kid's stuff
My son is two and a half. He loves books. Hopefully, this love will continue throughout the rest of his life.
Currently, his favorite book is Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. It is so neat to be able to read this story to him. I’m sure everyone remembers this book from their childhood.
Another picture book really caught my eye- Tuesday by David Wiesner (1991). It was also a Caldecott winner. When browsing the web for a cover shot of the book I ran across many parent reviews. I was shocked by the amount of parents that rated it as a 1 star. They said it was only good for giving their kids nightmares! Honestly, aren’t we supposed to encourage the development of a child’s imagination? My son loved it, “flying frogs, that’s funny.” At 2 he knows the difference between real and fake (even though he was a little scared at some Wal-Mart Halloween displays). He knows that frogs don’t fly and he was able to see the humor in the illustrations.
More on imagination builders- Chris Van Allsburg has been getting a lot of attention lately. First there was Jumanji, next the Polar Express, and now Zathura. However, Hollywood is missing out on my personal favorite- The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. Ok maybe the picture “Just Desert” could inspire a nightmare or two, but this is some really cutting edge stuff.
Does anyone else have childhood favorites out there?
M. Donlevy
posted by M. Donlevy @ 12:07 PM
7 Comments:
At 9:02 PM,
Jim said…
For artwork, I immediately thought of the books of Holling C. Holling, Paddle-to-the-Sea, Minn of the Mississippi, and Seabird. All these stories are told in exquisite paintings that are not scary or objectionable in any way.
At 9:07 PM,
Jim said…
I also liked Blueberries for Sal and Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey. I loved them when I was a kid, and my children, who are pretty grown up now, loved them too.
At 9:12 PM,
Jim said…
Sidelight: When creating an anniversary edition of Goodnight Moon, the publisher had to airbrush the picture of the illustrator, Clement Hurd, because he was holding a lit cigarette. It had to be erased.
At 5:01 PM,
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At 5:04 PM,
Anonymous said…
I don't really have a favorite, because I loved them all. However, my son loves the Click, Clack, MOO series by Cronan. The stories are so funny and remarkably cute!
At 4:05 PM,
Anonymous said…
One of my favorite children's authors is Eve Bunting. She writes mainly in the realistic fiction genre for all ages. She has the courage to write about the LA riots, the homeless, the Vietnam War Memorial Wall, latch key kids, death of a parent, and suicide with sensitivity, realism, and honesty. And she puts these topics into a language that small kids can understand and handle. She's my hero. jlee
http://www.bestprices.com/cgi-bin/vlink/bookauthors/books-by-author-Eve-Bunting.html
At 5:34 PM,
Anonymous said…
Michael-
I love the book Tuesday. It was actually one of the books our math series recommended to share when introducing telling time. I love the dark to light contrasts that the illustrator used. The green is so vibrant. The color contrasts remind me of the Spider and the Fly by Tony DiTerlizzi which was an honored Caldecott book in 2003. I am a true fan of the Arthur books by Marc Brown. As a second grade teacher I still love to read my Arthur books to my class. As I grew up I moved on to chapter books like Beverly Cleary, Judy Blume, and The Boxcar Children. Once I read one I had to read them all. I always used to ask my mom why those authors couldn't come and visit our school and tell us more about Ramona. Barbara Miller
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