Literacy begins at birth long before children start school. Even babies are ready to start learning about language and books.

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1 TIP SHEET #1 SIDE 1 Literacy & Language Links Literacy begins at birth long before children start school. Even babies are ready to start learning about language and books. To learn to read, children need to first experience language. First comes experience, then comes understanding and finally language. Children learn language best through interaction with others. They take cues from facial expression, intonation, inflection and environment. Children s earliest and best learning happens when they feel loved and cared for at home, with their families. Literacy, learning and healthy child development are interconnected. A strong understanding of a language, not only English, is the best start for children s literacy. Speak with your children, not at them. Use open ended questions (not just yes/no questions) with your child to find out what they think, and to check for understanding. Don t forget to listen to what your child has to say! Rhymes, chants, songs and storytelling create a rich environment for language development. Use any language you want! Children learn through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. Book sharing is a way to explore a world of beauty, imagination and magic with children. By reading with children, you are helping them develop skills they will use forever. Literacy does not begin in school it begins at home, in families! It s never too early or too late to talk, sing, and read with your children.

2 TIP SHEET #1 SIDE 2 Signs of Reading and Writing Development in Young Children.* Reading: Showing interest when someone reads Turning pages Pointing to pictures Pretending to read Naming letters Joining in or repeating phrases of a familiar story Asking what a word says or asking where a certain word is on a page Picking out letters, such as those in their names, or words on a page Writing: Watching closely when another person writes Scribbling Making scribbles that look a bit like letters Telling you what a scribble says Producing what look like words for others to read Writing labels for objects Making lists Using their own spellings for words (*Children will show these signs of literacy growth across the preschool and early school years, depending on how much experience they have with language, books and writing.)

3 TIP SHEET #2 SIDE 1 Choosing Quality Children s Books There is a wide range of good children s books available. Good books help children think about experiences all people have. Excellent illustrations support and extend stories. Children often like simple books children s books don t need to be complicated. Different topics appeal to boys and girls and to children of different ages. Good children s books reflect a family s culture and language. Children should be encouraged to question the information in books. C h i l d ren need to see books and other reading materials in their native language. Recommended AuthorS Look for these authors and illustrators whose names are on quality children s books. Please use the following books and authors as guidelines rather than as must haves. Not all of them will be available at your library or bookstore. Paulette Bourgeous Sandra Boynton Marc Brown Eric Carle Kay Chorao Tomie de Paola Eugenie Fernandes Mem Fox Bill Gillham Mirra Ginsburg Eric Hill Tanya Hoban Shirley Hughes Rachel Isadora Dorothy Kunhardt Jonathon London Mercer Mayer Harry McNaught Robert Munsch Laura Numeroff Helen Oxenbury Peggy Parish Barbara Reid Eve Rice Dr. Seuss Nancy Shaw Jane Simmons Peter Spier Cyndy Szekeres Nancy Tafuri Rosemary Wells Cindy Wheeler Nancy Wilcox Richards Margaret Wise Brown Audrey Wood Harriet Ziefert

4 TIP SHEET #2 SIDE 2 Types of Books for Young Children Board books: These books are for infants and toddlers. The thick cardboard pages are easier for children s small hands and are very durable. These books can be wiped off, chewed on and crawled across. Check for safety are there parts that will rip off and could be a choking hazard? FolktaleS and FairytaleS: These can be traditional tales or more contemporary ones. The original stories have been passed on from one person to the next by word of mouth. Each culture has its own stories; however, many cultures have differing versions of the same story. Information or Concept books: These books usually explore one subject, like the alphabet, counting or shapes. They may use just pictures or pictures and words. Picture books: In these books, much of the meaning comes through the pictures. Readers can jump from words to pictures and back. The pictures support the printed word. Predictable books: Patterns are repeated throughout these books. The reader can join in the repeated parts and actively experience the book. Predicting and repetition help children understand how stories are organized. Read these books with a child rather than to a child. Simple ThemeS and StorieS: These books go a step beyond the naming and pointing type of book. They feature one main character, few words on a page, a repetitive style and objects or situations that are connected in some way. Touch and Feel, or Tactile books: These books encourage exploration. They may have flaps to open, buttons to push, diff e rent texture s, noises, thicknesses and sliding pieces. Check for safety. Don t give a child a book that has a long cord or a piece that could break off and be swallowed. WordleSS books: These books have few or no words. The illustrations tell the story. These books can lead to conversation or story telling and encourage children to talk about what they see in the pictures. These are great for children and parents whose first language is not English. Use your own language or use the English words you know to tell the story.

