I recently went to the stage production of ‘Mary Poppins’. It was exactly what I’ve come to expect from Disney: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious–spectacular! However, it was quite a bit different than the movie by the same name, even though both are produced by Disney. It got me wondering if the stage production is more similar to the books by P.L. Travers. And then I had a thought…how is it possible that I haven’t read those books?? A good reminder--if you are watching the movie, TV show, or stage production of a children’s book--READ THE BOOK!! You know what they say, the book is always better than the movie!
Here are two on the BIG SCREEN this fall:
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs - by Judi Barrett
Where the Wild Things Are - by Maurice Sendak
On the Shelf
These are some books you might not be familiar with, but should be!
Goodnight Mr. Night – Dan Yaccarino
The Gruffalo – Julia Donaldson
Juice the Pig – Martine Oborne
All the World – Liz Garton Scanlon
My Beautiful Child – Lisa Desimini and Matt Mahurin
The Magic Hat – Mem Fox
Little Bear’s Little Boat – Eve Bunting
Terrible Things: An Allegory to the Holocaust – Eve Bunting
Ten Sleepy Sheep – Phyllis Root
Bear Shadow – Frank Asch
Move! – Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
Mouse Paint – Ellen Stohl Walsh
Goodnight Mr. Night – Dan Yaccarino
The Gruffalo – Julia Donaldson
Juice the Pig – Martine Oborne
All the World – Liz Garton Scanlon
My Beautiful Child – Lisa Desimini and Matt Mahurin
The Magic Hat – Mem Fox
Little Bear’s Little Boat – Eve Bunting
Terrible Things: An Allegory to the Holocaust – Eve Bunting
Ten Sleepy Sheep – Phyllis Root
Bear Shadow – Frank Asch
Move! – Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
Mouse Paint – Ellen Stohl Walsh
Fall Into Books!
My kids and I read books with the seasons and celebrations. I have a "FALL" file, a "HALLOWEEN" file, a "THANKSGIVING" file, and so on. We get them out and put them back as we move through the year. Some are so good they stay on the shelf all year long! Here are some suggestions, though there are many other good ones out there:
SEPTEMBER:
The Nutty Nut Chase – Kathryn White
Apple Trouble! (formerly titled ‘Ouch!’) - Ragnhild Scamell
Who Loves The Fall? - Bob Rackza
The Leaves Are Falling One by One - Steve Metzger
We're Going on a Leaf Hunt - Steve Metzger
When the Leaf Blew In - Steve Metzger
Bear Feels Sick – Karma Wilson
A Day at the Apple Orchard – Megan Faulkner & Adam Krawesky
School Bus – Donald Crews
A Visitor for Bear – Bonny Becker
The Tiny Seed – Eric Carle
Chipmunk at Hollow Tree Lane - Victoria Sherrow
In the Small, Small Pond - Denise Fleming
The Scarecrow's Hat - Ken Brown
Mouse’s First Fall - Lauren Thompson and Buket Erdogan
OCTOBER:
Big Pumpkin – Erica Silverman
Room on the Broom – Julia Donaldson
Mouse’s First Halloween - Lauren Thompson and Buket Erdogan
Skippyjon Jones in Mummy Trouble – Judy Schachner
Five Little Pumpkins – Dan Yaccarino
Oh My, Pumpkin Pie – Charles Ghigna
Scary, Scary Halloween - Eve Bunting and Jan Brett
Kitten’s First Full Moon – Kevin Henkes
The Very Busy Spider – Eric Carle
Stellaluna – Janell Canon
Posy – Linda Newberry
A Day at the Pumpkin Patch – Megan Faulkner & Adam Krawesky
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything – Linda Williams
We’re Off to Find the Witch’s House – Mr. Krieb
Look Whooo's Counting - Suse MacDonald
Owl Babies – Martin Wadell
BOO to You! – Lois Ehlert
The Spooky Old Tree – Stan and Jan Berenstain
NOVEMBER:
The Great Turkey Race – Steve Metzger
The Amazing Turkey Rescue – Steve Metzger
The Turkey Ball – David Steinberg
First Snow in the Woods – Carl R. Sams II & Jean Stoick
Give Thanks to the Lord – Karma Wilson
SEPTEMBER:
The Nutty Nut Chase – Kathryn White
Apple Trouble! (formerly titled ‘Ouch!’) - Ragnhild Scamell
Who Loves The Fall? - Bob Rackza
The Leaves Are Falling One by One - Steve Metzger
We're Going on a Leaf Hunt - Steve Metzger
When the Leaf Blew In - Steve Metzger
Bear Feels Sick – Karma Wilson
A Day at the Apple Orchard – Megan Faulkner & Adam Krawesky
School Bus – Donald Crews
A Visitor for Bear – Bonny Becker
The Tiny Seed – Eric Carle
Chipmunk at Hollow Tree Lane - Victoria Sherrow
In the Small, Small Pond - Denise Fleming
The Scarecrow's Hat - Ken Brown
Mouse’s First Fall - Lauren Thompson and Buket Erdogan
OCTOBER:
Big Pumpkin – Erica Silverman
Room on the Broom – Julia Donaldson
Mouse’s First Halloween - Lauren Thompson and Buket Erdogan
Skippyjon Jones in Mummy Trouble – Judy Schachner
Five Little Pumpkins – Dan Yaccarino
Oh My, Pumpkin Pie – Charles Ghigna
Scary, Scary Halloween - Eve Bunting and Jan Brett
Kitten’s First Full Moon – Kevin Henkes
The Very Busy Spider – Eric Carle
Stellaluna – Janell Canon
Posy – Linda Newberry
A Day at the Pumpkin Patch – Megan Faulkner & Adam Krawesky
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything – Linda Williams
We’re Off to Find the Witch’s House – Mr. Krieb
Look Whooo's Counting - Suse MacDonald
Owl Babies – Martin Wadell
BOO to You! – Lois Ehlert
The Spooky Old Tree – Stan and Jan Berenstain
NOVEMBER:
The Great Turkey Race – Steve Metzger
The Amazing Turkey Rescue – Steve Metzger
The Turkey Ball – David Steinberg
First Snow in the Woods – Carl R. Sams II & Jean Stoick
Give Thanks to the Lord – Karma Wilson
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