Reading picture books with children : how to shake up storytime and get kids talking about what they see

Lambert, Megan Dowd (author.). Raschka, Christopher (foreword.). Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (issuing body.).

Summary: Traditional storytime often offers a passive experience for kids, but the Whole Book approach asks the youngest of readers to ponder all aspects of a picture book and to use their critical thinking skills. Using classic examples, Megan asks kids to think about why the trim size of Ludwig Bemelman's Madeline is so generous, or why the typeset in David Wiesner's Caldecott winner, The Three Pigs, appears to twist around the page, or why books like Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express and Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar are printed landscape instead of portrait. The discussions that result from this shared reading style aims to inspire adults to make children's responses to text, art, and design an essential part of storytime.

Record details

ISBN: 9781580897914 (softcover)
ISBN: 1580897916
Physical Description: print
xxiii, 152 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition: First paperback edition.
Publisher: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, 2020.
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 That's About the Size of It -- Trim Size and Orientation -- ch. 2 Coming Attractions -- Jackets and Covers -- ch. 3 Visual Overtures -- Endpapers -- ch. 4 Slow Down and Look -- Front Matter -- ch. 5 Knocked Out by Type -- Typography -- ch. 6 Gutter Talk and More -- Page Design -- ch. 7 "Children, Children, What Do You See?" -- Nurturing Visual Intelligence -- ch. 8 Picture Book Playground -- Benefits (and Fun) of the Whole Book Approach -- Conclusion The Story Continues -- Acknowledgments -- Resources -- Leading Whole Book Approach Storytimes -- Whole Book Approach Sample Questions -- Glossary of Book and Storytime Terminology -- Further Reading.