Picture Book Activities

by Kuffner, Trish

• ISBN13: 9780743216173
• ISBN10: 0743216172
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Da Capo Press

Summary

Encourage Your Child to Love ReadingThis book helps preschoolers discover how much fun it is to read. Trish Kuffner shows parents how to make fifty favorite picture books come alive for children by providing a variety of activities that tie into the themes, characters, and plots of the books:discussion topics arts and crafts rhymes and finger plays fun and games imaginative play ideas recipes music and movement learning activities outdoor adventuresThis book will help you make reading with your child a favorite part of the day. You'll enjoy:Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad DayAnd to Think That I Saw It On Mulberry StreetBlueberries for SaleBread and Jam for FrancesCaps for SaleA Chair for My MotherChicka Chicka Boom BoomCorduroy"Could Be Worse!"Curious GeorgeFortunatelyFrederickFrog and Toad TogetherGeorge and MarthaGeraldine's BlanketGilberto and the WindThe Happy LionHarold and the Purple CrayonHarquinHarry the Dirty DogA House for Hermit CrabIf You Give a Mouse a CookieImogene's AntlersIra Sleeps OverJust Plain FancyLittle BearThe Little Engine That CouldThe Little HouseLittle TootMadelineMillions of CatsMirette on the High WireMittensNoisy NoraOne Monday MorningOwl MoonPurple, Green and YellowThe Rag CoatThe Runaway BunnyThe SnowmanThe Snowy DayThe Story about PingThe Story of BabarThe Story of FerdinandSylvester and the Magi PebbleThere's an Alligator under My BedThe Three Little PigsTikki Tikki TemboWhere the Wild Things AreWilliam's Doll

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
Children and Books	1	(4)
Discovering the Joy of Reading	1	(1)
Helping Your Child Develop the Reading Habit	2	(1)
Choosing Books for Children	2	(2)
Evaluating Picture Books	4	(1)
Before You Begin	5	(6)
About Picture Book Activities	5	(1)
Using the Multiple-Readings Approach	6	(1)
Planning Your Activities	6	(2)
Sample Schedules	8	(3)
Getting Started	11	(10)
Before You Read	11	(1)
As You Read	11	(1)
Let's Talk about It	12	(1)
Act It Out	13	(1)
Arts and Crafts	13	(1)
Cooking and Baking	14	(1)
Rhymes and Finger Plays	15	(1)
Fun and Games	15	(1)
Let's Pretend	16	(1)
Music and Movement	16	(1)
Out and About	17	(1)
Play and Learn	17	(2)
Snack Time	19	(1)
Enrichment Activities	19	(2)
One Last Thought	21
Picture Book Activities
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day	22
Judith Viorst
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street	26
Dr. Seuss
Blueberries for Sal	30
Robert McCloskey
Bread and Jam for Frances	34
Russell Hoban
Caps for Sale	38
Esphyr Slobodkina
A Chair for My Mother	42
Vera B. Williams
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom	46
Bill Martin, Jr.
John Archambault
Corduroy	50
Don Freeman
``Could Be Worse!''	54
James Stevenson
Curious George	58
H. A. Rey
Fortunately	62
Remy Charlip
Frederick	66
Leo Lionni
Frog and Toad Together	70
Arnold Lobel
George and Martha	74
James Marshall
Geraldine's Blanket	78
Holly Keller
Gilberto and the Wind	82
Marie Hall Ets
The Happy Lion	86
Louise Fatio
Harold and the Purple Crayon	90
Crockett Johnson
Harquin	94
John Burningham
Harry the Dirty Dog	98
Gene Zion
A House for Hermit Crab	102
Eric Carle
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie	106
Laura Joffe Numeroff
Imogene's Antlers	110
David Small
Ira Sleeps Over	114
Bernard Waber
Just Plain Fancy	118
Patricia Polacco
Little Bear	122
Else Holmelund Minarik
The Little Engine That Could	126
Watty Piper
The Little House	130
Virginia Lee Burton
Little Toot	134
Hardie Gramatky
Madeline	138
Ludwig Bemelmans
Millions of Cats	142
Wanda Gag
Mirette on the High Wire	146
Emily Arnold McCully
Mittens	150
Clare Turlay Newberry
Noisy Nora	154
Rosemary Wells
One Monday Morning	158
Uri Shulevitz
Owl Moon	162
Jane Yolen
Purple, Green and Yellow	166
Robert Munsch
The Rag Coat	170
Lauren Mills
The Runaway Bunny	174
Margaret Wise Brown
The Snowman	178
Raymond Briggs
The Snowy Day	182
Ezra Jack Keats
The Story about Ping	186
Marjorie Flack
The Story of Babar	190
Jean de Brunhoff
The Story of Ferdinand	194
Munro Leaf
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble	198
William Steig
There's an Alligator under My Bed	202
Mercer Mayer
The Three Little Pigs	206
Paul Galdone
Tikki Tikki Tembo	210
Arlene Mosel
Where the Wild Things Are	214
Maurice Sendak
William's Doll	218
Charlotte Zolotow
Appendixes
Appendix A: Basic Craft Recipes	222
Appendix B: Making Books with Children	228
Appendix C: Children's Book Awards	230
Appendix D: Picture Book Resources	233
Appendix E: Resources for Ideas and Activities	236
Indexes
Activity Index	238
Author/Illustrator Index	242