Want to boost a child’s love of reading while making your time together more fun and meaningful?
Playful Reading takes readers on a joyful romp through asset-rich children's picture books, emphasizing early literacy skills, reading for pleasure, and the eight asset categories. This collection is a terrific resource for teachers, daycare providers, parents, grandparents—anyone who spends time with children.
Playful Reading comes full of activities, discussion topics, and ways to create memorable moments between children and the adults who read to them.
Includes fun activities and discussion topics on these favorite children’s books:
- You Can Do It, Sam
- Molly Goes Shopping
- A Birthday for Frances
- Adam’s Daycare
- How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?
- Now I’m Big
- Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
- Owl Moon
- And If the Moon Could Talk
- Toot and Puddle: Puddle’s ABC
- Stella, Queen of the Snow
- The Ugly Vegetables
- The First Thing My Mama Told Me
- and many more!
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#1 "Playful Reading is a wonderful book—full of sound advice and great book choices."
—Anita Silvey, author, 100 Best Books for Children
#2 "Dozens of creative, playful suggestions go beyond picture books in raising readers."
—Nick Jr. Family Magazine
#3 "An excellent resource for preschool programs, such as Head Start, that encourage parents to read and spend quality time with their children."
—Children's Literature
#4 "What a great book for anyone who wants to give children a lifelong gift—a love of reading!"
—David Walsh, Ph.D., founder of the National Institute on Media and the Family
#5 "This book goes down like an engaging bowl of alphabet soup! Each bite has something new, different, and fun to savor...all the while providing healthy reading nutrition for preschoolers and their caregivers alike. Fabulous...a must-read!"
—Jay Adams, Principal, Gisler Elementary School, Fountain Valley, California
#6 “Original suggestions about ways to use children’s books in fun, non-didactic ways are as fitting as the titles profiled. It is packed with so many relevant ideas, suggestions, resources, and inspiration. The book has a friendly, down-to-earth style, and includes some delightful personal anecdotes. Every sentence is meaningful. There's no filler. It is laid out beautifully. Highly recommended.”—
—Family Information Services
#7 "Playful Reading makes it easy to find good children's books and gives you the tools to use books to interact with the children in your care."
—Foster Care Connection
#8 “Advice on how to apply Search Institute’s well-researched Developmental Assets® through reading and play are outlined here. The friendly text includes stories and memories of the author sprinkled in among the directions for activities. The inspiration to make reading “playful and positive” is a plus as is the encouragement to read aloud every day. The children’s book choices are good and the activities are easy enough that most would be able to do them at home, school, or day care."
—The Field Guide to Parenting
#9 "[Playful Reading] is wonderful with fresh ideas and new ways of looking at reading with young children."
—Molly Krukewitt, chair, 2X2 Reading List Committee,
an initiative of the Texas Library Association
#10 Listed in 'Books Worth a Look' for the Back to School section of Parents Express magazine.
#11 Featured on the front page of the Daily Life section of the March 30th, 2005 St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minnesota.
#12 Listed as a recommended resource in the 'Need to Know' section of the July 2006 issue of Book Links.
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