Grumpy Bird      

Entered by Pederson, Anne on 8/6/2008.
Format: book
Language: English
ISBN: 0439851475

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Bird may wake up grumpy, but as he soon discovers, good friends have a way of turning a bad day around. Repetition is one of the cornerstones of strong narrative skills and author Jeremy Tankard makes the most of it. As Bird walks through the forest, he is joined each step of the way by a new animal. This kind of pattern makes it easy for kids to follow along. Once all the animals have gathered, the pattern becomes especially visible. "Bird walked. The other animals walked. Bird stopped." What did the other animals do? The vivid pictures complement the narrative with their eye-catching color and sharpness. As Grumpy Bird's spirits rise, so do those of the reader and audience. It's a good day after all!

Who ate all the cookie dough?      

Entered by Woodwick, Susan on 8/5/2008.
Format: book
Language: English
ISBN: 9780805082678

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If you didn’t eat all the cookie dough, who did? Lion, zebra, llama, cheetah, hippo or monkey? After identifying each new potential suspect, listeners like to chime in with the reader,
“Do you know br> who ate all the cookie dough?” br> By running your finger under the text as reader and listeners all recite together, you can support print awareness. The rhyming text and the opportunity to roar like a lion (whenever you suggest) encourage phonological awareness, hearing the sounds within words. You can also bring the story to life by singing the camp classic “Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?” Group: Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? NAME: stole the cookies from the cookie jar Name: Who, me? Group: Yes, you Name: Couldn’t be Group: Then who? You can use the song to summarize the book by inserting the names of all the “suspects” in order in the song.

Who ate all the cookie dough?      

Entered by Woodwick, Susan on 8/5/2008.
Format: book
Language: English
ISBN: 9780805082678

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If you didn’t eat all the cookie dough, who did? Lion, zebra, llama, cheetah, hippo or monkey? After identifying each new potential suspect, listeners like to chime in with the reader,
“Do you know
who ate all the cookie dough?”
By running your finger under the text as reader and listeners all recite together, you can support print awareness. The rhyming text and the opportunity to roar like a lion (whenever you suggest) encourage phonological awareness, hearing the sounds within words. You can also bring the story to life by singing the camp classic “Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?”
Group: Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?
NAME: stole the cookies from the cookie jar
Name: Who, me?
Group: Yes, you
Name: Couldn’t be
Group: Then who?
You can use the song to summarize the book by inserting the names of all the “suspects” in order in the song.

Hilda must be dancing      

Entered by Woodwick, Susan on 8/5/2008.
Format: book
Language: English
ISBN: 0689847882

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Hilda the hippo will dance her way into your heart as she experiments with a variety of forms of artistic expression that cause the jungle floor to quake and big tidal waves in the lake. The rhyming text and image-producing onomatopoeia will produce phonological awareness as well as giggles. The text dances across the pages too, so you can point to words as you read to reinforce print awareness.

cock-a-doodle quack quack      

Entered by Woodwick, Susan on 8/5/2008.
Format: book
Language: English
ISBN: 9780385751049

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“Once upon a time there was a baby rooster. It was his job to wake everybody up in the morning, but he didn’t know how. He didn’t know what to say.” When he imitates the pigs, and cows and ducks, no one wakes up. When he imitates a neighboring rooster, he is not successful until he listens carefully. Cock-a-noodle-noo and cock-a-poodle poo don’t wake the farmyard. Children enjoy identifying the farm animals and the noises they make, and the practice improves their vocabulary and phonological awareness.

Snap      

Entered by Woodwick, Susan on 8/5/2008.
Format: book
Language: English
ISBN: 1845074084

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Snap is a progressive story that starts with a fly and ends with a bear, with each eater being eaten with a snap. You can enhance your listeners’ print awareness by pointing to the word SNAP as it appears in large letters on almost every page as you all bring stiff arms together to clap your hands, imitating snapping jaws. Narrative skills can be practiced by asking your listeners to summarize the sequence of eaters, using the illustrations as needed.