5 TIP SHEET #3 SIDE 1 Tips for Sharing Books Getting Started 1. Let your child choose a book. Share the book with your child, reading slowly. 2. Have your child close to you when you read. 3. Tell your child the name of the book and say what it is about. Reading along 1. From time to time, as you read, move your finger along the words from left to right so your child sees how the words work on the page. Point out details in the pictures to help your child understand what is happening. 2. Use your voice to hold the child s attention. Children love it when you use expression when you read. 3. Encourage children to repeat important phrases. This helps the child to be included as a reader. 4. You can try paired reading where you read together to help build your child s confidence in reading aloud. 5. Encourage your children to act out what is being read. For example, if a character is swimming, pretend to swim. Talking about it 1. Talk about the story with your child. 2. Help your child connect actions, themes or characters with other books they have read. 3. Encourage children to interact throughout the story by pointing to the pictures and by asking questions.

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7 TIP SHEET #4 SIDE 1 Picture books Those marked with * have a predictable pattern *Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Judith Viorst. Atheneum *Are You My Mother? P.D. Eastman. Viking The Bears Picnic. Stan and Jan Berenstain. Random House Blueberries for Sal. Robert McClosky. Viking Bread and Jam for Francis. Russell Hoban. Harper Collins *Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? Bill Martin Jr. Holt Caps for Sale. Esphyr Slobodkina. Harper Collins The Carrot Seed. Ruth Kraus. Harper Collins A Chair for My Mother. Vera Williams. Greenwillow *Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault. Simon & Schuster *Chicken Soup with Rice. Maurice Sendak. Harper and Row Curious George. H.A. Rey. Houghton *Each Peach Pear Plum. Janet Ahlberg. Viking *Green Eggs and Ham. Dr. Seuss. Beginner Books *Goodnight Moon. Margaret W. Brown. Harper Collins *The Grouchy Ladybug. Eric Carle. Philomel *Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed. (retold) Eileen Christlelow. Harper Collins Harold and The Purple Crayon. Crockett Johnson. Harper Collins Harry The Dirty Dog. Gene Zion. Harper Collins *Horton Hatches the Egg. Dr. Seuss. Random House If you give a Moose a Muffin. Laura Numeroff. Harper Collins *I Know An Old Lady. Rose Bonne. Scholastic * I can t, said the ant. Polly Cameron. Coward, McCann & Geoghegan I Read Signs. Tana Hoban. Simon & Schuster I Went Walking. Sue Williams. Scholastic Ira Sleeps Over. Bernard Waber. Houghton Leo the Late Bloomer. Robert Kraus. Harper Collins Little Blue and Little Yellow. Leo Lionni. Asto-Honor *The Little Dog Laughed and Other Nursery Rhymes. Lucy Cousins. Dutton *Little Red Hen. (retold) Janina Domanska. Hamish Hamilton Little Red Riding Hood. (retold by) Paul Galdone. McGraw-Hill *Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile. Bernard Waber. Houghton Madeline. Ludwig Bemelmans. Puffin Books Make Way for Ducklings. Robert McCloskey. Viking Mr. Gumpy s Outing. John Burningham. Harcourt

