Did you know that the great poet Maya Angelou wrote for children, too? She wrote one of my favorite picture books, "Life Doesn't Frighten Me"!
Read moreHow Rhythm and Rhyme Impact Learning Language - By Heidrun Worchel
Rhymes have the power to engage us with their pattern of repetition in sound and rhythm. We are encouraged to think along and our mind starts to participate. Perhaps we wonder how will the rhyme end? Can I come up with an ending word of my own?
Read moreIN THE BEGINNING—Were Art, Words, and My Father’s Loving Voice - By Jan Spivey Gilchrist
I would find myself, as a child, running my fingers over the elaborate paintings in my father's oversized Bibles and religious books. My mind would be filled with the stories he had read to me while I sat with him on his large chair.
Read moreGIFTS FOR OUR CHILDREN: Inspiration and Education Through Picture Books - By Eloise Greenfield
As I have visited through the years with schoolchildren, parents, teachers and librarians, most of the people I have met, children and adults, love picture books. And yes, I do mean that they love books in a way that is emotional. I can see it in their eyes and hear it in their voices when they talk about a character, a story, or an illustration, or when they recite a favorite line from a poem.
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