Musical Monday: Pete the Cat!

Ok, ok... this might be old news for some, but Pete the Cat is AWESOME! I can't wait to read this to my new batch of kiddos in... oh geeze, 3 weeks!!!

Thanks to Chalk Talk for sharing this great deal to both books for $19.99 and free shipping!

I love books that I can sing and how Eric Litwin bops his way through the text in the recordings and in  live tellings.



I've got a new tune stuck in my head today!

My Favorite Children's Author

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Marvelous Multiagers

Herding Kats

Yaya's Kindergarten World

Todays prompt is: Who is your favorite children's author? Mine is:

Kevin Henkes

(Pronounced HEN-KUS)

I took a graduate class on picture books and wrote a paper about his works. Too bad I can't find it for this response! Just as well, I found a wonderful video where he talks about how he wrote his latest book:

I do remember loving how he firmly believes the text and the illustrations should work together to convey a message. With that method it's no wonder he won the Caldecott medal for Kitten's First Full Moon.

OF COURSE I haven't forgotten about his mouse books (my favorite is Julius, Baby of the World), but it's his latest work for the youngest reader that reveal his gift for writing. He pays careful attention to how a book sounds when read aloud- a quality we certainly look for in kinder!

Now, onto the video clip. Thanks again for stopping by!