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Category Archives: Rhyme
The Wind Blew
Pat Hutchins’ classic books are still relevant today and The Wind Blew is a prime example. The wind keeps snatching items away from people and more and more things swirl around in the air above them. Illustrations give hints about what’s … Continue reading
Posted in Books with science links, Picture books, Rhyme
Tagged books for the very young, kid lit, picture book, rhyme, science, sequencing
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Lost and Found
Lucy loses many things. The opening line, I was late again, couldn’t find my shoes, so I had to wear the ones I didn’t lose, sets the tone for the entire story: when Lucy loses things so often, it intrudes upon her … Continue reading
Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow?
Let’s face it. Some things grow and others don’t. How’s a kid to know the difference? “If an owlet grows and becomes an owl, can a washcloth grow and become a towel?” Susan A. Shea’s clever rhymes get those thinking … Continue reading
Posted in Books with science links, Love that art, Love that prose, Picture books, Rhyme
Tagged high interest, picture book, rhyme, science
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The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School
For a fresh take on an old favourite, read Laura Murray’s The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School. Instead of being baked at home by a little old woman, this one is baked at school, but is left behind when … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian author/illustrator, Picture books, Rhyme
Tagged humourous, picture book, retold fairy tale, school story
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Brown: Seeing Brown All around Us
A rhyming non-fiction book about the colour brown engages children with big photos and fun facts about each brown item. For example, a Brownie (Girl Scout) eating a brownie or the Brown that does tricks (a chocolate labrador). The rhyming … Continue reading
Posted in Easy Readers, Nonfiction, Picture books, Rhyme, Series
Tagged children's books, fun facts, vocabulary
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Tails
Matthew Van Fleet’s interactive, rhyming board book introduces kids to new animals such as pangolins and tamarins, as well as comparing sizes and counting familiar animals like pandas and chipmunks. Filled with fun textures like bumpy, stringy and clingy, this … Continue reading
Raccoon Tune
A family of raccoons go on their nightly food foraging in Nancy Shaw’s Raccoon Tune, a poetic picture book illustrated by Howard Fine. A MichiganReads! book pick for 2008, this book is easy to read again and again. The raccoons … Continue reading
HUSH! A Thai Lullaby
A sleeping baby is a precious event, and the mother in Minfong Ho’s HUSH! is diligent in protecting the quiet. Though mosquito, lizard, cat, mouse and more interrupt the silence, the baby sleeps while the mother hushes until all is … Continue reading
Posted in Books with social studies links, Picture books, Rhyme, Word choice
Tagged asian, fabulous illustrations, picture book, vocabulary
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Morning Has Broken
Cat Stevens made it popular, but Eleanor Farjeon wrote Morning Has Broken. There’s something so engaging about singing lyrics to a song while turning pages of a picture book. Sing a cappella or try it with the video below, which … Continue reading
The Carnival of the Animals
Introduce children to poetry, classical music and art all at once with Camille Saint-Saën’s The Carnival of the Animals with new verses by Children’s Poet Laureate Jack Prelutsky and illustrated by Mary GrandPré. The rhymes are fun to read aloud, … Continue reading
Posted in Books with science links, Love that art, Picture books, Poetry, Rhyme
Tagged chickens, fabulous illustrations, picture book, poetry, vocabulary
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