- "Richard Scarry's Best First Book Ever" -- made newly annoying now that Abigail asks what each character is saying, and Scarry packs the pages
- "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" -- the song, illustrated by Steven Kellog
- "The Night Before Christmas" -- Clement Moore's "A Visit From St. Nicholas," illustrated by Mary Engelbreit
- "One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims" -- also sung
- "The Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin"
- Any number of Berenstain Bear books -- my childhood favorites -- side note, how sad that Stan recently died
- "Franklin Goes to School"
- "My First 100 Words in French and English"
Now, if anyone has a suggestion as to how to get a child to come up with what characters might be saying on her OWN, that would be much appreciated!
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2 comments:
With the note at the beginning that none of these will actually work, here are some ideas from a creative, duncey family:
1. Take turns to create dialogue. Mommy can speak for one of the characters, then a. can speak for the next
2. "It's your turn to tell what they say..."
3. Preemptive strike: As the page is turned, you ask HER what the characters are saying.
Please note that it's always a good idea to write these things down and keep them somewhere to laugh about when she's 20!
Start with books with a repetitive theme (i.e. "But he was STILL hungry") and then as dunce-y sister said, take turns.
"okay, you pick a book to read to me, and I'll pick a book to read to you". Also good to see what she's getting out of the story.
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