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We can also read them together, each taking a different role so that we get to act the book out. J even wants us to imitate the faces as we read/act.
He has learned what think bubbles are and is getting great practice at reading with inflection which I just love. It’s so fun to hear J imitate the emotion and read happily, sadly, with disappointment or surprise, disgust, greed, embarassment, or even dismay, all depending on the story. That is such great practice! Willems does a great job of showing the emotion on the characters faces as well as changing the font to get the mood across (tiny font or gigantic font, italics, wiggly font, etc). Even my 3 year old can figure out it out, many times on his own!
And of course he’s getting great practice at how to interpret the punctuation as he reads. Often J can pick up the purpose of the punctuation or font type on his own from the context of the story. There have been times that he’s asked why the font was so tiny or why the exlamation mark and the question mark are together. Another plus! The books encourage him to take the initiative so that he gets it right.
And did I mention that these books are funny? J and I just giggle the whole way through. I love that he is getting such great practice reading AND enjoying every second. I’m so thrilled that Willems wrote so many books in this series. We’ve probably read at least 10 different Elephant and Piggie books and have lots more to check out at the library.
Oh and his Knuffle Bunny series is really cute too. That’s actually the series that got us hooked on Mo Willems. Parents especially will find this series humorous. “Blaggle Flaggle” mom and dad, “Blaggle Flaggle!”
**Willems also has a the Cat the Cat series (seems to be ideal for very early readers since he uses lots of repetition and use of the same word family throughout the book) and the Pigeon series (that will be next on our list to read through).
Operation Christmas Child’s shoebox campaign in underway! The national collection week in November 14-21, 2011. You have 2+ weeks to plan and participate. Plenty of time! I am actually printing off the materials this week and planning to take J shopping over the weekend. Click on the link above to find out more.
This is something we started doing last year when J was two years old (you can see our experience here and the finished product here). **Those links include links to videos and music to help introduce to your kids.**
This is a wonderful way to help little ones practice giving. They can bring a shoebox to the store and fill it with fun (and useful) items. Bring it home, pack it up and drop it off at a pick up location near you. There’s even a tracking feature so you can find out where your box ended up.
J loved this last year (the photos shown are from last year). We can’t wait to get started this year!
Last year J was set on being a race car driver for Halloween. Give me a quick and easy store-bought costume anyday. So I happened on a great race car driver costume at the Disney Store (the link shows the 2011 version) and called Halloween-prep completed. In the back of my mind, I kept thinking he needed a race car to go with his outfit. Fast-forward to October 30th about 8 pm. My parents were visiting and my mom agreed. He needed a race car.
That night we ended up crafting a Lightning McQueen race car out of a diaper box, wrapping paper and a few craft supplies I had around the house. Our finished product turned out so cute! J loved it. In my non-biased opinion, he was the cutest trick-or-treater around!
How to: It was so quickly crafted (and so long ago), I don’t remember details. Lots of folding and refolding cardboard (the hard part), taping and retaping! We wrapped a diaper box in metallic red wrapping paper (it was actually Christmas paper but you can’t tell), added some foam tires, construction paper eyes and decals (the letters are foam stickers). A little a lot of tape and glue and you have the perfect race car for a Lightning McQueen fan. Using duct tape, we attached Christmas ribbon to act as suspenders so that J could wear his car for trick-or-treating.
This year…. J’s again adamant that he is a race car driver and wants the SAME EXACT costume. Part of me says, “That’s not much fun!” and the other part sighs with relief. No work needed this year!
Sometimes our library visits are well organized, I’ve searched for books ahead of time, placed some holds, and researched authors. Other times, it’s a random treasure hunt. I love when you just happen to find great reads roaming the shelves! I have a feeling both of these authors will be place on our favorites list.
Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson is wonderful. Fletcher, an adorable little fox is concerned for his good friend when it begins shedding…. leaves. He tries to come to his friend’s rescue to no avail. Then he discovers that his friend still has beauty to share. Fletcher is simply adorable. The artwork by Tiphanie Beeke captures the story perfectly. I love it!
South by Patrick McDonnell is a picture book, perfect for a toddler or preschooler “reading” on their own or for mom and dad to join in. A tiny bird sleeps through the last moment of fall, and finds alone when all his bird-family have flown south. A friendly cat saves the day as they make the trip towards southern warmth together and the tiny bird reunites with his family. No words, just pictures. A story beautifully told.
Enjoy storytime and then go outside and play in the falling leaves!
