What a delightful book about a grandmother who crosses the jungle to go see her daughter and grandchildren! I read it online on everand, but will buy the paper version for the grandkid. I think it will speak to her just as much as it spoke to me.
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“Old Mother Goose, When she wanted to wander, Would ride through the air, On a very fine gander.“
Almost all of the poems include a rhyming aspect that are very fun and easy to read. Children would love to be able to hear these poems read out loud!
pickMother Goose written and illustrated by Tomie DePaola was published in 2009. It is a collection of traditional Mother Goose Rhymes that children love. The poems are cheerful, and humorous that star the character Mother Goose and the familiar cast of characters. Parents can read these rhymes to young children or young readers can read them on their own.
“But because of this the mosquito has a guilty conscious. To this day she goes about whining in people‘s ears: ‘Zeee! Is everyone still angry at me?‘”
This tall tale involves a sequence of events that all occur due to the one previous. This makes this story fun to follow and engaging for young students, making it a good choice for a read aloud in younger grades.
pickWhen an owl loses an owlet, she refuses to call the sun, leading to night lasting far too long. The king of the jungle, the lion calls a meeting to see why the owl has not yet called the sun. It is discovered that the owlet was killed as the final sequence in a series of misunderstandings by several of the forest animals, all started by a mosquito. The book tackles the title question of why mosquitos buzz in peoples ears.
“The god of all things, he took the beautiful white light up into the sky. He keeps it there for all to see. It is still there, it will always be there, it is there tonight.”
This story explains the origin of the sun, according to this tale. This book would be a good jumping off point for 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students to create their own stories of how the sun came to be in the sky.
pickAnansi the Spider had six sons, all with special gifts. When Anansi is swallowed by fish and taken by a falcon, the sons use their special gifts to rescue their father. When the father doesn‘t know which son to award with the mysterious orb of light, the god of all things takes matters into his own hands.
