children's literature

Most children have favorite stories they can listen to over and over again. Books like -- The Very Hungry Caterpillar, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Good Night Moon, Brown Bear Brown Bear and the list goes on, are some of their favorites. 
Do you remember your favorite books as a child? You may even remember who read them to you and where you were as they were being read to you. 
Reading takes you to another world of wonder, excitement and enjoyment. 

Each Spring term we spend a week reading different children's favorite books, but we tell them in different ways. This week is such a week. The ECE 201 students chose books and will use flannel board pictures or will "act out" the stories. Presenting stories in various ways is interesting and enjoyable for young children. If they can be involved in the story in some way, they are excited and interested in the specifics of the story line.
I remember taking a Children's Literature class in college and the professor would always introduce Caldecott medal and Newberry award books to the class as "Children's Favorites". I distinctly remember hearing him say this about almost every book he introduced - including (oddly enough) Cyclops! What? I really thought that was strange, but the point is that children can relate to picture books and the rich language, text, illustrations, characters, and the reader all impact how children enjoy books and become great readers themselves!

Keep reading to children - it opens up so many great avenues of learning!

Keep Calm

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Read on!