10/20/08

Title: Big Words for Little People
Author: Jamie Lee Curtis
Illustrator: Laura Cornell
Publisher: HarperCollins Childrens Books
Publication Date: September 2008
Genre: Concept Book
Audience: Pre K- 2

Overview: A hilarious book that is entertaining even for the adult that is reading to the child. It is full of rhyming which allows kids to catch on and develop that initial connection between words and pictures. The story is helpful in teaching kids big words but also helpful in teaching kids how to act appropriately, instilling good understanding of doing what is right.

Activity: Try to use three big words a day! Make a chart and put a sticker by each word when you use it for that day.

Reviewer’s Name: Tara Hart