Book Em Kiddo: Old MacDonald Had a Dragon
A bookcrossing neighbor was kind enough to give my son a copy of Old MacDonald Had a Dragon. Amazon describes the book this way: Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O! …
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Beyond Go Dog Go: Pippi Longstocking
Although this is a chapter book, it has just enough illustrations to hold the interest of a child who can’t sit through a story that is purely text. The chapter …
Read MoreBeyond “Go Dog, Go” (Number 3)
Oh, those madcaps, Mole and Rat! Planes, trains, and automobiles has nothing on these guys. It’s one adventure after another. Some parts may move too slowly for the small fry. If so, just skip them, and fill in the gaps later.
Read MoreBeyond “Go Dog, Go” (Number 2)
Here’s Part Two of our series on children’s books with advanced language and appropriate content! You can check out Part 1 if you need more ideas, and Part 3 will …
Read MoreBeyond “Go Dog, Go!” (Number 1)
If you have an “emerging reader,” chances are you are looking for things to read to them that encourage their love of books, of stories, and of language without talking down to them. You know, a step beyond “Go Dog, Go” and their favorite board books. Something that’s not “Angry Birds” that’ll get them to sit still for more than a minute.
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