Look Out, Suzy Goose      

Entered by Genett, Johannah on 7/31/2008.
Format: book
Language: English
ISBN: 9780763638030

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Suzy Goose needs a little peace and quiet from all of the "honk, honk, honking" of her friends. She takes a walk in the woods to be alone. But she isn't alone for long when a fox, a wolf and a bear spy her on a walk. Children will develop phonological skills by participating in all of the sounds the animals make. Ask kids to recount the order of the animals that follow Suzie to help develop thier narrative skills.

Little Smudge      

Entered by Pederson, Anne on 7/30/2008.
Format: book
Language: English
ISBN: 1905417225

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Letter Knowledge
Print Motivation

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Little Smudge is lonely and friendless. He seems to lack the pizzazz of the other shapes who label him shapeless, ugly and hopeless. But as any art aficionado will tell you, there is sometimes more to a blotch of black ink than meets the eye. "You don't know it yet but you have the power to do wonderful things," says Daddy Smudge. Like a masterful painting, French author Lionel Le Néouanic uses color sparingly, prefering to highlight the shapes against a simple white canvas. But when Little Smudge gets going, the book explodes with life, nearly jumping off the page. Children's mouths will fall open at the creative use of print. When Little Smudge speaks quietly, the words are small and insignificant. Then when his confidence builds, the word "incredible" speaks volumes. This book is a lovely introduction to shapes, which are a vital building block for letter recognition. The understanding of shapes also opens doors for an appreciation of modern art (the author thanks Henri Matisse). But at its heart, Le Néouanic's Little Smudge is a tale about finding inner strength and embracing differences, which will resonate with both children and their parents.

The Lamb-a-Roo      

Entered by Pederson, Anne on 7/30/2008.
Format: book
Language: English
ISBN: 0769646190

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Little orphaned Lamb is thrilled to meet a joeyless kangaroo. The two form an instant attachment, but Lamb finds it's not easy being green, or in his case, furry and earthbound. Will his ma-a-a still love him if he's different? Diana Kimpton's story of trying to fit in tugs at the heart strings and the book is enhanced considerably by Rosalind Beardshaw's childlike yet sophisticated illustrations. The story is a perfect narrative-skills-builder in its use of sequencing. For example, as Lamb is trying to grow, the author relates how he tries different jumping exercises, followed by stretching and then putting springs on his feet: A, then B, then C. The way Kimpton breaks down the story makes it easier for children to remember. She also enjoys leaving a sentence hanging so the reader can guess what comes next before turning the page. "Inside the shed, he found a mattress and inside the mattress, he found...SPRINGS!" Enjoy a story of acceptance that holds audiences from beginning to decidedly happy end.

The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark      

Entered by Middleton, Lynn D. on 7/29/2008.
Format: book
Language: English
ISBN: 0439719623

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When the three little fish – Tim, Jim, and Kim – set out to make their own ways in the world, they don’t reckon on the Big, Bad Shark! After he munches and crunches Tim’s house made of seaweed, children will shiver in anticipation when he knocks on the door of Jim’s house made of sand. When you get to the MUNCHING and CRUNCHING – in large bold type -- run your finger under the words to enhance Print Awareness.

After you’ve read the book, be sure to ask children if the story sounds familiar. It’s fun to have a copy of The Three Little Pigs on hand, so you can help them make comparisons. “In our book, we have the three little fish – in this book we have…(the three little pigs). In our book, we have a Big Bad Shark – and this book we have…(the Big Bad Wolf),” and so on.

Predicting what happens next, and comparing the events of two stories is fun, and develops strong Narrative Skills.

She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain      

Entered by Middleton, Lynn D. on 7/29/2008.
Format: book
Language: English
ISBN: 9781416936527

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There’s gonna be a special visitor, and she’s coming ‘round the mountain – when she comes!

