This blog is about picture books. I absolutely love picture books. I think not only are they beautiful but they are fun to read as well. There was a quote in our notes about picture books, it says" when we grow up and read them to our children, they are like old friends" I find that to be so very true. I have not had enough time to read to my son since I started school, but whenever I do get the chance, I love to read him picture books. They are so beautiful, rich in deep color tones, and of course there is always a huge variety of them. I love it that a picture book does not even need words to tell a story. You can figure out exactly what is going on in the story without the use of one word. The language in picture books is sometimes not even needed. Sometimes a picture book has just a narrator. There are all sorts of picture books and some of my favorites are actually pop-up books and the wordless picture books. I am by no means any type of artsy person but I can truly appreciate a nice work of art and to me, that is what picture books are.
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Margaret Wise Brown wrote one of my all time favorite picture books, Goodnight Moon. I can't even begin to think about all the times that read this book to my son. He truly loved it and so did I. I think we even went and got a gift set somewhere and bought three extra copies to have more on hand a ready for in the car, one at grandma's and even one in the bathroom while we were potty training. :) I truly love this picture book and all its simplicity.
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Another good picture book author is Tomie dePaola. My favorite book by this author is Strega Nona. While I was field basing the teacher was using this book in a literature circle and it took me back to elementary when I read this story. I love the way his illustrations really light up each page as you read the story. They are simple and yet childlike all at once. He as an author can actually make you feel as though you are a part of the story.
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