Early Literacy: Print Awareness

Orange Pear Apple Bear
Emily Gravett (2007) , 32 pages
Audience:
   Preschool
   Primary (K-3rd grade)
Category:
   Animals
   Apples
   Bears
   Concept - Colors
   Concept - Shapes
   Early Literacy: Narrative Skills
   Early Literacy: Print Awareness
   Humor

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Using under ten words the author writes and illustrates a humorous story about a bear and his fruit. By simply changing the word order and illustrations children are able to recognize how they correspond with one another and by the second time through, they are able to tell the story on their own!
Librarian review written by Annie

Blue Goose
Nancy Tafuri (2008) , 32 pages
Audience:
   Toddlers
   Preschool
Category:
   Concept - Colors
   Early Literacy: Print Awareness
   Farms
   New Books

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Farmer Gray leaves the colorful animals behind on his black and white farm. While he's away, the animals decide to make the farm a little more colorful. Yellow chick paints the flowers yellow. Red Hen paints the barn red. Soon the different animals are mixing their colors to make beautiful orange and purple. Farmer Gray returns home to his bright and colorful farm. When it is bedtime, Goose paints the sky blue for evening and they all go to bed. This is a perfect book for introducing young children to colors.
Librarian review written by Gwen