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Hatching Young Readers' Book of the Month | | The Loud Book!
Written by Deborah Underwood
Illustrated by Renata Liwska
I selected The Loud Book! for my daughter Piper because she has always been highly sensitive to noise such as loud trucks and is often scared by them. We are always looking for ways to show her that even though noises can be loud they do not have to be scary. Sometimes being loud is even a lot of fun. The Loud Book is actually the sequel to The Quiet Book which we will have to get next to read with Piper and her boisterous and loud toddler brother Brock.
Deborah Underwood tells about all of the different kinds of “louds” in the world around us ranging from the silly louds like “last slurp loud” or noisy louds like “fire truck day at school loud.” Underwood’s description of “louds” is accompanied by wonderful illustrations by Renata Liwska whose fuzzy animal characters depict the reaction to each “loud” with comical facial expressions. Your child will relate to all of the different ways that loud can happen and this can also open up a discussion with your child about some of the different emotions that you might feel upon hearing each different noise. We can’t wait to read The Quiet Book!
To find out more about Deborah Underwood, please visit her website:
http://www.deborahunderwoodbooks.com/index.html
Ages: 4 and Up
Spoon
Written by Amy Krause Rosenthal
Illustrated by Scott Magoon
Spoon is one of my daughter and my latest favorite books to read. The main character is an endearing spoon. The illustration of Spoon’s family by Scott Magoon brings the utensils to life even including a spoon with a moustache and on the next page a picture of “Aunt Silver.” When we first meet Spoon he is sad and Rosenthal even describes him as “bent out of shape.” Spoon wishes life was more exciting and is envious of the other utensils because their jobs are filled with much more adventure and action. Spoon tells his Mom about his wish to be more like fork or chopsticks.
Rosenthal does a wonderful job in this part of the story because her character the Mom acknowledges the source of Spoon’s sadness but does not tell Spoon that he is “better” than the others. The Mom encourages Spoon by reminding him of all of the unique things that he can do such as diving into a bowl of ice cream. The end of the story made my daughter and I both smile when Spoon joins his parents to “spoon” in bed with them. This story is simply sweet and will be loved by both you and your child!
To find out more about Amy Krause Rosenthal and other books she has authored.please take a look at her website:
http://www.whoisamy.com/
Ages: Pre-school-Grade 1
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