Anticipation builds, and Narrative Skills are stretched by this twist on the familiar cumulative folk song. Read it (or sing it) once, slowly, then start over again. Children will soon catch on, singing along and performing the actions for each verse: Toot-Toot! – Whoa-Back! – Tee-Hee! – Squish-Splat! – Yee-Ha! – Bish-Bosh! – Slurp-Slurp! – “Hi, Babe!” And they’ll enjoy the “swinging-gate” foldout when the feisty little visitor finally arrives.

This humorous, song-based book is just plain fun -- great for building Print Motivation, and an excellent choice for musical storytimes.

Humpty Dumpty      

Entered by Nelson, Nancy on 7/26/2008.
Format: book
Language: English
ISBN: 0399233326

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Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall... Here is the new version to Humpty Dumpty's great fall. Humpty goes to town with his friends to watch King Moe's birthday parade. Humpty has many adventures and mishaps. Follow along with the story and discover who can put Humpty together again. This book has bright, captivating illustrations to draw the kids in and a fun adventure story set to rhyming verse that will keep the kids attention while developing their phonlogical sensitivity.

Sputter, Sputter, Sput      

Entered by Wussow, Kelly on 7/23/2008.
Format: book
ISBN: 9780060562229

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Gas makes your car go, but what happens when you run out? “Sputter! Sputter! Sput!” Car stops you need more gas. Children will delight in making the car sounds of this book as cars zoom and gas gurgles; this activity will also help children hear the sounds in words, building phonological sensitivity. The fun, silly cartoon illustrations will draw children into to book, holding their attention. With few words per page the story zooms as fast as the cars in the book, making it a perfect read for an on-the-go child or large audience.

Cowlick!      

Entered by Pederson, Anne on 7/23/2008.
Format: book
Language: English
ISBN: 0375835407

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To find the definition of a cowlick, refer to the Merriam-Webster dictionary: "a lock or tuft of hair growing in a different direction from the rest of the hair." To find the true meaning of the word, refer to Christin Ditchfield's captivating picture book. The author's quiet, deliberate tone permits children to absorb the rhyming text, which in turn will generate phonological sensitivity. The text also works on this skill by writing down key noises, such as "Clip-clop, clip-clop" and "Sluuurrpp! Slururrpp!" Ditchfield creates heightened tension before revealing the anticipated climax and ties it all together with a pleasing resolution. Who knew bedhead could be so appealing?

Thelonius Monster's Sky-High Fly Pie      

Entered by Brennan, Catherine on 7/19/2008.
Format: book
Language: English
ISBN: 0375832181

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Thelonius Monster experiences all the essential phases of creativity while making his high-fly pie: inspiration, hard work, and doubt. Judy Sierra's story is told in "revolting rhyme" (read the title page for a delightful introduction). This rhyme, together with multisyllabic vocabulary words, present great opportunities for enhancing phonological sensitivity. When Thelonius gathers his flies, be sure to take a moment to focus on print awareness, pointing to the name of each animal in extra large typeface next to its accompanying illustration (the illustrations are by Edward Koren, the fuzzy monster guy). Before you turn the page, ask storytime participants to point to where the pie went when it "lifted off with a voom". It will give them a chance to demonstrate their understanding of vocabulary as well as of the narrative. Ultimately, an uplifting story.

Roadwork      

Entered by Wussow, Kelly on 7/18/2008.
Format: book
ISBN: 9780763639129

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Print Motivation

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Summer in Minnesota means time for roadwork. Although this may make inconveniences for adults, children love the big earthmoving machines that are brought out to build and repair roads. Captivate this interest and encourage print motivation by reading this exciting book titled appropriately Roadwork. After reading the fun text, children can learn more about the machines they saw in the book through the Machine Fact Sheet in which each of the machines are named and defined, building vocabulary. Challenge children to find each of the machines in real life roadwork projects extending the fun.