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73The King With Six Friends by Jay Williams— Children's Book Review
The King With Six Friends, By Jay Williams (1968, Parents Magazine Press), an engaging fairy tale adventure of the out-of-work King Zar and the six friends he meets along the way, who help Zar find work as a king once again...
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79Great Read-Aloud Children's Books with Reviews and Sample Lesson Plans
I was the library storytime presenter at my local library in a small town in western Arizona for three years. Here is my list of read-aloud children's books. I recommend these specific books for their readability in a group setting.
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85A Basic Story Time Lesson Outline
Here is the basic formula I use for our library's story hour. It's the bones of my story hour program. I use books, music, movement, and transitions in some predictable ways that create the sense of routine that young children crave. This story hour format also helps create a structure for selecting appropriate books and building a theme. Feel free to use it as a place to start and then adapt it to the needs of your story time crowd!
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77The Awakening by Kate Chopin Book Review, Revised
In The Awakening, author Kate Chopin accomplishes a complex characterization, page-turning plot, and a rich sense of place in just a few hundred pages. Each of these three elements contribute to this delicate portrayal of a 19th century woman's struggle to honor, question, and finally defy society's expectations of womanhood. Read my book review of this must-read feminist novel.
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79The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle Children's Book Review
The Grouchy Ladybug ISBN 0064434508, by Eric Carle, is a classic children's book first published in 1977. It's visual appeal and themes of telling time, bullying, and comparing sizes will entertain preschool and elementary age audiences. This thorough review includes a lesson plan for story time presenters and suggestions for teachers.
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79Olivia by Ian Falconer Children's Book Review and Lesson Plan
Olivia ISBN 0689829531 is some pig! She is a fashion designer, dancer, architect, artist, and big sister, and she's quite precocious. This book review and sample lesson plan will convince you that Olivia by Ian Falconer is a must-have for your children's book collection.
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71Hilda Must Be Dancing by Karma Wilson — Children's Book Review with Sample Lesson
Hilda Must Be Dancing, by Karma Wilson and Suzanne Watts combines pleasing rhyming text full of onomatopoeia, an interesting problem-solution storyline, and gorgeous eye-popping illustrations. The friendly characters would be perfect for any lesson focusing on movement and self-expression.
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80Children's Picture Books for December
December is usually a busy month with holiday preparations, school breaks, concerts, and plays. Fitting in a quality story hour can be a scheduling challenge, but this list of story hour themes and book selections will make your December story hour planning a snap!
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86Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes—Children's Book Review and Lesson Helps
Copyright Kevin Henkes The title character of Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes, like Ian Falconer's Olivia, is irrepressible, exuberant, confident, and theatrical. And judging by the situation she...
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85Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann
The book Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons is the ultimate, inexpensive hands-on resource for parents who want to teach their 3-6 year old children how to read. Using 100 lessons, this book teaches phonics, decoding, and comprehension skills using the SAR DISTAR method developed by University of Oregon professor Siegfried Engelmann.
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