8 TIP SHEET #4 SIDE 2 Picture books (cont.) Those marked with * have a predictable pattern Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me. Eric Carle. Simon & Schuster *Over in the Meadow. John Langstaff. Harcourt Rosie s Walk. Pat Hutchins. Simon & Schuster The Snowy Day. Ezra Jack-Keats. Viking Stone Soup. (retold) Marcia Brown. Simon & Schuster The Story of Ferdinand. Munro Leaf. Viking The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Beatrice Potter. Warner The Three Billy Goats Gruff. (retold) Paul Galdone There s a Nightmare in My Closet. Mercer Mayer. Dial *The Three Little Pigs. Paul Galdone. Seabury Press *A Treeful of Pigs. Arnold Lobel. Greenwillow *Too much Noise. Ann McGovern. Hougton & Mifflin *The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Eric Carle. Philomel *What do you do with a Kangaroo? Mercer Mayer. Scholastic The Wheels on The Bus. Paul Zelinsky. Dutton Where the Wild Things Are. Maurice Sendak. Harper Collins Where s Spot? Eric Hill. Putman * You look ridiculous, said the rhinoceros to the hippopotamus. Bernard Waber. Hougton & Mifflin

9 TIP SHEET #5 SIDE 1 Selected List of Aboriginal Children s Books Revised January 2005 The Aboriginal Alphabet for Children. Evelyn Ballantyne. Pemmican Publications Inc. ABC s of our Spiritual Connection. Kim Soo Goodtrack. Theytus Books Alfred s First Day At School. Darrell W. Pelletier. Gabriel Dumont Institute Alfred s Summer. Darrell W. Pelletier. Gabriel Dumont Institute Anna s Athabaskan Summer. Arnold Griese. Boyds Mills Press Arctic Stories. Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak. Annick Press Between Earth & Sky - Legends of Native American Sacred Places Joseph Bruchac. Harcourt Brace & Company The Big Storm. Darrell Pelletier. Gabriel Dumont Institute The Big Tree & the Little Tree. M. A. Tappage. Pemmican Publications Billy s World. Cora Weber-Pillwax. Reidmore Books Bird Talk. Lenore Keeshig-Tobias. Sister Vision: Black Women & Women of Colour Press The Birth of Nanabosho. Joseph McLellan. Pemmican Publications Inc. Bobbie Bluestem. Rhonda O Grady. Pemmican Publications Inc. A Boy Called Slow. Joseph Bruchac. Paperstar Buzzing Mosquitoes. Byron Through the Seasons. The Children of La Loche & Friends. Fifth House Ltd. The Canoe Race. Caribou Hide. Alfred Masuzumi. Raven Rock Publishing Cathy Cattail. Rhonda O Grady. Pemmican Publications Inc. Charlie the Chinook. John & Betty Wilcox. Raven Rock Publishing Children of the Great Muskeg. Sean Ferris. Black Moss Press Children of the Yukon. Ted Harrison. Tundra Books Chuck in the City. Jordan Wheeler. Theytus Books Ltd. The Circle of Thanks. Joseph Bruchac. Bridgewater Books Courageous Spirits. J. Archibald et. al. Theytus Books Ltd. Crazy Horse s Vision. Joseph Bruchac. Lee & Low Books Inc. A Crow Named Joe. Peter Eyvindson. Pemmican Publications The Crying Christmas Tree. Allan Crow. Pemmican Publications Inc. David s Day. Diane Brookes. Raven Rock Publishing (Community Programs Branch, Alberta Advanced Education) January 2005

