HAPPY FATHERS’ DAY!
Celebrate Dad with great read-alouds from Candlewick Press!
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We’re
Going on a Bear Hunt: Jigsaw Book
By Michael Rosen, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
9780763670733 ∙ February 2014 ∙ Novelty ∙ $19.99 ∙ 22 pages ∙ Ages 3-7
Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury’s classic
chant-aloud book is back, now in a brand new jigsaw edition! Read the
book, then reconstruct the artwork in seven 12-piece jigsaw puzzles.
Combining an old favorite story with engaging activities,
this edition is bound to delight preschoolers and their parents.
My Thoughts
I absolutely love this book. It offers two ways to engage your child's mind in one fun package. First you have the story which revolves around a family on a bear hunt. They go through the woods, across a river, and even through a snowstorm in search of a bear. When they finally stumble upon one in a cave, they get so scared they run all the way back home and hide under the covers, even the dad. My children thought he story was really cute and funny, but what they really loved is how each page has a puzzle to complete. This is such a great way to get kids to interact with the book. My children loved all the bright illustrations and had a great time putting the puzzles together as we read each page. It's a wonderful way to encourage kids to read.
The
Almost Fearless Hamilton Squidlegger
By Timothy Basil Ering
HC: 9780763623579 ∙ April 2014 ∙ $16.99 ∙ 40 pages ∙ Ages 3-7
Hamilton Squidlegger isn’t afraid of lots of
things—not frackensnappers, or skelecragons, or even bracklesneeds. But
there is one thing he is afraid of: the dark. In this sweet story set in
a fantastical landscape, a boy learns to overcome
his bedtime fears with a little help from dad – and the promise of
wormcake in the morning!
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“With a wholehearted commitment to silliness, Ering turns a bedtime
anxiety tale into a swashbuckling adventure. He paints as exuberantly as
he writes, scumbling, dripping, and
swabbing mossy green swamps and orange sunsets. ... Ering’s (and
Hamilton’s) derring-do should make readers forget all about their own
anxieties.” –
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Mitchell
Goes Bowling
By Hallie Durand, illustrated by Tony Fucile
HC: 9780763660499 ∙ September 2013 ∙ $15.99 ∙ 40 pages ∙ Ages 3-7
Mitchell and his dad are back in this follow-up to the celebrated
Mitchell’s License. Mitchell can’t wait to go to the bowling
alley with Dad – after all, he loves knocking things over! But Mitchell
soon learns about the
gutter, and Dad gets a big X on the scoreboard. Will he ever manage to do the same?
“Durand and Fucile are a winning combination, and
their father/son bonding will leave readers in stitches. Loads of fun
with a lot of heart.” –Kirkus Reviews
There,
There
By Sam McBratney, illustrated by Ivan Bates
HC: 9780763667023 ∙ September 2013 ∙ $15.99 ∙ 40 pages ∙ Ages 3-6
Little Hansie the bear loves to play pretend, and
too often he gets himself in all sorts of trouble. A hurt knee, sand in
his eyes, a bump on the head –but Dad knows just what to do. A big hug
and a “there, there”, and everything is alright
again. So when Dad hurts his foot on a thorn, Hansie bear knows just
what to say! Written by the acclaimed author of
Guess How Much I Love You, this cozy book celebrates the bond between father and child.
«“A deeply resonant story.” –
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
My Thoughts
There, There is the story of a family of bears. Hansie is the baby bear, and he keeps getting hurt while he's playing. Daddy bear always comes to soothe him and makes him feel better. Later, Daddy Bear gets a thorn in his foot, and little Hansie, with some help from mom, returns the favor. Definitely a sweet story about the special bound between father and son, but what really makes this story stand out are the beautiful illustrations. The bears are so vivid they practically jump off the page, and the background of fall foliage is lovely. This book is a wonderful choice, especially for father's to read to their children.
Guess
How Much I Love You
By Sam McBratney, illustrated by Anita Jeram
HC: ∙ $16.99 ∙ 32 pages ∙ All ages
Sometimes, when you
love someone very, very much, you want to find a way to describe how
much you treasure them. But, as Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown
Hare discover, love is not an easy thing to measure!
For two decades, Sam McBratney’s timelessly endearing story,
beautifully rendered in Anita Jeram’s exquisite watercolors, has
captured the deep and tender bond between parent and child. With 28
million copies sold,
Guess How Much I Love You is one of the world’s best-loved picture books.
4 comments:
All of these books sound amazing. I would really like to get the We're Going on a Bear Hunt book for my grandson. He would love it.
I just bought a uess How Much I Love You bunny for my nephew.
These all sound really good, especially Guess How Much I Love You! Thanks for the great ideas!
All of the stories sound great. I think they would be great to spark a child's interest in reading.
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