The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Board Book with CD)

• Title: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
• (Board Book with CD)
• Author: Eric Carle
• Price: $15.99
• Pages: 24
• Publisher: Philomel
• Publishing Date: April 19, 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399247459
• Genre: Nursery
• Annotation: A very hungry little caterpillar goes out in search of fullness. He eats and eats, every day, more and more, until one day as fat as he could get, he cocoons himself and ends up a beautiful surprise!
• Evaluation: The Very Hungry Caterpillar is one of my favorite read-alouds. Period. The reason? It's a combination of bright, happy artwork that is simply exquisite, and the multitude of education experiences that are hidden in between a relatable developmentally appropriate book for babies, toddlers and up. This particular edition has a CD/multimedia component in it and makes for a deeper, early literacy learning experience that allows children to listen to the book anytime, on their own and mimic the story teller's reading. It's an awesome combo.

Author Website: http://www.eric-carle.com/home.html

One Watermelon Seed

Title: One Watermelon Seed

Author: Celia Barker Lottridge

Illustrator: Pat Katkau

Publish Date: 1st edition (Mar 12 2008)

(First published in 1986)

Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Pages: 32 Hardcover

ISBN: 1554550343

Classification: Picture Books

Genre: Realistic Fiction, Concept Books

Age: Early Education, Ages 2-7

Annotation: Count along as Max and Josephine tend to their garden!

Evaluation: This adorable watermelon counting book is presented in a bright new version with new cover art and illustrations. Max and Josephine plant and take care of their garden while counting along in this book while young readers and teachers and librarians follow along! Then you can count in sets of tens as the garden comes to fruitation and at the same time you can search for pictures of little garden creatures hiding in the pages. I love color when reading to and with children! You'll love hidden educational opportunities! Celia Barker Lottridge's language is lyrical and fun!

Cool Notes about this Title: On the Toronto Public Library's 10 best books of 2008 list for Children up to 5 years of age

Website: Pat Katkau http://www.patkauillustration.com/picturebooks10.html

If You Give A Cat Cupcake

Title: If You Give A Cat A Cupcake
Author: Laura Numeroff
Publish Date: September 30, 2008
Publisher: Harpercollins
Pages: 32
ISBN: 0060283246

Price: $16.99
Genre: Picture Books
Series: If You Give A...Series

Annotation: The beloved and hilarious If You Give a Mouse A Cookie series is back with it's latest cause and effect romp! But this time, if you give a cat a cupcake, he may want some sprinkles to go with it!

Evaluation: A great book to introduce early literacy skills while at the same time having a laugh! You can't go wrong with this series, and in no time, even little pre-readers will be memorizing and following the text as you read! It's read aloud in its highest interest form!

Author Website: http://lauranumeroff.com/

How Dinosaurs Eat Their Food

• Title: How Dinosaurs Eat Their Food
• Author: Jane Yolen & Mark Teague
• Price: $16.99
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: The Blue Sky Press; First edition
• Pub Date: September 1, 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439241022
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Annotation: Imagine how a dinosaur would eat their food? Thing they would be messy? Think they would whine? See how dinosaurs eat their food and prepare to be surprised!

Evaluation: This is the perfect book for both dino-loving children as well as any toddlers and/or children having issues with manners or eating their food right. A little to advance for babies...but PERFECT to grow into! Very easy to read and early literacy starts developing. It's funny and takes away from the "No!" and the "SIT STILL AND EAT YOUR PEAS!" problem and makes having manners relatable and do-able! And all the while the story is bright, fun, and humorous! You can't go wrong with this title, or any of this series!

Author Website: http://janeyolen.com/