10 TIP SHEET #5 SIDE 2 Selected List of Aboriginal Children s Books (cont.) Did You Hear Wind Sing Your Name? Sandra DeCouteau Orie. Walker & Co. Down the Hill. Dreamcatcher. Audrey Osofsky. Orchard Books Drumbeat, Heartbeat: A Celebration of the Powwow. Susan Braine. First Avenue Editions Eagle Boy. retold by Gerald Hausman. Harper Collins Eagle Feather - An Honour. Ferguson Plain. Pemmican Publications The Earth Under Sky Bear s Feet: Native American Poems of the Land. Joseph Bruchac. Paperstar Fire Race: A Karuk Coyote Tale. Jonathan London. Chronicle Books The First Strawberries. Joseph Bruchac. Dial Books for Young Readers Fish for Supper. Flour Sack Flora. Deborah L. Delaronde. Pemmican Publications Inc. The Flower Beadwork People. Sherry Farrell Racette. Gabriel Dumont Institute Foster Baby. Rhian Brynjolson. Pemmican Publications Inc. Fox Song. Joseph Bruchac. Oxford University Press Frog Girl. Paul Owen Lewis. Whitecap Books Frybread. Ferguson Plain. Ningwakwe Learning Press Giving Thanks. Chief Jake Swamp. Lee & Low Books Inc. Gluskabe and the Four Wishes. Joseph Bruchac. Penguin Books The Goat in the Rug. Charles L. Blood. Aladdin Paperbacks Gramma s Birthday. Grandmother s Dreamcatcher. Becky Ray McCain. Albert Whitman & Company Grampa & the Four Brothers. Don Sawyer. Pemmican Publications Inc. Hats, Hats, Hats. Hide and Sneak. Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak. Annick Press How Chipmunk Got His Stripes. Joseph Bruchac. Scholastic Inc. How Food Was Given. Barbara Marchand. Theytus Books How Lone Crow Became Magpie. Kate Buchhlz. Pemmican Publications Inc. How the Stars Fell into the Sky. Jerrie Oughton. Houghton Mifflin Company How Turtle Set the Animals Free. Kou-Ske lowh/we Are The People. Theytus Books (Community Programs Branch, Alberta Advanced Education) January 2005

11 TIP SHEET #5 SIDE 3 Selected List of Aboriginal Children s Books (cont.) How Two-Feather Was Saved From Loneliness. C.J. Taylor. Tundra Books I Am the Eagle Free: A Six Nations Legend. Simon Paul-Dene. Theytus Books I Can t Have Bannock But the Beaver Has a Dam. Bernelda Wheeler. Peguis Publishers I Like to Help. I Love to Play Hockey. Dale Klassen. Pemmican Publications Inc. In the Garden. C. Mamchur. & Meguido Zola. Pemmican Publications Inc. I See. Jen And The Great One. Peter Eyvindson. Pemmican Publications Inc. Just A Walk. Jordan Wheeler. Theytus Books Ltd. Just Talking About Ourselves. Vol. 1. Marlena Dolan. Theytus Books Ltd. Just Talking About Ourselves. Vol. 2. Marlena Dolan. Theytus Books Ltd. Lessons From Mother Earth. Elaine McLeod. Groundwood Books Lisa and Sam. Darrell Pelletier. Gabriel Dumont Institute The Little Duck Sikihpsis. Beth Cuthand. Theytus Books Little Badger and the Fire Spirit. Maria Campbell. McClelland & Stewart The Lonely Inukshuk. Inuglat School Students. Scholastic Canada Inc. Loon Lake. Jonathan London. Chronicle Books Macous Knows: The Sacred Eagle Feather. Charlene Crowe. Duval House Publishing Many Nations: An Alphabet of Native America. Joseph Bruchac. BridgeWater Paperback Me. The Meaning Of Respect. Dave Bouchard. Pemmican Publications Inc. Meet My Family. The Missing Sun. Peter Eyvindson. Pemmican Publications Inc. The Moccasin Goalie. W.R. Brownridge. Orca Book Publishers Mom s Bannock. Morning on the Lake. Jan Bordeau Waboose. Kids Can Press Ltd. Murdo s Story. Murdo Scribe. Pemmican Publications Inc. My Best Friend Leonard. My Kind of Pup. Meguido Zola. Pemmican Publications My Kokum Called Today. Iris Loewen. Pemmican Publications Inc. (Community Programs Branch, Alberta Advanced Education) January 2005

