Back to school and I have 2 new books tailor made!"The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School" by Laura Murray is a delightful rhyming book where the recently baked gingerbread man is off to find his classmates. It turns out they are trying to find him and have posted missing posters all over the school.
"With spectacular speed, I slid to the floor
and bounded right in through a large wooden door.
I leapt for a table but landed inside
a brown paper bag with its top open wide."
Very cute and I think you will like the ending especially.
And another great choice - "How to Teach a Slug to Read" by Susan Pearson.
Really? Absolutely! Great imagination and great advice - like;
1. Attach labels to Little Slug's favourite things. (like carrot and bug)
2. Read out loud to him. (Rhymes from Mother Slug is his choice!)
3. Point out words that repeat (like bug and rug)
4. Sound out words. (sl - uh - uh - g)
5. Make a vocabulary list. (new words like curds and whey)
6. Be patient.
See I told you it had great advice. It is just perfect for beginning readers and their parents!
