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From: Angie Miles <readingam_at_prodigy.net>
Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:05:22 -0700 (PDT)
Thank you, Caroline... and I am taking the liberty of forwarding your m essage (below) to the group, as I think a collective post is what you had in mind.
I would add: As I said to another member a short while ago, I do hope th ere is a way (and perhaps I may be a small part of that effort) to keep gre at books in print and/or in circulation much longer. Along with that, I am certainly in agreement that while the world of books should evolve to in clude short concept books, digital publications, etc., we will be wise to r etain what is tried, true and quite valuable (e.g. longer picture books wit h engaging narratives).
As for Caroline's point about picture books as preparation for longer works , I think of Brian Jacques and the picture books about his Redwall characte rs. Certainly, children who know the characters and the place from a pic ture book will be more immediately at home in the longer novel. But chil dren familiar with literary devices from any great picture book will find h is or her way around a great novel all the more easily!
And to keep us on track for reading aloud... a great picture book can certa inly be read aloud to set the tone for a longer, related work that is read aloud or independently.
Best Angie Miles www.happyreading.org
--- On Tue, 4/5/11, Caroline McAlister wrote:
From: Caroline McAlister Subject: Re:
Reading Aloud To: "Angie Miles" Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 11:45 AM
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On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 1:18 PM, Angie Miles wrote:
I couldn't agree with Angie more. I worry about present picture book pub lishing strategies that favor short concept books over the longer storybook picture book. Storybooks introduce children to narrative patterns and c oncepts so they are prepared for them when they begin to read longer chapte r books and novel on their own.
In Peace, Caroline McAlister Author of Brave Donatella and the Jasmine Thief
In addition to having prose and poetry as complements, I would urge everyon e to remember that picture books make perfect accompaniments for novels for readers and listeners of ALL AGES. Great picture books can be bridges t o more sophisticated works of fiction and non-fiction. The Cats in Krasi nski Square or Polacco's The Butterfly or Eve Bunting's Terrible Things, fo r example, can really whet the curiosity and/or provide a foundation for te aching comprehension strategies before moving on to a longer work like Diar y of Anne Frank or Maus, for example. D.B. Johnson's Henry books pair be autifully with Jane Langton's The Fledgling or with essays by Thoreau or Em erson.
I think of picture books with novels as strawberries with chocolate. Delicious alone. Sublime in concert.
Best Angie Miles www.happyreading.org
Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:05:22 -0700 (PDT)
Thank you, Caroline... and I am taking the liberty of forwarding your m essage (below) to the group, as I think a collective post is what you had in mind.
I would add: As I said to another member a short while ago, I do hope th ere is a way (and perhaps I may be a small part of that effort) to keep gre at books in print and/or in circulation much longer. Along with that, I am certainly in agreement that while the world of books should evolve to in clude short concept books, digital publications, etc., we will be wise to r etain what is tried, true and quite valuable (e.g. longer picture books wit h engaging narratives).
As for Caroline's point about picture books as preparation for longer works , I think of Brian Jacques and the picture books about his Redwall characte rs. Certainly, children who know the characters and the place from a pic ture book will be more immediately at home in the longer novel. But chil dren familiar with literary devices from any great picture book will find h is or her way around a great novel all the more easily!
And to keep us on track for reading aloud... a great picture book can certa inly be read aloud to set the tone for a longer, related work that is read aloud or independently.
Best Angie Miles www.happyreading.org
--- On Tue, 4/5/11, Caroline McAlister wrote:
From: Caroline McAlister Subject: Re:
Reading Aloud To: "Angie Miles" Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 11:45 AM
I
On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 1:18 PM, Angie Miles wrote:
I couldn't agree with Angie more. I worry about present picture book pub lishing strategies that favor short concept books over the longer storybook picture book. Storybooks introduce children to narrative patterns and c oncepts so they are prepared for them when they begin to read longer chapte r books and novel on their own.
In Peace, Caroline McAlister Author of Brave Donatella and the Jasmine Thief
In addition to having prose and poetry as complements, I would urge everyon e to remember that picture books make perfect accompaniments for novels for readers and listeners of ALL AGES. Great picture books can be bridges t o more sophisticated works of fiction and non-fiction. The Cats in Krasi nski Square or Polacco's The Butterfly or Eve Bunting's Terrible Things, fo r example, can really whet the curiosity and/or provide a foundation for te aching comprehension strategies before moving on to a longer work like Diar y of Anne Frank or Maus, for example. D.B. Johnson's Henry books pair be autifully with Jane Langton's The Fledgling or with essays by Thoreau or Em erson.
I think of picture books with novels as strawberries with chocolate. Delicious alone. Sublime in concert.
Best Angie Miles www.happyreading.org
---Received on Tue 05 Apr 2011 01:05:22 PM CDT
