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2013

READING IDEAS

Episcopal School of Dallas

For students entering

Beginner

ESD Lower School Library summer hours:

June 3, 10, 17, 24 (9:00-12:00 noon)

We do not have required reading for our Pre-Elementary students, but we hope you will set a goal of reading at least one book from each of the seven categories listed. Exposure to a variety of genres is important for the development of life-long readers. We have attached a guide to the six early literacy/pre-reading skills at the end of this list. We are happy to assist you in making additional selections. Parents are welcome to use our library throughout the school year. Feel free to contact me with questions or comments: Bonnie Tollefson, ESD Lower School Librarian: tollefsonb@

Award Winners for 2013

Caldecott Medal: It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

This Is Not My Hat, written and illustrated by Jon Klassen

In this darkly humorous tale, a tiny fish knows it’s wrong to steal a hat. It fits him just right. But the big fish wants his hat back. Klassen’s controlled palette, opposing narratives and subtle cues compel readers to follow the fish and imagine the consequence.

Caldecott Honor Books:

Creepy Carrots!, illustrated by Peter Brown, written by Aaron Reynolds

Jasper the rabbit loves carrots until he notices they are everywhere. He is convinced they’re coming for him! Pronounced shadows, black borders and shaded edges enhance this ever so slightly sinister tale with a distinctly cinematic feel. This is one serving of carrots children will eagerly devour.

Extra Yarn, illustrated by Jon Klassen, written by Mac Barnett

A selfish archduke threatens to halt a little girl's transformation of a colorless town and steal her box of magical yarn. Klassen's innovative digital technique results in shifts of color that signal character change and critical turns of plot -all done with just the right stitches of humor.

Green, illustrated and written by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

In this original concept book, Seeger engages all the senses with her fresh approach to the multiple meanings of “green.” Using thickly-layered acrylics, word pairings and cleverly placed die cuts, she invites readers to pause, pay attention and wonder.

One Cool Friend, illustrated by David Small, written by Toni Buzzeo

Energetic line and dizzying perspective combine for a rollicking tale of Father, Elliot and a highly improbable pet (or two). Buzzeo’s text, brimming with sly wordplay, earns its perfect counterpoint in Small’s ink, watercolor and pencil illustrations with chilly details and visual jokes that invite many repeated readings.

Sleep Like a Tiger, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Mary Logue

Surrounded with dreamlike images of crowns, ornate patterns and repeated visual motifs, her parents coax her into bed. Using mixed media artwork on wood enhanced with computer illustrations, this is a whimsical story with universal appeal.

Geisel Award: The Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year.

Up, Tall and High!, written and illustrated by Ethan Long

A bevy of birds perform a play in three acts, while teaching the concepts of up, tall and high. The large font, word repetition, occasional rhyming and simple, but clever illustrations support the very beginning reader’s effort to read independently. Children will delight in reading additional words hidden beneath thick flaps

Geisel Honor Books:

Let’s Go for a Drive!, written and illustrated by Mo Willems

In “Let’s Go for a Drive!” good friends Elephant and Piggie, sharing their high spirits through song and dance, prepare for a drive. Best plans go awry when they realize they have no car. Text clues in color-coded speech bubbles, white backgrounds and bold mixed-media illustrations add to the book’s appeal for beginning readers.

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons written by Eric Litwin, created and illustrated by James Dean

In a picture book format accessible to beginning readers, a blue mellow-eyed feline keeps losing his groovy buttons in “Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons.” But does he cry? Goodness no! Bold backgrounds and rhyming refrains encourage beginning readers to look for the bright side of every situation. For after all, it’s all good!

Rabbit & Robot: The Sleepover, written and illustrated by Cece Bell

In “Rabbit & Robot: The Sleepover,” Rabbit and Robot disagree on everything on rabbit’s “To Do” list at their sleepover, including Robot’s insistence of pizza toppings of nuts, bolts, and screws. Everything comes to a halt when Robot’s batteries run low. Humorous cartoon-style illustrations accompany four episodes, perfect for readers transitioning to easy chapter books.

Stories in Rhyme (to help develop Phonological Awareness)

Here Comes Mother Goose ed. by Iona Opie; ill. By Rosemary Wells

Presents more than sixty traditional nursery rhymes, including "Old Mother Hubbard," "I'm a Little Teapot," and "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe," accompanied by illustrations of various animals.

