Since I recap what I'm personally reading each month with Modern Mrs. Darcy, I'm going to post weekly what Abby (almost 5) and Ellie (2.5) have been enjoying.
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The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat. April 2014
Rocky picked this one off the new books shelf at the library last week, as his Algebra class is talking about imaginary numbers. It was the Caldecott winner for 2015. Beekle is an imaginary friend who goes in search of a child to be his perfect match. I've heard my girls playing "I'll be Beekle, you be Alice!"
Fancy Nancy Pajama Day by Jane O'Connor. June 2009
We have a small boxed set of Fancy Nancy books, and this is the current favorite. Nancy encounters a dilemma when she wants to wear her elegant nightgown but her best friend wants her to wear their matching pajamas.
Should I Share My Ice Cream? by Mo Willems. June 2011.
We received this one for Christmas, and it makes my girls giggle every time. Of course giving Gerald a deep elephant-y voice helps the goofiness. I've seen Ellie paging through this one "reading" it out loud.
What's That Mittens? by Lola Schaefer. June 2009.
One of Abby's current My-First-I-Can-Read books. I'm amazed at how quickly she's picking up words because of this series.Check out what others are reading at today's linkup!
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I've been looking into the I Can Read books for my struggling middle schoolers, and am a little disappointed in the level 3 and 4 offerings. They do have a lot of cute things for very beginning readers, though, and my children adored them!
ReplyDeleteYes I've found the I Can Read series really is geared more toward young, first-time-readers. I know companies like Scholastic have started advertising what they call "Hi-Lo" books -- High Interest/Low Reading Level. Maybe look into a few of those? http://www.scholastic.com/parents/blogs/scholastic-parents-raise-reader/high-interest-books-struggling-middle-school-readers
DeleteI have Elephant and Piggie stuffies. There are few things sweeter than coming upon older readers acting out this Mo Willems' series for the younger ones. Even watching the younger ones on their own is plum delightful. I'm certain these books turn more children into readers than anything else.
ReplyDeleteOhh how fun! My kids would love those stuffies!
DeleteYour girls seem to have great taste in books! I'm glad they are enjoying books. Now I need to find some Mo Willems books to read. I feel like I'm missing out!
ReplyDeleteI think Mo Willems is best known for the Pigeon series (Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, etc.), but for some reason I've never really gotten into those. I am really enjoying these Elephant and Piggie ones though. So great for one-on-one reading!
DeleteThank you for sharing what your kids are reading - What a way to show them that readers talk about books
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! I hope to make this a weekly thing!
DeleteI simply love the Elephant & Piggie series. Deceptively simple but the stories would definitely resonate with early readers.
ReplyDeleteYes there are some really fun stories in the series! Even my 2 year old will pick them off a shelf with other books!
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