This book is perfect for the toddler/preschooler in your life. It has animals, it rhymes and it has counting. Each animal in the book tells their mom or dad a certain number of kisses they need before they can go to sleep. Then a little girl asks for 100 kisses, one for each curl and a boy tells his mom he wants a million kisses. How many kisses do you think your child will ask for?
Poetry is a FANTASTIC way for beginning readers to practice fluency. These poems are short, they’re not intimidating and they rhyme which helps beginning readers decode new words. This link is only a small part of a bigger website. I especially love the poetry part of this website because you can listen to the poem, read it on your own, search for words with certain sounds or search for a certain word. Also, each poem focuses on a certain phonemic blend, like: ee, oo, igh, i-e, and several others.
I stumbled upon this at the library and fell in love with it. It is a magazine/story/activity set that comes in the mail twice a month. (It ends up being $4/month.) What I love about it is that it can be used with children of various ages and skills beginning as early as age two up through age five or six (depending on your child’s age and interest level) and covers everything from print awareness, vocabulary, letter knowledge, phonological awareness, comprehension and so much more. It even comes with a booklet for parents so that they can better understand not only how to use this particular product to develop a love of reading with their child, but it also gives parents just some general guidelines and ideas on how to develop a love of reading with their children.
Going on a a road trip this summer? It’s the perfect time to check out some audio books from the library. Audio books are great for a number of reasons. Even though all of your children may not be able to read or maybe they are all reading at different levels, they can all enjoy the same audio book. We listen to audiobooks all the time in the car. (Not only is it great because they are listening to books, but it keeps them from bickering in the car…they can’t hear the story if they are arguing.) 🙂 We just finished listening to the ENTIRE ten book 39 Clues series. (As great as it was, I do not recommend this series unless all of your children are over the age of eight or nine…there were some parts that were a bit violent.) Now we are listening to The Magic Treehouse Series…much less violent. 🙂 The narrator, who also happens to be the author of the books, does a great job and they are all appropriate for the entire family. Here are some other books/series that are great listening for the whole family:
*Berenstain Bears
*Little House on the Prairie Series
*Frog and Toad Series
*A Light in the Attic
*Biscuit Series
*Tikki Tikki Tembo
*Curious George
*The Three Billy Goats Gruff
*Amelia Bedelia Series
*The Boxcar Children Series
Okay, so this isn’t technically a board book, but it is a great book for those little ones who are into animals and animal sounds. It also rhymes and you know how much I love rhyming books.
This book is beautifully illustrated and beautifully written…a combo that is hard to pass up. On top of all that, your child will inevitably get lots of extra kisses each time you read this book to them.
If kisses were pebbles, your beach would be lined
with stone by the million, of all shapes and kinds.
If kisses were comets, the sky would be bright
with flashes of fire that streak through the night.
I have had a couple of people ask me about reading logs to help their children keep track of summer reading. You can find some great ones to print off and use in your home this summer here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here. There are lots of different ones, so hopefully you can find one that will work for your family. You might want to check out your local library, too. Most libraries have summer reading programs that come with a book log to help track summer reading. Happy reading!
from billygorilly.com
If you have a little one that is into animal sounds right now, then this is the book for you. It has flaps, too, and if you have a little one that is into animal sounds, my guess is that they probably love flap books, too. This book is also fun for kids because there is a lot of repetition so they quickly figure out that they can help participate in the story, too. Happy reading!
This is one of my all time favorite board books ever of all time. (Can you tell I really, really like it?) This book conveys just how much parents love their children no matter what kind of mischief their children get into. Grab a box of tissues before you read this one; I tear up every single time.
This is such a sweet, sweet book and might make you a little teary-eyed as you read it to your little ones. The illustrations in this book are wonderful and any parent will be able to identify with the message.
Here is an excerpt:
I am your parent you are my child
I am your quiet place, you are my wild
I am your calm face, you are my giggle
I am your wait, you are my wiggle….
I am your lullaby, you are my peek-a-boo
I am your kiss goodnight, you are my I love you