Each Peach, Pear, Plum by Janet and Allen Ahlberg

Rhymed text and illustrations invite the reader to play I spy with a variety of Mother Goose and other folklore characters.

Cat & Mouse by Ian Schoenherr

Illustrations, rhyming text, and nursery rhymes accompany a story about a cat and mouse who sometimes play nicely together and sometimes not so nicely.

Chuck’s Band by Peggy Perry Anderson

Chuck and his barnyard friends form a band, but they have trouble finding an instrument for Fat Cat Pat to play, since all the cat wants to do is sleep all day.

Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Waking Up? by Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson ; ill. by Laura J. Bryant

Instead of getting ready for school, Kitty Cat finds all kinds of activities to distract, until she realizes the bus is coming for her.

Llama, Llama, Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney

Baby Llama frets when Mama Llama doesn’t give him immediate bedtime attention.

Naamah and the Ark at Night by Susan Bartoletti

Noah’s wife, Naamah sings a lullaby and settles down the animals on the ark for the night. The structure of the lullaby is based on an Arabic form called a ghazal, which requires each couplet to end in the same word, preceded by a rhyming word.

Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox

Rhyming text compares babies born in different countries and in different circumstances, but they all share the commonality of ten little fingers and ten little toes.

Alphabet Books and Picture Puzzle Books (to help develop visual acuity for Letter Knowledge)

Apple Pie ABC by Alison Murray

This ABC book tells the story of a small girl who bakes a pie and her dog who longs for a bite. In the end the dog (Z)zzzzzz… goes to sleep dreaming sweet apple pie dreams.

I Spy: a Book of Picture Riddles by Jean Marzollo; photos by Walter Wick

Simple verses challenge readers to identify the everyday objects used to construct twelve three-dimensional scenes in Look-Alike Land.

LMNO Peas by Keith Baker

Busy little peas introduce their favorite occupations, from astronaut to zoologist.

Press Here by Herve Tullet

One of my personal favorites, since it lets kids interact with a real book instead of a computer screen! Instructs the reader to touch the illustrations, where upon turning the page it appears to manipulate yellow, blue, and red dots.

Where’s Walrus? by Stephen Savage

An adventurous walrus escapes from the zoo and dons a number of different disguises in order to avoid being caught by the zookeeper.

Who’s Hiding? by Satoru Onishi

Young readers are asked to identify which animal picture answers a specific question, such as "Who's crying?"

Cumulative and Predictable Stories (to help develop Narrative Skills)

The Doghouse [by Jan Thomas]

Cow, Pig, Duck, and Mouse are afraid to retrieve their ball when it goes into the dog's house, but when they do go in they are pleasantly surprised.

Jump Frog Jump by Robert Kalan; ill. By Byron Barton

A cumulative tale in which a frog tries to catch a fly without getting caught itself.

Move Over, Rover by Karen Beaumont ; ill. By Jane Dyer

When a storm comes, Rover expects to have his doghouse all to himself but finds that various other animals, including a skunk, come to join him.

The Napping House by Audrey Wood

In this cumulative tale, a wakeful flea atop a number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion, with just one bite.

Preschool to the Rescue by Judy Sierra; ill. By Will Hillenbrand

When a mud puddle traps a pizza van, police car, tow truck, and other vehicles, a group of preschoolers comes along and saves the day.

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback

Ever-expanding die-cut holes show exactly what is happening in the old lady's stomach as she swallows an assortment of creatures, beginning with a small fly, and ending with a fatal horse.

Non-fiction /“True” books (to help develop Vocabulary)

Cats by Gail Gibbons

Presents information about cats. Gail Gibbons has written many non-fiction books on subjects ranging from dragons to weather.

Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow? by Susan A. Shea

Fold out illustrations and question and answer text take a look at things that grow and things that do not.

First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

A picture book about transformations in the nature, but ending with the example of how one word develops into a story.

Me…Jane by Patrick McDonnell

Children will enjoy reading about influences in Jane Goodall’s childhood, including her dream of going to Africa one day to take care of the animals

Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm by Jon Katz

Rose, Izzy Frieda and Lenore each have a distinctive personality that qualifies them for a special and valued role at Bedlam Farm.

