Very Short Mother Goose Tales to Read Together (You Read to Me, I'll Read to You, 3) - Hardcover

Hoberman, Mary Ann

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316144312 ISBN 13: 9780316144315

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2005

Synopsis

Join the fun as familiar Mother Goose characters take starring roles in this latest addition to the New York Times bestselling series YOU READ TO ME, I'LL READ TO YOU. Designed with budding readers in mind, each of the tales is set in three columns with color-coded type as a script for two voices to read separately and together. These tales with a twist will delight and amuse young readers!

About this title

About the Author:

Mary Ann Hoberman is the author of t the classic A House is a House for Me, which won a National Book Award, as well as the bestselling Sing-Along Stories series.

Michael Emberley is the New York Times best-selling illustrator of It's Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris and has created several books of his own, including Ruby and Dinosaurs! A Drawing Book. He lives in San Diego, California.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1-4–In this third installment in the series, Hoberman and Emberley introduce shared reading experiences that retell and elaborate on Mother Goose rhymes. Consisting of 14 short tales, each story is designed to be read by two voices that, at times, come together for shared lines; different colored type indicates each distinct voice. Told in verse, these stories will appeal to readers who are familiar with the original rhymes. In Old Mother Hubbard, for example, the woman and her dog determine that since it's cold outside, they'll call the butcher and order in some food. The humor and rhythms in Jack, Be Nimble are reminiscent of Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham (Random, 1960). The careful word choices are ideal for beginning and reluctant readers; Hoberman introduces simple contractions that easily blend into the rhythmic text. The bright and cheery artwork captures the humor; Little Jack Horner is portrayed as a raccoon sporting a shabby overcoat and fedora and Little Tommy Tucker is a bass-playing gorilla. Both the illustrations and text are set against clean white space for ease of reading. In addition to sharing in two voices, this book is also ideal for choral reading and classroom activities. An author's note provides additional suggestions.–Shawn Brommer, South Central Library System, Madison, WI
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About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0316144312
• ISBN 13: 9780316144315
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Emberley Michael