From: Sarah Prielipp <sprielipp_at_sagchip.org>
Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:31:37 -0400

As I was cataloging a trade paperback (adult fiction) today, I thought about the fact that I regularly spend $12 to $15 for a paperback book that I want to read, but I rarely buy hardcover picture books for my three children because they are "expensive" at $15 to $16 each. We most often purchase paperback and board books, choosing to get our hardcover picture books from the library.

To get slightly back on topic, though, I purchase quite a few picture books for our tribal public library and our tribal elementary academy. I don't see teachers/families pushing chapter books on their students, but that is what I see the younger students selecting. They seem particularly drawn to those books that are also movies or that they've seen their older siblings with (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Guardians of Gahoole, etc.). By the end of kindergarten, it seems kids are asking for "chapter books." It gives them a feeling of being important because they are proud that they are readers. My own 6 year old son also demands chapter books now, even though I'd much rather read a picture book before bed.

Sarah Prielipp

Tribal Librarian

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe

7070 E. Broadway

Mt. Pleasant,MI 48858

989.775.4519

sprielipp_at_sagchip.org
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