Got Books?!

Joannah recently received the book 'Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats', a very beautiful and informative book for parents and older children about Chinese Culture. This gave me a great idea. Being a speech-language therapist in a school *really* pushing reading (language) and a total book lover (Thanks Mom!), I'm doing a "Two for Tuesday Check Out This Book" section. In fact, my "send to" Secret Pal, who isn't so secret anymore (ok, so I forgot I was signed in when I made a "secret" common on her blog!) graciously endures the books I include with each month's theme! And yes, I have officially run out of things to blog about since this wait is taking FOREVER!!!



So for my first Two for Tuesday Book Favorites, I would like to suggest 'Pinkalicious' by Victoria & Elizabeth Kann. My girls in summer school loved this book and even the boys thought it was funny. You can also use it for a good citizenship/self control read aloud. The illustrators site www.elizabethkann.com/pinkalicious.htm has some really cute coloring pictures to print out.

And since it is still summer, despite Lisa finding Halloween Peeps in the stores, the younger set would really dig 'Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea' by Jan Peck. My niece chimed in with the repetitive part at age 1 1/2). It is a great language learning/chanting book. Peck also wrote Way Up High in a Tall Green Tree which has some more obscure animals (Australian maybe? Hi Lee-Anne!)but has the same kind of word pacing.
Check 'em out, or let me know if your children already have them. Tell me what you think. And if they remind you of other favorites, well, I could really use new suggestions for this school year....only 12 days away... =0