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Monday, November 30, 2009

Trucktown Truckery Rhymes, written by Jon Scieszka. Simon& Schuster, 2009. $19.99 ages 2 and up


"Little Dan Dumper sat on his bumper,
Taking his break for the day.
Along came Pete Loader,
who revved his loud motor,
And frightened Dan Dumper away."

Well, you know where we are going with this, right? All those little ones who don't like rhymes about sheep, eggs, and whatever are going to eat up these rollicking rhymes about dump trucks, monster trucks, cement mixers, payloaders...you name it! They are familiar rhymes with new words and you will have your little ones chanting them in minutes.

It's said that young children who can remember and recite 8 nursery rhymes when they are four years old are likely to be among our best readers when they are eight. Kids need to hear the rhythm of our language from the time they are born to be able to feel it within themselves as they become readers. Often those children who struggle with reading at a later age are also those children who have no internal, or external, ability to hear or reproduce rhyme. Here's a great way to get them involved, learning something new and enjoying books as they are meant to be.

Three artists share the fun...David Shannon, Loren Long and David Gordon. They bring their own sense of fun to the wickedly funny words created by the National Ambassador for Young People's Literaturs in the United States. Jon Scieszka loves language, writing and encouraging children to be the best readers and the most literate they can be. This is a great idea to celebrate the birth of a new child, or for a holiday gift now that the season is upon us.

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