Wordless/Nearly Wordless/Large Print/Comic Style books (to help develop Print Awareness)

A Ball for Daisy by Christopher Raschka

Daisy’s delight in her favorite toy, as well as her dismay at its accidental destruction, is clearly evident in the wonderfully expressive illustrations in this wordless picture book.

Bow-Wow Bugs a Bug by Mark Newgarden & Megan Montague Cash

A wordless story in which a small dog grows annoyed by the bug in his environs and sets out on an eventful trek after it, down his street.

“Hi, Pizza Man!” by Virginia Walter

While a young girl waits for the delivery of a hot pizza, she provides the appropriate animal sounds for a variety of pretend animal pizza deliverers.

Jack Wants A Snack by Pat Schories

Children will love exploring the illustrations and following this wordless story of puppy dog Jack as he attempts to obtain a snack of popcorn during an outdoor tea party.

Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes

Poor kitten is sure the full moon is a bowl of milk and she tries her best to reach it.

Meeow and the Little Chairs by Sebastien Braun

Simple, large, colorful illustrations with simple vocabulary will delight little listeners as well as beginning readers in this story about a cat who makes something wonderful with his little chairs and his friends.

Uh-Oh! by Rachel Isadora

This little toddler's energy pops off the pages as he gets into mischief. Children will love to chime in on the Uh-Oh!'s repeated after each of the child's antics, with a surprise ending to make everyone laugh.

High Interest Topics (to help develop Print Motivation)

Construction Countdown by K.C. Olson

Introduces numbers and subtraction as the reader counts construction equipment from ten to one.

Firehouse! By Mark Teague

Join Edward and his cousin Judy as they spend the day learning how to be firefighters.

Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown: Smash! Crash! by Jon Scieszka

Jack, a big-rig truck, and his best friend Dan the dump truck, spend their days having fun crashing and smashing things all across town.

I’m Bad by Kate and Jim McMullan

A hungry Tyrannosaurus rex searches for food in the prehistoric forest but is thwarted in its attempts to find something to eat. The McMullan’s have also written I Stink, about a garbage truck, I’m Dirty about a back-hoe loader, and I’m Mighty about a tugboat.

My Truck is Stuck! By Kevin Lewis and Daniel Kirk

A dump truck causes quite a traffic jam when it gets stuck in a hole.

Not a Box by Antoinette Portis

To an imaginative little bunny, a box is not always just a box.

Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin

Originally written as a song, the rhythm easily “gets stuck in the reader’s head.” I love this book!

Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann

A little girl who is obsessed with the color pink eats so many pink cupcakes that she herself turns pink.

Police: Hurrying! Helping! Saving! By Patricia Hubbell

Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate police officers and what they do.

The Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood

Quiet comes in many varieties, from “Sleeping sister quiet” to “First snowfall quiet” to “Right before you yell ‘SURPRISE’ quiet.”

See Me Run by Paul Meisel

A dog has a fun-filled day at the dog park, in this easy-to-read story.

Tales for Very Picky Eaters by Josh Schneider

Children and parents alike will enjoy reading these stories as a father encourages his child to try “just one bite”.

Timothy and the Strong Pajamas by Viviane Schwarz

After his mother mends his favorite pajamas, Timothy finds that he has super strength and decides to use it to help others, but when the pajamas rip again, he loses his strength just when he needs it most.

So Many Cats! by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers

A family explains through counting rhymes how they end up owning a dozen cats through several rescues.

What is a Princess? by Jennifer Weinberg

Simple text and illustrations describe the qualities shared by some of Disney's princesses, including Snow White, Belle, Cinderella, Jasmine, and Ariel.

Books:

• Choose books you enjoy.

• Choose books your child enjoys.

• Give your child opportunities to choose and look at books.

• Follow your child’s interests; use true books and stories.

Book Sharing:

• Keep the interaction around the book positive and enjoyable. Your child picks up on your attitude.

• When you are reading a book you particularly enjoy, tell your child you like this book.

• Keep your child involved, even if it means not reading the book word for word.

• Remember that your child’s age, stage, personality, and mood affect how he interacts with books.

