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Friday, December 10, 2010

Cybils Nominees ABC Giveaway: The Letter S

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(I apologize. I thought this was scheduled to post yesterday, and forgot to check. My bad.)

All the Seasons of the Year
by Deborah Lee Rose, illustrated by Kay Chorao

All the Seasons of the YearA mother’s love follows her son through the seasons, all beautifully described and illustrated. “I love you when winter blows/when wind chills our faces, fingers, toes/when snowflakes glitter the quiet night/and morning greets us all in white...” The two are together sharing activities — raking, sledding, gardening, swimming — and enjoying the season joys. While this is a Mommy Love book, it’s not cloying, as most of the text focuses on the special and uniques aspects of each season. The artwork is delicate, detailed, and just so pretty. The title would work well for a preschool storytime on the seasons, but it is meant to be shared with the special child in your life. Please do so.
Give this book with a handmade coupon book for various seasonal activities — sled ride and cocoa date, for example — or look for more Ways to Give a Picture Book or over a hundred other Ways to Give a Book this holiday season.
The Letter S

Book: Some Smug Slug, by Pamela Duncan Edwards

Rhyme: “Squirrels”
Wisky, frisky, hippity, hop
Up he climbs to the tree top.
Whirly, twirly, round and round
Down he scampers to the ground.
Where’s his supper? In a shell
Snappy, cracky, out it fell.
Book: Scaredy Squirrel or Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend, by Melanie Watt

Book: Silly Tilly, by Eileen Spinelli, or Silly Sally, by Audrey Wood

Song: “Shake My Sillies Out”
I’m going to shake, shake, shake my sillies out.
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out.
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out.
And wiggle my waggles away.

I’m going to clap, clap, clap my crazies out.
Clap, clap, clap my crazies out.
Clap, clap, clap my crazies out.
And wiggle my waggles away.
Book: Russell the Sheep, by Rob Scotton

Song: “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep”

Book: Sourpuss and Sweetie Pie, by Norton Juster

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10 comments:

  1. Bridget R. WilsonDecember 10, 2010 at 12:01 PM

    S must be one of my favorite letters. I have a lot of S books to recommend.

    So Many Days by McGhee
    Something to Do by Lucas
    Stanza by Esbaum
    Stretch by Cronin

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  2. AmyDecember 10, 2010 at 1:13 PM

    I like Shadow by Suzy Lee and Snow by Uri Schulevitz.

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  3. Storied CitiesDecember 10, 2010 at 1:44 PM

    Sheep in a Jeep! by Nancy Shaw is fun.

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  4. SarahDecember 10, 2010 at 2:04 PM

    I love these books:
    The Squeaky Door / MacDonald
    Don't Take Your Snake for a Stroll / Ireland
    My Friend is Sad / Willems

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  5. bioluminescenceDecember 10, 2010 at 9:22 PM

    Sock Monkey Goes To Hollywood: A Star is Bathed by Cece Bell
    or
    The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (stinky part only for read aloud)

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  6. UnknownDecember 11, 2010 at 4:02 PM

    Seriously, who doesn't love Scaredy Squirrel!

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  7. wmmahaneyDecember 12, 2010 at 2:37 PM

    Swimmy
    The Story of Ferdinand
    The Snowy Day
    The Seven Chinese Brothers
    wmmahaney(at)att(dot)net

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  8. KatieDecember 12, 2010 at 9:40 PM

    For letter Ss week, my preschoolers cut out and decorated letter "S" to look like a snake!

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  9. Z-KidsDecember 13, 2010 at 5:42 AM

    Oh yes, Suzy Lee's "Shadow" is amazing. Wow wow wow. My favorite book to come out in the last 20 years!
    -AZ

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  10. AlisonDecember 13, 2010 at 11:17 AM

    Seven Silly Eaters is a favorite at our house

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