Writing Rhyming Picture Books Part 1: Rhyming Words and Assessing Meter
Picture books don’t have to have rhyme and meter. My all-time favorite picture book, the one I like to call “perfection in a picture book,” If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, has neither. The Cat in the Hat has both. Another of my favorites, Jamberry, is a rhyming picture book with a different meter on every two-page spread. Nancy…
How Children Learn to Read Part 2: STAND
As children who have been introduced to reading through board books and pictures books (How Children Learn to Read Part 1: SIT) get older, they reach a point where they want to do it themselves. I call this stage STAND. And as delightful as picture books are, many are too difficult to be read by children who are just learning…
How Children Learn to Read Part 1: SIT
As different as children are, they still go through the same basic steps to learn their first skills. Think of a child who learns to walk. First, they have to learn to sit. No one jumps out of their bassinet and walks without first learning how to sit. Then they become mobile, in whatever form that takes. The next step…
Eight Favorite Board Books
Toddler and baby board books are a great invention. They are sturdy, somewhat chewable and a great introduction to reading for young children. They can tell stories or teach colors, numbers, letters and anything else in life that is relevant to their target audience. When your child outgrows these books you may decide to put them away, but don’t get…