Last week's plug: Let's get out of the realm of writing and YA for a bit. What picture book are you thankful for?
With having four kids, I have a throng of picture books in my house. I wrote a post HERE matching up a favorite picture book with each of my children. For today, I'll be more general. STELLALUNA, by Author Janell Cannon is a fantastic PB. The story explores all that encompasses self-discovering and acceptance in language a young child can understand. The illustrations are fantastic and help convey the story in a sweet and gentle way.
Do you have a favorite Picture Book??
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Next Week's Topic: Staying near the topic of Picture Books, what imagery inspires you most while writing?? It can be geared to any genre.
I remember Goodnight Moon and Where the Wild Things Are best. Loved those books.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to be participating in Thankful Thursday again! I'm thankful for MADELINE. :)
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I love Stella Luna but my current favorite picture book is BIG PLANS by Lane Smith and Bob Shea. I laughed so hard, I snorted.
ReplyDeleteYeah Matt, those are great choices!
ReplyDeleteKaty - Madeline is fabulous.
Christa - haven't heard of it. I'll check it out. TY!
I have two of my own kids and have taught preschool for 14 years, so my picture book collection is probably over 500...how to pick?? I'll have to go with The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle - that's one that all the kids listen to with their eyes on the book and ask for over and over (which is tough to accomplish with 10 or so 3-year-olds!).
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I love Stellaluna. But then there are so many picture books I adore, I simply cannot tie myself down to one. Great post!
ReplyDeleteWhen I taught pre-school, I loved reading There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly by M. Twinn because I could get super dramatic and shocked by what she swallowed next. But, my favorite PB as a mom is Love You Forever by Robert Munch and Sheila McGraw. That story makes me want to cry every time. :)
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