>Hi Everyone!
>
>I am new to this group and new to the idea of living books, but am
>strongly attracted to this type of teaching for my children. I have
>three children, a 3 1/2 yr old boy, 2 yr old boy, and a 5 month old
>girl. My question to the group is this: What would you recommend be
>in my library at this point for a gifted 3 1/2 yr old? He LOVES to
>listen to books and is already picking out words and will sit still
>even if there are not very many pictures. I do not want any books
>with anti-Christian views. Thank you so much for your help!!
>
>Laura
I am partial to some of the nonfiction picture books by Ruth Heller
and Gail Gibbons. I also like most of the Thomas Locker illustrated
books and the books of Patricia Polacco. One of my favorite picture
books, published within the past few years, but, I believe, now out
of print, is this one:
Over the Steamy Swamp, by Paul Geraghty.
Just how much havoc can one mosquito flying over a swamp cause? It
depends upon who wants to eat that mosquito . This particular
mosquito is being watched by a greedy dragonfly, who is too
interested to notice that he, in turn, is being watched by a famished
frog, and so on up the food chain to the peckish fish, the heron, the
starving snake, the craving crocodile, the hostile hunter, and the
ravenous lion. Paul Geraghty's text is simple and reminiscent of "The
House that Jack Built" in its repetitive style. But it's his pictures
that make the book so funny. These animals have facial expressions
you won't ever forget -- especially when the book reaches its climax.
After the lion's great, big, ravenous nose is bitten by the mosquito,
to say he is surprised and upset is an understatement. And suddenly,
everyone in the food chain hears the lion's yowl and looks backwards
and sees what's been about to eat him. This book should be in every
young reader's hands. Not only is the art work bold and expressive,
but the text will teach some great adjectives, adverbs, and verbs.
And, of course, it can also be used to illustrate what a food chain
is. When my customers see this book, they buy it.
Besides showing the food chain in action, this book will make both
parents and children laugh with its humorous illustrations of the
animals as they discover who has been lurking behind them, ready to
eat them, even as they have been drooling over their own anticipated
lunch. Not to worry, though. No one gets eaten in the end, but the
lion gets a very sore nose and the hungry mosquito who starts
everything in motion is finally satisfied. Size is 9" x 10.25."
Another author I really like is Diane Siebert. She writes poetry
picture books about vehicles and parts of the country. Some good ones
are Truck Song, Train Song, Mojave, and Heartland.
I have fuller descriptions and cover art on my web site and can send
links to specific pages for anyone interested. I'm not sure I'm
allowed to do that on this list. I also have short biographic
sketches of Ruth Heller, Gale Gibbons, Thomas Locker, and
Patricia Polacco. on separate pages with lists of as many of their
books as I've had time to list thus far. Just email me for easy links.
Barb
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