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Beginning Readers Reading is hard work when you are just starting. Stories you can read yourself may be a disappointment. They are less exciting than the ones you’ve listened to. So gifts of books to be read aloud are still very welcome. Be sure the books you choose for a beginning reader to read alone are easy enough not to discourage. A little too easy is better than a little too hard. This is also a good time for an attractive collection of fairy tales for listening to now and reading later. A fat richly illustrated beginning dictionary can be an acknowledgement of the child’s new more grown up status. Don’t forget some kids prefer true books so consider non-fiction. Here is some advice from the International Reading Association. |
| All in Just One Cookie by Susan Goodman with pictures by Timothy Bush. Greenwillow. ISBN: 060090928. $16.99. As Grandma adds each ingredient to the bowl to make her chocolate chip cookies, there are kid-friendly explanations of how those ingredients get to the kitchen Share this one aloud and then let your young reader use the recipe to make cookies. The Boy Who Loved Words by Roni Schotter. Schwartz & Wade. ISBN: 0375836012. $16.95. Selig, who loves words and copies them on pieces of paper that he carries with him, goes on a trip to discover his purpose. Captain Abdul’s Little Treasure
by Colin McNaughton. Candlewick Press. ISBN: 0763630454. $14.99. Captain
Abdul and his hairy, scary mates are expected to baby-sit! Share this
book with beginning readers ready for a bit of a challenge. Then let them
try it on their own with support from the included CD. Max’s Words by Kate Banks with pictures by Boris Kulikov. Farrar ISBN: 0374399492. $16.00. Max's brothers collect coins and stamps but won’t share with their little brother. So Max decides to start a collection of his own, a collection of words. Share this with beginning readers who may decide to start a collection of their own. Fairy Tale Feasts: A Cookbook for Young Readers and Eaters by Jane Yolen and Heidi Stemple with pictures by Philippe Beha. Crocodile Books. ISBN: 1566566436. $24.95. Many folk and fairy stories feature food. Here there are stories and recipes as well. Other collections to take a look at are The McElderry Book of Grimm’s Fairy Tales and The Fairy Tales by Jan Pienkowski. Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo, and Someone Called Plastic by Emily Jenkins with pictures by Paul Zelinsky. Schwartz & Wade. ISBN: 0375836047. $16.95. Lumphy is a stuffed buffalo. StingRay is a stuffed sting ray. And Plastic... well, Plastic isn't quite sure what she is. They belong to the Little Girl who lives on the high bed with the fluffy pillows. But outside of the Little Girl's room things can be confusing. Flotsam by David Wiesner. Clarion. ISBN: 0618194576. $17.00. Reading pictures is an important step in learning to read. This wordless book offers a complex story that is perfect for a parent and child to share and it’s a story that can change every time the book is read. |
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Children to Read Big Chickens by Leslie Helakoski. Dutton. ISBN: 0525475753. $15.99. While trying to escape from a wolf, four frightened chickens keep getting themselves into the very predicaments they are trying to avoid. Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa by Erica Silverman with pictures by Betsy Lewin. Harcourt. ISBN: 0152056602. $5.95. Hold on to your hats! Two new pals have arrived on the scene: Cowgirl Kate and her stubborn, but devoted cow horse, Cocoa. The Curse of the Bologna Sandwich by Greg Trine with pictures by Rhode Montijo. Henry Holt. ISBN: 0805078363. $5.99. Melvin Beederman, graduate of the Superhero Academy, is sent to a city in desperate need of a superhero. Although not perfect (he usually needs five or six tries to leap tall buildings) Melvin is a force to be reckoned with. An Egg Is Quiet by Dianna Hutts Aston with pictures by Sylvia Long. Chronicle Books. ISBN: 0811844285. $16.95. Introduces readers to more than 60 types of eggs and an array of egg facts. Good Boy, Fergus by David Shannon. Blue Sky. ISBN: 0439490278. $15.99. Except for his bath, Fergus experiences the perfect doggy day, from chasing cats and motorcycles to being scratched on his favorite tickle spot. Hippo! No, Rhino by Jeff Newman. Little Brown. ISBN: 031615573X . $15.99. When a careless worker places the wrong sign near a rhinoceros's cage, he is continually mistaken for a hippopotamus, until a young boy comes along who can help. The pictures tell most of this story. In the Fiddle Is a Song: A Lift-the-Flap Book of Hidden Potential by Durga Bernhard. Chronicle. ISBN: 0811849511. $10.95. An acorn is not just an acorn. Somewhere deep inside is a tree waiting to grow tall. And that golden wheat swaying in the breeze? It's bread, just waiting to be baked. The Marvelous Misadventures of Fun-Boy by Ralph Cosentino. Viking. ISBN: 0670059617. $15.99. Here are 12 laugh-out-loud stories about a little boy looking for adventure, but finding mostly misadventures. Designed in a large-format comic-book style. Mrs. Wow Never Wanted a Cow by Martha Freeman. Random House. ISBN: 0375834184. $8,99. In this funny beginning reader, Mrs. Wow is mowing her lawn when she discovers a cow. Although she shoos it away, the animal will not leave. Move by Steve Jenkins. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN: 061864637X. $16.00. Animals swing, dance, float, leap, and slide in this delightful introduction to movement. (My Turn, Your Turn) The Gingerbread Man by Don Curry. Meredith Books. ISBN: 069622853X. $3.99. A book meant to be read by a beginning reader and a more fluent partner. The left pages move the plot along and the right hand pages offer easy to read refrains. Look for other titles in the series too. On the Go with Mr. and Mrs. Green by Keith Baker. Harcourt ISBN: 0152057625. $16.00. The fun loving alligator couple practice magic tricks, eat some cookies, and create a couple of wacky but useful inventions. Look for other titles in the series too. Snout for Chocolate by Denys Cazet. HarperCollins. ISBN: 0060510935. $15.99. When Barney gets chicken pox, Grandpa tells him a funny story to keep his mind off his itching. Super Fly Guy by Ted Arnold. Scholastic ISBN: 0439639042. $5.99. Using puns, slapstick, and silly drawings, Arnold offers a second installment of this easy-to-read story about a boy and his fly. Also look for Hi, Fly Guy and Shoo, Fly Guy! |
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