Going on a Bear Hunt
Michael Rosen, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
A splendid picture book edition of an old, old participatory
rhyme. A family trudges through a variety of obstacles, on their
way to find a bear, (can't go under them, can't go over them,
got to go through them . . .! ) only to be soooo scared that
they turn around and trace their steps until they reach the
safety of home. Just listen for your child repeating these chants
as he/she wades through long grass, or steps into mud. |
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Who
Sank the Boat?
Pamela Allen.
Puffin, 0140509402.
Just who did sink the boat? Was it the cow, the donkey, the
sheep, the pig or the mouse? This is a great favourite.
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