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Friday, January 14, 2011

A Great Children's Book

One of my all time favorite children's books is; The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear by Audrey & Don Wood.  For one thing, you just can't beat those beautiful illustrations!  They are vivid, intense, colorful and contain full page detail; providing a large variety of items to spark discussion in any classroom or child.  The story is also wonderfully, subtly interactive allowing plenty of time for children and narrator to have open-ended discussions about what is happening in the story, what the Little Mouse should do and what the children think will occur next.  The story also demonstrates a small variety of emotion which is always beneficial to discover with children.
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  1. Amy LesterJanuary 15, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    The saying don't judge a book by it's cover comes to me when I think about this book, except for I do the complete opposite, the books illustrations are amazing. I have it in my library at school and am always drawn to it. I also agree with your opinion about it providing open-ended discussion. Its a great book!

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