Willow’s Whispers
by Lana Button, illustrated by Tania Howells
Willow has a lot to say — she just can’t seem to say it loud enough. When it’s time to speak up to get a seat at the table or the right kind of juice, Willow only manages a whisper. With her father’s unconditional support, Willow comes up with a solution. A handmade magic microphone allows her to find her loud voice — and also to find out that she doesn’t even need a microphone after all. The charming story is illustrated with simple cartoon characters against a white background, keeping the focus on the message. This book would be great in classroom and preschool settings, including storytimes, or with a special quiet child waiting to find that strong voice within. Give this book with a Magic Mic 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 W
Book: Wake Up, City, by Susan Verlander
Book: Walk On! A Guide for Babies of All Ages, by Marla Frazee, or Night Walk, by Jill Newsome
Song: “This is the Way We Walk to School”
This is the way we walk to school,Book: Whoosh Went the Wind! by Sally Derby
Walk to school, walk to school,
This is the way we walk to school,
So early in the morning.
This is the way we wiggle to school…
This is the way we whoosh to school…
Song: “Blow, Blow, Blow the Wind”
Blow, blow, blow, the windBook: A Weekend with Wendell, by Kevin Henkes
Gently through the trees.
Blow, and blow, and blow, and blow.
How I like a breeze!
Blow, blow, blow the clouds,
Blow them through the sky.
Blow, and blow, and blow, and blow.
Watch the clouds roll by!
Song: “Days of the Week”
(to the tune of “Oh My Darling”)Book: Whistle for Willie, by Ezra Jack Keats
Sunday, Monday
Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sunday, Monday
Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Alternate Books: Diary of a Wombat, by Jackie French, or Wombat Walkabout, by Carol Diggory Shields
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All of these look like books to check out from the library for us! I have really been enjoying your selections and a bit sad the alphabet only has 26 letters.
ReplyDeleteAnother good Christmas one is: I Wish to be be a Christmas Tree
ReplyDeleteOther good "W" books...
ReplyDeleteWow! Said the Owl by Hopgood
Whoo Goes There? by Ericsson
It seems to me that Winter books should be out there...but nothing comes to mind!
ReplyDeleteI love Whistle for Willie. A Weekend with Wendell, however, I find disturbing. Nightmarish, even.
"Hooway For Wodney Wat" by Helen Lester is fun to read with older kids.
ReplyDeleteThe Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas!
ReplyDeleteThe Wide-Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulker is just begging for a group read aloud with the big pop-ups.
The best read aloud I used to do at a bookstore was Wild About Books.
I'm surprised I don't have a favorite whale book, since we love whales.
Wave by Suzy Lee is a super fun, wordless picture book.
ReplyDeleteand of course, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.
My preschoolers are learning about animals in winter. We started the week by reading "Animals in Winter" and exploring with some different stuffed animals.
ReplyDeleteI second "Wave." I dearly love Suzy Lee.
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As a child, I always loved Bill Peet's Whingdingdilly about a dog who thought he wasn't good or special enough until after an encounter with a witch left him as a little bit of many animals.
ReplyDeleteAnother favorite was Wacky Wednesday by Dr. Seuss. It's fun to find all the things that are wrong in the pictures of that book.
Weslandia is great as well.
I love these:
ReplyDeleteDiary of a Worm / Cronin
Wiggle / Cronin
What! Cried Granny / Lum
Mind Your Manners B.B. Wolf/ Sierra