12 TIP SHEET #5 SIDE 4 Selected List of Aboriginal Children s Books (cont.) My Mom is So Unusual. Iris Loewen. Pemmican Publications Inc. Nanabosho Dances. Joe McLellan. Pemmican Publications Inc. Nanabosho. How the Turtle Got Its Shell. Joe McLellan. Pemmican Publications. Inc. Nanabosho. Soaring Eagle and the Great Sturgeon. Joe McLellan. Pemmican Publications Inc. Nanabosho and the Cranberries. Joe McLellan. Pemmican Publications. Inc. Nanabosho and the Woodpecker. Joe McLellan. Pemmican Publications. Inc. Nanabosho Steals Fire. Joe McLellan. Pemmican Publications. Inc. The Native Stories From Keepers of the Earth. Joseph Bruchac & M.J. Caduto. Fifth House Publishers The Night Rebecca Stayed Too Late. Peter Eyvindson. Pemmican Publications Inc. Ningwakwe s ABC Book. Stewart Bennett. Ningwakwe Learning Press Northern Lights and Soccer Trails. Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak. Annick Press Northern Storytellers II. ed by Joanne Snyder. Student Anthology Project. Fairview College Old Enough. Peter Eyvindson. Pemmican Publications Inc. On Mother s Lap. Ann Herbert Scott. Clarion Books Oodles of Noodles. Orca s Song. Anne Cameron. Harbour Publishing Co Ltd. Out On The Ice In The Middle Of The Bay. Peter Cumming. Annick Press The Pow-Wow. Darrell W. Pelletier. Gabriel Dumont Institute. Prairie Born. Dave Bouchard. Orca Book Publishers Raven: A Trickster Tale of the Pacific Northwest. G. McDermott. Harcourt Brace & Co. Raven Returns the Water. Anne Cameron. Harbour Publishing Company Ltd. Ravens Fly High. Red Parka Mary. Peter Eyvindson. Pemmican Publications Inc. Rolly s Bear. Ferguson Plain. Pemmican Publications Inc. A Salmon for Simon. Betty Waterton. Groundwood Books The Sacred Eagle Feather. Charlene Crowe. Duval House Publishers Sayings of the Elders. John Friesen. Detselig Enterprises Selu And Kana Ti - Cherokee Corn Mother And Lucky Hunter. Red Earth. Mondo Publishing Seya s Song. Ron Hirschi. Sasquatch Books (Community Programs Branch, Alberta Advanced Education) January 2005

13 TIP SHEET #5 SIDE 5 Selected List of Aboriginal Children s Books (cont.) The Skating Rink. Skipping Stones. Skysisters. Jan Bourdeau Waboose. Kids Can Press Songs Are Thoughts - Poems of the Inuit. ed. by Neil Philip. Doubleday Canada Ltd. The Spring Celebration. Tina Umpherville. Pemmican Publications Inc. Springtime Mud. The Star Maiden. B.J. Esbensen. Little. Brown & Co. Stories from Kohkum. ed. by Sylvia Vicq. READ The Story of Blue Elk. Gerald Hausman. Clarion Books Thirteen Moons on Turtle s Back. J. Bruchac & J. London. Putnam & Grosset Group This Land Is My Land. George Littlechild. Children s Book Press Those Tiny Bits of Beans. John Weier. Pemmican Publications Inc. Up and Down. Very Last First Time. Jan Andrews. Douglas & McIntyre Ltd. The Vision Seeker. James Whetung. Stoddart Publishing Co. Ltd. Wesakejack and the Bears. Bill Ballantyne. Bain & Cox Wesakejack and the Flood. Bill Ballantyne. Bain & Cox West Coast Rhymes. Jenny Nelson. Gage Educational Publishing Co. What s The Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses? Richard Van Camp. Children s Book Press Where Did You Get Your Moccasins? Bernelda Wheeler. Peguis Publishers Where I Live. Where Only The Elders Go: Moon Lake Loon Lake. Jan Bourdeau Waboose. Penumbra Press Wisahkecahk Flies to the Moon. Freda Ahenakew. Pemmican Publications The Yesterday Stone. Peter Eyvindson. Pemmican Publications Inc. The Trip to Town. Turtle Island: Tales of the Algonquian Nations. Jane Louise Curry. Margaret K. McElderry Books Two Pairs of Shoes. Esther Sanderson. Pemmican Publications Inc. (Community Programs Branch, Alberta Advanced Education) January 2005

14 TIP SHEET #5 SIDE 6 Selected List of Aboriginal Children s Books (cont.) Questions to ask when choosing an Aboriginal Children s Book: 1. Is this book truthful? 2. Is this book respectful? 3. Is there anything in this book that would embarrass or hurt a Native child? 4. Is there anything in this book that would foster stereotypic thinking in a non-indian child? (Oyate, 1996: p.1) Used with permission. (Community Programs Branch, Alberta Advanced Education) January 2005

