Picture books for really little kids
I'm always surprised when kids think that picture books are just for little kids. Many of the picture books that are coming out have complicated story lines and big vocabulary, which may or may not be appropriate for really little kids. The ones in this review are meant for really little kids. The first one is by one of my favorite authors, Henry Cole. We had an author's visit from Henry back in April and my students talked about it for weeks. He is very engaging and so much fun. His latest picture book is called "Spot, the cat". It's a wordless picture book and tells the story of a day when boy leaves the window open and his cat goes out for walk. The pictures are black and white pen and ink drawings and are so detailed that this book probably won't make a good read aloud, you need to be able to take your time and examine the pictures closely so you can see every little thing. I suspect this one will want to be read several times, over ...