10/5/07

You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You: Very Short Mother Goose Tales to Read Together


Author/Illustrator: Mary Ann Hoberman/Michael Emberley
Publisher: Megan Tingley Books. An Imprint of Little, Brown and Co.

Publication Date: 2005
Genre: Poetry
Audience: Gr. 1-5
Overview: Rhymes for two voices, this engaging book presents multi-colored stanzas to cue readers to their parts. The rhythm and rhyme beg to be read aloud, as the playful illustrations delight readers

Activity: These books are perfect for choral reading, as the words are already set in different colors to lend multiple voices to the delightful rhymes.
What a creative spark for student writing of their own stories for two voices (it’s not necessary to rhyme, either!). Writers would enjoy having others read their final drafts in multiple voices.

See others in the series: You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You: Very Short Fairy Tales to Read Together, You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You: Very Short Stories to Read Together and You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You: Scary Stories to Read Together.

Reviewer’s Name: Deb Marciano