Take your children to the library and let them choose their own books.

Dear Readers,

Ihope your New Year's and Valentine's Day were wonderful.

I want to extend my apologies for not writing sooner.

Did you Guess what books I was going to review?

The first book was:

Title: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Author: Laura Joffe Numeroff
Publisher: Laura Geringer
Date Published: 1985
Age Range: 4-8
Summary:

A young boy goes through a day with a cycle of requests a mouse would likely make if he gives the mouse a cookie. For example, "If you give a mouse a cookie, he's going to ask for a glass of milk. When you give him the milk, he'll probably ask for a straw. When he's finished, he'll ask for a napkin and look in the mirror if he has a milk mustache. The ending is like the beginning. The mouse draws a picture, wants to hang it up on the refrigerator, and looking at the refrigerator, he'll ask for a glass of milk. And if he asks for a glass of milk, he will surely want a cookie with it.

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is full of large, colorful illustrations. It is easy reading--not too many sentences on the page--and you can read it aloud to your child, or he can read it by himself.




The second book is:

Title: Are You My Mother?
Author: P.D. Eastman
Publisher: Beginner Books, Random House
Date Published:1957
Age Range: 4-7
Summary:

This is the story of a newborn baby bird who seeks his mother who is looking for food for him.The bird looks up, looks down the tree and finally jumps out of it's nest to the ground. The baby could not fly, so it walks in search of his Mom. The bird approaches a kitten, a hen, a dog, a cow, and shouts at a car, a boat and
an airplane.
How did the baby get back to its nest in the tree? Did the baby find its mother?
You'll have to read the book to find out.

This is an I CAN READ IT ALL BY MYSELF BEGINNER BOOK.

The illustrations are large and simple. There is repetition of words and phrases throughout the book.( ALMOST LIKE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS). The front cover of the book has a curious illustration.

Go to the library, get these books for your children, and let them READ.

Here's a suggestion: The library near you has Storytelling for children, usually in the afternoon. You can go with your child. I sat and listened to many of the Storytelling Hours, and they were very interesting.

Next time, dear Readers, I shall give you a listing of children's picture books that your children would also enjoy.

God bless.

Sincerely yours,
The Ravenous Reader (a. k. a. Frankie)