Looking for some great stories for the young ones in your life? Here are some of my favourite children's book authors and a few recommended titles -- these are all well-loved by the kids I've taught and baby-sat for!
(The pictures are nabbed off Amazon, my favourite site for ordering books online).
1) Melanie Watt (*Canadian Author):
My grade two practice teaching placement taught me all about Melanie Watt's characters
Scaredy Squirrel and
Chester. I recieved two Scaredy Squirrel books as a parting gift from the class, and I'm hoping to collect more of the set. These books are great because there are teaching points in them about types of text, there's also lots of humour, and kids are enthralled by these loveable, kooky characters.
2) Kevin Henkes:
My personal favourite is the classic,
Chrysanthemum, about the little mouse with the BIG, UNIQUE name. Kevin Henkes writes as well as illustrates his books, and his books are beautiful and classic. They have a nice message, and they're enjoyable stories.
3) Jane O'Connor:
Fancy Nancy stories are so amusing to read ("
amusing is a fancy word for fun"). Little girls LOVE the sparkley illustrations, and all of the "fancy" words that Nancy uses. These stories are also great for teaching children about Word Choice and being descriptive as Nancy uses many of those "million dollar words" that make the writing more descriptive and interesting.
4) The Classics
Just because I can't leave them off a list, don't forget these classic storytellers!
Robert Munsch -- my personal faves are
The Paperbag Princess,
Mortimer,
Stephanie's Ponytail, and
Pigs, but you can't go wrong with
any Munsch story!
Paulette Bourgeois -- I personally want to collect the entire
Franklin the turtle series, don't you?
Mercer Mayer -- I love the
Little Critter series.
Stan & Jan Berenstain-- I grew up with
The Berenstain Bears, and I hope kid's today are still reading and enjoying these stories; I know I cherish my large collection and will be reading them to my own kids one day!
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