Storytime with Aunt B - " The Gingerbread Man"

This Big Little Golden Book is a great version of the classic tale " The Gingerbread Man." The illustrations by Richard Scarry are wonderful. The children loved the illustrations and kept pointing out things in the pictures.

                                             The Gingerbread Man (Big Little Golden Book)

Storytime with Aunt B - "Santa's Stuck"

This week we are reading "Santa's Stuck" by Rhonda Gowler Greene.  It is illustrated by Henry Cole.
This is such a fun book.  The children laugh out loud when the animals are trying to push Santa out of the chimney.


  Santa's Stuck

Storytime with Aunt B - "Christmas in the Big Woods"

Tonight we are going to read "Christmas in the Big Woods."  It is a picture book adapted from "The Little House" books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. It is about a simpler Christmas when family  arrives for a visit in a bobsled.  The children will love the illustrations by Renee Graef.

                                                Christmas in the Big Woods (Little House)

Visit from "Pete the Cat" author

Eric Litwin, author of "Pete the Cat" visited my great nephews school today. George said, "It was so much fun." He loved his signed copy of "I Love My White Shoes.

Storytime with Aunt B - "Art"

This week we are reading "Art" by Patrick McDonnell and "The Artist Who Painted A Blue Horse" by Eric Carle. "Art" is about a young boy named Art who draws all kinds of art.  He draws scribbles and swirls, zigzags and doodles. This book helps the children see their own work as art. In "The Artist Who Painted A Blue Horse", the child says "I am an artist and I paint... a blue horse, a red crocodile" and more.  It has beautiful illustrations and encourages children to be creative and shows that you should paint what you like.

                                        
             Art                                             The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse

Storytime with Aunt B - "Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear"

This week we are reading "Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?" and rereading "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?".   The books are  written by Bill Martin and beautifully illustrated by Eric Carle.  The repetitive format allows the children to quickly begin participating in the reading.


Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

Storytime with Aunt B - "Jump!'

One of the books we are reading this week is "Jump!" by Scott M. Fischer. This is a book with lots of rhyming words and cute pictures. The kids were laughing out loud as we read.  They wanted to read it over and over and because of the repetition in the book, they were able to read some parts.

Storytime with Aunt B - "Five Little Monkeys"

This week we have been reading and rereading "The Five Little Monkey" books.  They are rhythmic and repetitive and the kids love them.  Their favorites are "Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed" and "Five Little Monkeys Reading in Bed."

Storytime with Aunt B - "Pete the Cat"

I love reading books with the children. They like to point to the pictures and say the words they know.  One of their favorites now is "Pete the Cat  I Love My White Shoes."
No matter what happens, Pete just adapts.