Bernard Waber
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What are the best elementary-level (Pre-K through 4) children's books with good dialogue/characters?
I'm a substitute teacher. My two favorite books to read to classes are Ira Sleeps Over (Bernard Waber), and Medio Pollito/Half Chicken (Alma Flor Ada). Big Anthony and the Magic Ring (Tomie de Paola) is not as good a story, but is fun, too.
Mostly, though, these books have lots of great characters, and I love doing voices.
Can you please suggest some more children's books I can read in elementary school (PreK through fourth grade) that are GREAT stories, and are character and dialogue driven?
Thanks!
(I am also posting this in the primary education topic.)
I'm interested in non-chapter books. That is to say, I am interested in books I can start and finish in one sitting. Thanks.
I once read that parents should read aloud books that they love as much as their children do. So here are some that my kids (now 9), my husband, and I have all enjoyed:
When I Became a Pirate, by Melinda Long (ages 4-8): Jeremy Jacob loves the fun things pirates do, but then he finds out what they don't do (like getting tucked into bed).
Diary of a Worm, by Doreen Cronin (ages 4-8): hilarious diary entries from a worm with a best friend who's a spider and a sister who's a pest.
Frog and Toad, by Arnold Lobel (ages 6-9): Talk about great characters - a little reminiscent of Sesame Street's Ernie and Bert. Toad's constant refrain, "Blah," has become a family byword for us.
The Junie B. Jones series, by Barbara Park (ages 6-9): Our daughter introduced us to this delightfully open (and blunt) little girl, the modern equivalent of Beverly Cleary's classic Ramona Geraldine Quimby (remember her?). My favorite is Junie B. Jones Has a Peep in her Pocket. My husband nearly fell out of his chair laughing when Junie related how she had heard that a rooster once pecked the head of an unlucky person down to "a nub, I tell you, a nub."
Clementine, by Sara Pennypacker (ages 7-10): Another funny, honest-to-a-fault girl who is tired of everyone telling her, "Pay attention!" when she IS paying attention - just not to the same things THEY are.
The age ranges are from Barnes and Noble. Sometimes they're right. But as I said, my husband and I love all of these!
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Lyle at Christmas (Lyle the Crocodile) List Price: Sale Price: $2.74 You save: $3.21 (54%) |
DescriptionChristmas is an especially festive time for everyone’s favorite crocodile, Lyle. Lyle loves Bird and Loretta the cat, who live with Mr. Grumps. He loves East 88th Street, the house he shares with the Primms and his mother... |
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Nobody Is Perfick (Sandpiper) Sale Price: $127.39 |
DescriptionEight brief episodes show that even best friends and sunny days can have shortcomings. |
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Lyle and the Birthday Party (Lyle the Crocodile) List Price: Sale Price: $0.01 You save: $6.94 (100%) |
DescriptionMrs. Primm fears Lyle the crocodile is terribly sick, when in reality he's just "green" over Joshua's birthday party. |
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Courage List Price: Sale Price: $2.07 You save: $10.92 (84%) |
DescriptionWhat is courage? Certainly it takes courage for a firefighter to rescue someone trapped in a burning building, but there are many other kinds of courage too. Everyday kinds that normal, ordinary people exhibit all the time, like being the first to make up after an argument,” or going to bed without a nightlight... |
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Ira Sleeps Over Book & CD (Read Along Book & CD) List Price: Sale Price: $6.25 You save: $4.74 (43%) |
DescriptionIra is thrilled to spend the night at Reggie’s, until his sister raises the question of whether he should take his teddy bear.What would Reggie think? Of course Ira’s big enough to sleep without his beloved bear ... |
