Children love books that pop-up and have moving parts. Unfortunately, they are not always the most gentle users of this kind of book. I found Slide and Surprise Numbers at my favourite bookstore (Indigo/Chapters) and immediately I knew it was a book for my class. Because it is a board book, it is very durable. The book also reinforces the numbers 1 to 12 through pictures, numbers and words. It was a very popular book this week in the reading corner during centre time.
The Color Kittens ( 1949 )is a classic book from Margaret Wise Brown (who wrote Goodnight Moon). Brush and Hush are two kittens that are trying to make the colour green. The book is, of course, about colour mixing but it is also about experimenting and not giving up. My class learned from this book that when you mix all colours together, you get brown. This fact was talked about extensively during our next painting time. A nice gentle story about colours in our world.
Put Me in the Zoo (1960) is another Ms. R family favourite! I remember reading this book as a child and it was also a favourite of my own two sons. It served as a great review of colour identification for the students. It also has easy to read language for the beginning reader. The creature has a lot of magical talents and tries to convince two children that he is special enough to be in the zoo. Watch for a cameo from our favourite character, The Cat in the Hat!
Little Blue and Little Yellow (1959 ) by Leo Leonni is destined to be a class favourite as he also wrote Swimmy which we read at the beginning of the year. The children loved this story of two friends that had an adventure together. The book also reinforces some of the colour theory the students have been talking about. The simple collage illustrations and limited text were a good discussion point for the class. We talked about how to use their imaginations to help them understand the story.
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