• If your child is not interested in reading, start out reading just a page or two at a time. Keeping the interaction positive will help their interest grow.

If they are still not interested, try another time.

• Share books throughout the day, not just at specific times like bedtime or naptime.

• Read with your child every day. Even if the time is short, if it is positive, it will help develop your child’s interest in reading.

( Research tells us:

When the interaction around the book is negative, the child associates books and reading with that negative experience. It is important to keep the interaction around the book a positive one.

Books:

• Some books have writing as part of the story (My Splendid Friend; Bunny Cakes; Click, Clack, Moo).

• Some books have writing as part of the pictures (Hi Pizza Man, Martha Speaks).

• Any book helps develop print awareness.

Book Sharing:

• Let your child turn the pages of the book.

• Point to words of the title as you say them.

• Point to the words in a repeated phrase as you say them. This helps your child see that, in English, we read from left to right and from top to bottom of the page.

• Point to a word that interests your child. Show your child that written words have a space on each side.

• Play around with the orientation of the book. Start with it upside down and backwards. Tell your child you are turning it around so you can read it. Use the words “front” and “back” of the book. If your child hands you a book upside down or backwards, explain that you are turning it to start at the beginning.

• Use the terms author and illustrator each time you read a book with your child.

• Encourage drawing. Your child can draw a picture of what is happening in the book.

• Encourage scribbling. Your child can “write” words to the story on a piece of paper.

( Research tells us:

Research shows that pre-readers focus on the pictures in a book. 95% of their visual attention is directed toward the pictures. With the help of adults children can explore print, and help them realize that the written word has meaning.

Books:

• Books with words not used in daily conversation.

• True books use different words than those used in stories.

• Any book!

Book Sharing:

• Explain an unfamiliar word; do not replace it with a familiar one.

• When a word has more than one meaning, talk about the different meanings.

• Pick out a word from a book, rhyme or song. For an unfamiliar word, explain it. For a familiar word, think of a new word that has a similar meaning.

• Add descriptive words or more information than is in the book.

• Encourage your child to talk about the pictures. Add information and ideas to what he says.

• Use words to describe what characters in the book might be feeling, even if those words are not used in the book.

• Use words to describe ideas in the story even if those words are not used in the book.

• Use specific words instead of words like it, here, there.

• Your child learns and remembers by having words and books repeated. Be patient as you re-read the same story over and over or answer the same questions over and over.

( Research tells us:

Children’s books have three times more rare words than we use in conversation.

Books:

• Books with shapes

• Books where you have to find things

(like I Spy books).

• Alphabet books

• Any book!

Book Sharing:

• With any book, not necessarily an alphabet book, you can point out a letter.

• Trace a letter from the title with your finger and let your child do it, too.

• Alphabet books do not necessarily need to be read from cover to cover. Let your child choose what letters to talk about.

• When reading an alphabet book your child may talk about the picture. Listen, and then also talk about the letter and its sound.

• Show your child the first letter in his name. Look for that letter in the book.

• Talk about some of the letters in the book. Can you find an upper case and a lower case of the same letter?

• Talk about some of the letters in the book. Choose two letters: How do they look alike? How do they look different? What shapes do they have in them?

• Encourage scribbling, drawing, and writing.

( Research tells us:

When you talk about letters, say the name of the letter as well as the sound it makes. Young children can hear the sound of the letter most easily when it is at the beginning of the word.

Books:

• Books with rhyme

• Books with alliteration

• Books with sounds of animals and other things

• Song in book format

• Books of Mother Goose rhymes

• Poetry books

• Any book!

Book Sharing:

• Whether or not the book rhymes, you and your child can make up rhyming words for any word in the book. Remember rhyming words do not have to make sense. They can be silly words.

• It is easier to recognize a rhyme than to make a rhyme. If your child cannot say what word rhymes with one you give him ,then see if he can tell you if two words you say rhyme. Then you can move on to “Which two of these three words rhyme?

• Choose a long word from the book and clap out the syllables.

• Choose a word from the book and say the first sound very clearly. You and your child can say other words with the same starting sound.

• Play an “I Spy” game using the pictures in the book. “I spy something in this picture. It is red and it rhymes with block.” “Sock!” Or “Let’s see how many things we can spy in this picture that starts with the /d/ sound.”

