Author: Karma Wilson
Illustrator: Jane Chapman
Published: 2002
This book is a joy! It’s got all the best features that make an excellent children’s book: a great story, lovable yet imperfect characters that we can relate to, delightful and reassuring rhymes, a meaningful theme, and beautiful artwork. Every child that I have read this book with has enjoyed it and asked to read it again.
This is a great book to do ‘imagination reading’ (aka ‘picture walk’). This is when a student looks at the pictures (and doesn’t read the words) and imagines what is happening in the story. This is not a lazy exercise, actually it’s just the opposite. The student is allowed to use their own imagination and inference skills to come up with their own narrative about the story. The reader can ask questions like “What is the bear doing?”, or later in the book, “What do you think the bear is feeling?”. This gives the student the opportunity to circle back to the title/theme of the book.
Because of the wonderful rhymes and artwork, you can read this book with very young children, up to age 4 or 5 years. This is an excellent pick for the beginning of the pre-school year.
Author: Karma Wilson
Illustrator: Jane Chapman
Published: 2002
This book is a joy! It’s got all the best features that make an excellent children’s book: a great story, lovable yet imperfect characters that we can relate to, delightful and reassuring rhymes, a meaningful theme, and beautiful artwork. Every child that I have read this book with has enjoyed it and asked to read it again.
This is a great book to do ‘imagination reading’ (aka ‘picture walk’). This is when a student looks at the pictures (and doesn’t read the words) and imagines what is happening in the story. This is not a lazy exercise, actually it’s just the opposite. The student is allowed to use their own imagination and inference skills to come up with their own narrative about the story. The reader can ask questions like “What is the bear doing?”, or later in the book, “What do you think the bear is feeling?”. This gives the student the opportunity to circle back to the title/theme of the book.
Because of the wonderful rhymes and artwork, you can read this book with very young children, up to age 4 or 5 years. This is an excellent pick for the beginning of the pre-school year.