15 TIP SHEET #6 SIDE 1 Books and Tips Reflective of Different Cultures TipS to parents: 1) Be sure to share books in your home language too! 2) Wordless picture books are one way to share books with your children, and you can talk about the pictures in your home language and in English. WordleSS Picture BookS: A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog. Mercer Mayer. Dial Press Alligator s Toothache. Diane De Groat. Crown Books Bobo s Dream. Martha Alexander. Dial Press Changes, Changes. Pat Hutchins. Simon & Schuster Deep in the Fore s t. Brinton Turkle. Dutton Pre s s First Snow. Emily Arnold McCully. Harper Collins Canada Frog Goes to Dinner. Mercer Mayer. Dial Frog On His Own. Mercer Mayer. Dial Good Dog, Carl. Alexandra Day. Green Tiger Press Have You Seen My Duckling? Nancy Tafuri. Greenwillow Books Kitten for a Day. Ezra Jack Keats. Penguin USA Little Red Riding Hood. John S. Goodall. Simon & Schuster Look What I Can Do. Jose Aruego. Simon & Schuster Moonlight. Jan Ormerod. Frances Lincoln Pancakes for Breakfast. Tomie de Paola. Harcourt Brace Picnic. Emily Arnold McCully. Harper Collins Canada Rain. Peter Spiers. Harcourt Press Rosie s Walk. Pat Hutchins. Macmillan School. Emily Arnold McCully. Harper Collins Canada Sunshine. Jan Ormerod. Frances Lincoln The Hunter and the Animals. Tomie de Poalo. Holiday House The Silver Pony. Lynd Ward. Houghton Mifflin The Surprise Present. Nick Ward. Oxford University Press Topsy-Turvies. Mitsumasa Anno. Putnam Publishing Where is Monkey? Dieter Schubert. Beaver Books

16 TIP SHEET #6 SIDE 2 Multicultural Books Amifika. Lucille Clifton. Viking Press Africa Dream. Eloise Greenfield. Harper & Row All the Colors of the Earth. Sheila Hamanaka. Mulberry Books Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions. Margaret Musgrove. Dial Press Baby Says. John L. Steptoe. Lothrop BREAD BREAD BREAD. Ann Morris. Scholastic Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain: Anansi Tale. Verna Aardema. Dial Press Brothers. Debbie Bailey. Annick Press Count Your Way Through Africa. Jim Haskins. Carol Rhoda Dark Night, Sleepy Night. Harriet Ziefert. Puffin Dim Sum For Everyone. Grace Lin. Dragonfly Books Elephants Aloft. Kathi Appelt. Harcourt Brace Co. Families. Debbie Bailey. Annick Press Gathering the Sun, An Alphabet in Spanish and English. Alma F. Ada. Harper Collins Greedy Zebra. Mwenye Hadithi. Hodder & Staughton Children s Books Hand in Hand, Multicultural Experiences for Young Children Series. Addison Wesley: All Together C is for Community Celebrations Food is for Sharing Fun with Clothes Many Ways to Travel One Nose, Two Hands Rainy Day Friends Wiggle Like a Puppy Jaha and Jamil Went Down The Hill. Virginia L. Kroll. Charlesbridge Publishing Lots of Dads. Shelley Rotner. Picture Puffins My First Canadian 123. Scholastic My First Canadian ABC. Scholastic 1, 2, 3, Go! Huy Voun Lee. Henry Holt and Co. Tell Me a Story, Mama. Angela Johnson. Watts The Black Snowman. Phil Mendez. Scholastic The Playground. Debbie Bailey. Annick Press The Small Good Wolf. Mary Rayner. Macmillan Publishing Ltd. Tortillitas Para Mama. Margot C. Griego et al. Henry Holt and Co. Yoko. Rosemary Wells. Hyperian Books for Children