( Research tells us:

Many preschoolers are not able to hear the smaller sounds in words. Adults who play games that highlight sounds in words with preschoolers help them develop phonological awareness.

Books:

• Books with a repeated phrase

• Books with repetition as part of the story

• Books that tell a cumulative tale

• Books with a natural sequence

• Any book!

Book Sharing:

• Encourage participation, saying a repeated phrase together.

• Re-read books so that your child can become familiar with the story, making it easier to retell the story.

• Have your child retell the story.

• Encourage your child to tell you something from her own experience related to what happened in the book.

• Use props to tell the story to help your child remember it.

• Have your child use props to help retell the story.

• Encourage your child to talk about the pictures in the book even if what she says is not in the story. Follow your child’s lead as your child talks about what is going on in a picture. Ask open-ended questions, ones that cannot be answered with yes or no.

• Talk about the pictures in the book and let your child tell you his thoughts and experiences.

• Have your child draw pictures of the story and retell it or make up her own story.

( Research tells us:

While reading books, give additional information and relate the pictures and story to the child’s experiences. This is strongly related to later early literacy development.

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Print Motivation

Phonological Awareness

Vocabulary

Narrative Skills

Print Awareness

Letter Knowledge

Any book

Any

early literacy

skill

Print Motivation

Phonological Awareness

Vocabulary

Narrative Skills

Print Awareness

Letter Knowledge

Any book

Any

early literacy

skill

Based on information from Every Child Ready to Read @ your library®, a program of the Public Library Association and the Association for Library Service to Children, divisions of the American Library Association. (everychild)

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Print Awareness is one of the early literacy skills that researchers say is important for children to have in order to learn to read.

Print Awareness includes knowing that print has meaning, knowing how to handle a book, and noticing print all around.

Based on information from Every Child Ready to Read @ your library®, a program of the Public Library Association and the Association for Library Service to Children, divisions of the American Library Association. (everychild)

Print Motivation is one of the six early literacy skills that researchers say are important for children to become readers. Print Motivation is a child’s interest in and enjoyment of books and reading. Children who enjoy books are more likely to want to learn to read, and to keep trying even when it is hard.

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Print Motivation

Phonological Awareness

Vocabulary

Narrative Skills

Print Awareness

Letter Knowledge

Any book

Any

early literacy

skill

Print Motivation

Phonological Awareness

Vocabulary

Narrative Skills

Print Awareness

Letter Knowledge

Any book

Any

early literacy

skill

Vocabulary is one of the early literacy skills that researchers say is important for children to have in order to learn to read. The more vocabulary children have the easier it will be for them to understand what they are reading.

Vocabulary is knowing the names of things, feelings, concepts, and ideas.

Letter Knowledge is one of the early literacy skills that researchers say is important for children to have in order to learn to read.

Letter Knowledge is knowing that the same letter can look different, that letters have names and are related to sounds.

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Based on information from Every Child Ready to Read @ your library®, a program of the Public Library Association and the Association for Library Service to Children, divisions of the American Library Association. (everychild)

Based on information from Every Child Ready to Read @ your library®, a program of the Public Library Association and the Association for Library Service to Children, divisions of the American Library Association. (everychild)

Print Motivation

Phonological Awareness

Vocabulary

Narrative Skills

Print Awareness

Letter Knowledge

Any book

Any

early literacy

skill

Print Motivation

Phonological Awareness

Vocabulary

Narrative Skills

Print Awareness

Letter Knowledge

Any book

Any

early literacy

skill

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Phonological Awarneess is one of the early literacy skills that researchers say is important for children to have in order to learn to read.

Phonological Awarenes is the ability to hear and play with the smaller sounds in words.

Narrative Skills is one of the early literacy skills that researchers say are important for children to have in order to learn to read. Narrative skills help children understand what they hear and read.

Narrative Skills is expressive language, including being able to descibe things, to tell events in order, and to retell stories.

Based on information from Every Child Ready to Read @ your library®, a program of the Public Library Association and the Association for Library Service to Children, divisions of the American Library Association. (everychild)

Based on information from Every Child Ready to Read @ your library®, a program of the Public Library Association and the Association for Library Service to Children, divisions of the American Library Association. (everychild)

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