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Kellogg (The Pied Piper's Magic) offers a jubilant interpretation of this deceptively simple story by the late Krauss, originally published in 1987 as Big and Little. Through light-infused and highly Continue reading » Let the wild rumpus continue, Max seems to say, in Sendak's illustrations of Krauss's 1948 text—the hero's first appearance since the 1964 Caldecott Medal– winning Continue reading » Ways to notice and measure growth. For example, the boy finally realizes he’s growing because his winter clothes provided a way to measure growth—they no longer fit because they’re too small. Growing’ is always a useful topic for children in the Foundation Stage because it can be firmly rooted in the children and their various experiences. Some of these experiences (such as losing teeth - although not common at this age, I have known it to happen, and they may have older siblings) might trouble them, so this topic can provide reassurance. It can also facilitate a development of understanding that change occurs through life and in the wider world, to whatever degree is appropriate for the children in your charge.
The Growing Story by Ruth Krauss (9780007254514/Paperback The Growing Story by Ruth Krauss (9780007254514/Paperback
A talented team ingeniously up-ends the classic tale of the three little pigs, and the laugh-out-loud results begin with the opening illustration--a mother wolf lounges in bed, her hair in curlers Continue reading » I Can Fly by Ruth Krauss, illus. by Mary Blair, first published in 1951, features another solitary child in imaginary play, but the tone here is sillier. A rhyming text boasts that the girl can do Continue reading » Sometimes children need to wait for proof that they have grown. This is especially hard to notice when rest of the world is growing so fast before their eyes.
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Oxenbury brings her considerable talents to bear on this slender but winsome picture book. ``It's my birthday and I'm going to make a cake,'' announces a child, and one by one a host of animal Continue reading » Beautifully produced, written and illustrated, this is a classic work for any age at any period.’ The Independent on Sunday
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In this Caldecott Honor book, the animals awaken to the sweet green scents of spring and joyfully celebrate the arrival of the new season. Ages 3-7. Continue reading » I also liked that it was realised from what seemed like both the eye level and the psychological perspective of the child: thus no humans other than Mother appear in the story. A little boy worries throughout the summer that he's not getting bigger, but at the end of the season, he tries on his winter clothes and realizes that he has grown The cover is a spoiler, so don't show it to your kids (at least of the original version, available on OpenLibrary.org). Controlled vocabulary, rhythm, patterns, and illustrations that tell more than the text... this is a wonderful little book by a poet who interviewed and respected children.A little boy worries throughout the summer that he's not getting bigger, but at the end of the season he tries on his winter clothes and realizes that he has grown
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LoveReading4Kids exists because books change lives, and buying books through LoveReading4Kids means you get to change the lives of future generations, with 25% of the cover price donated to schools in need. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. On the heels of the pairing of Mem Fox and Oxenbury in Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, here's another dream-come-true matchup: Oxenbury and her husband. A little boy has learned that a Continue reading »All of the above praise notwithstanding, it's not a exactly a very exciting book, and not as exceptional as it probably was when it first appeared. I can see it being liked more by parents and grandparents than children themselves, though children should like the seasonal illustrations and the playful exuberance of the boy. Now in its second season, HarperCollins's reissue of 22 Sendak classics continues. This time, his collaborations with Ruth Krauss take center stage. In Charlotte and the White Horse, first Continue reading » Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing -
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