17 TIP SHEET #7 SIDE 1 Books for Toddler to Pre-school A Northern Alphabet. E. (Ted) Harrison. Tundra Books Amos s Sweater. Janet Lunn. Groundwood Books And You Can Be The Cat. Hazel Hutchins. Trade Paperback Architect Of The Moon. Tim Wynne-Jones. Groundwood Books Are You My Mother? Phillip D. Eastman. Viking Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault. Simon & Schuster Goodnight Moon. Margaret Wise Brown. Harper Collins Harry, the Dirty Dog. Gene Zion. Harper Collins Have You Seen Josephine? Stephane Poulin. Tundra Books Kele s Secret. Tololwa M. Mollel. Dutton Lilly s Purple Plastic Purse. Kevin Henkes. William Morrow & Company Lizzy s Lion. Dennis Lee. Stoddart Publishing Mabel Murple. Sheree Fitch. Doubleday Canada Matthew And The Midnight Tow Truck. Allen Morgan. Annick Press Moonbeam On A Cat s Ear. Marie-Louise Gay. Stoddart Publishing Morgan The Magnificent. Ian Wallace. Douglas & McIntyre My Arctic 1,2,3. Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak. Trade Paperback Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore! David M. McPhail. Dutton Children s Books One More Pet. Eugenie Fernandes. Scholastic Canada Queen Nadine. Maryann Kovalski. Trade Paperback Red Is Best. Kathy Stinson. Annick Press Roses Sing On New Snow: A Delicious Tale. Paul Yee. Vancouver Art Gallery Sheep in a Jeep. Nancy Shaw. Thomas Allen & Son Ltd. Shells. M. Starters Simon And His Boxes. Gilles Tibo. Tundra Books Sky Full Of Babies. Richard Thompson. Annick Press Something From Nothing. Phoebe Gilman. Scholastic Canada Something Might Be Hiding. Celia Barker Lottridge. Groundwood Books Stella, Star of the Sea. Marie-Louise Gay. Groundwood Books Sweet Potato Pie. Anne F. Rockwell. Random House Canada Take Me Out to the Ballgame. Maryann Kovalski. Scholastic Canada The Lie That Grew And Grew. Mark Thurman. NC Press The Party. Barbara Reid. Scholastic Canada The Snow Cat. Dayal Kaur Khalsa. Tundra Books The Tree That Grew To The Moon. Eugenie Fernandes. Scholastic Canada The True Story of The 3 Little Pigs. Jon Scieszka. Zebra Bouquet The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Eric Carle. Philomel

18 TIP SHEET #7 SIDE 2 Books for Toddler to Pre-school (cont.) The Wildlife ABC & 1, 2, 3: A Nature Alphabet & Counting Book. Jan Thornhill. Maple Tree Press Three Cool Kids. Rebecca Emberley. Little, Brown & Company Two Too Many. Jo Ellen Bogart. Scholastic Canada Where the Wild Things Are. Maurice Sendak. Harper Collins Would They Love A Lion? Kady Macdonald Denton. Kingfisher

19 TIP SHEET #8 SIDE 1 Family Literacy An for Parents Act out a story with your child. Babies enjoy looking at pictures with bright colours and faces. Connect what happens in the book to your child s life. Decide to make time to read with your child. Even babies enjoy snuggling up with you to share a book. Find comfortable places to re a d. Go for a walk and read the signs along the way. Help your child explore the world of numbers and word s. If you read to your child, he ll likely become a good re a d e r. Jump in and play with your child. Keep TV time to no more than one hour a day. Let your child see you reading for yourself. Make a pretend store and count out the change together.

20 TIP SHEET #8 SIDE 2 Family Literacy An for Parents Notice the words in your home. Read them together with your child. Open a book and read with your child every day. Put books in easy-to-reach places. Questions your children ask are a bridge to understanding. Read a variety of books to your child. Support your child in her efforts to become a good re a d e r. Take time to talk about what you read in a book. Use events that happen every day to teach your child about the world. Visit your local library and let your child choose a book. Write a letter or a shopping list together. Xpect your child to be a re a d e r. Your baby loves to hear you talk, sing and read to him. Zzz a good time to read is just before bed.