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.
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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