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Reading Picture Books with Children
A wonderful resource for parents, this easy-to-read book gives useful information on The Whole Book Approach (reading picture books with children instead of to them). Important tips to look for such as the size of the book, the design, pictures, text font, and more help you choose worthwhile picture books your children will love. You will also find information on how to interact with your child during storytime helping kids learn to communicate about what they see.
A new, interactive approach to storytime, The Whole Book Approach was developed in conjunction with the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and expert author Megan Dowd Lambert's graduate work in children's literature at Simmons College, offering a practical guide for reshaping storytime and getting kids to think with their eyes.
Traditional storytime often offers a passive experience for kids, but the Whole Book approach asks the youngest of readers to ponder all aspects of a picture book and to use their critical thinking skills. Using classic examples, Megan asks kids to think about why the trim size of Ludwig Bemelman's Madeline is so generous, or why the typeset in David Wiesner's Caldecott winner,The Three Pigs, appears to twist around the page, or why books like Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express and Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar are printed landscape instead of portrait. The dynamic discussions that result from this shared reading style range from the profound to the hilarious and will inspire adults to make children's responses to text, art, and design an essential part of storytime.
Product Format: | Paperback |
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Brand: | Charlesbridge |
Author: | Megan Dowd Lambert |
Grade: | AD |
ISBN: | 9781580897914 |
Length in Inches: | 9 |
Width in Inches: | 7.375 |
Height in Inches: | 0.5625 |
Weight in Pounds: | 1.25 |