Engaging Young Readers

Specific activities for young readers using some of our favorite titles:

How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food? (Hardcover)

By Jane Yolen, Mark Teague (Illustrator)

$16.99

ISBN-13: 9780439241021
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: The Blue Sky Press, 09/01/2005

1. Have a picnic on the family room floor when it’s cold outside. Children love to see the picnic blanket spread on the floor with books and snacks. Choose a theme such as How do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food? by Jane Yolen.

Fancy Nancy (Hardcover)

By Jane O'connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator)

$16.99

ISBN-13: 9780060542092
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: HarperCollins, 12/01/2005

Fancy Nancy: Bonjour, Butterfly (Hardcover)

By Jane O'connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator)

$17.99

ISBN-13: 9780061235887
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: HarperCollins, 02/01/2008

SuperHero ABC (Hardcover)

By Bob Mcleod, Bob Mcleod (Illustrator)

$16.99

ISBN-13: 9780060745141
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: HarperCollins, 02/01/2006

2. Build on their enjoyment of dressing up and pull out the “princess wear” for books like Fancy Nancy or Fancy Nancy: Bonjour Butterfly by Jane O’Connor along with a couple of “I Can Read” Fancy Nancys. or the super hero gear for Super Hero ABC by Bob McLeod.

Jake Stays Awake (Hardcover)

By Michael Wright

$16.95

ISBN-13: 9780312367978
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Feiwel & Friends, 10/01/2007

Stay Awake, Sally (Hardcover)

By Mitra Modarressi, Mitra Modarressi (Illustrator)

$16.99

ISBN-13: 9780399245459
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Putnam Juvenile, 10/01/2007

3. Make bedtime special with a habit of a good book before settling in with Jake Stays Awake by Michael Wright and Stay Awake, Sally by Moderassi. The titles are similar and both are hilarious solutions to bedtime problems. Jake can’t sleep so he crawls in with his parents who then are also wide awake so they hunt for other sleeping places. Eventually, they end up right where they belong. Sally’s problem is her parents want to keep her up beyond her bedtime.

A Second Is a Hiccup: A Child's Book of Time (Hardcover)

By Hazel Hutchins, Kady MacDonald Denton (Illustrator)

$16.99

ISBN-13: 9780439831062
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Arthur A. Levine Books, 03/01/2007

4. When will we be there? How long until my birthday? and many, many questions regarding time are answered in this book, A Second is a Hiccup by Hazel Hutchins. After reading this book, get out a timer and see how long it takes to do some of your favorite things.

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