feedback for "The Best Rhyming Children's Books"
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Julia Donaldson is the favorite rhymer in our house... See especially "The Gruffalo" and "Room on the Broom."
posted by : Cobbler on 9/30/2008 at 7:30 AM Flag For Abuse
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Frederick! I loved the book as a child and thinking about it now brings a tear to my eye. A beautiful book about the nourishing power of art and imagination.
posted by : LSB on 9/30/2008 at 2:13 PM Flag For Abuse
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Our very favorite rhyming book is "And Here's to You" by David Elliott. http://www.amazon.com/Heres-You-David-Elliott/dp/0763614270. Appreciation for all sorts of creatures with imaginative rhyming and great pictures.
"Here's to the dogs!
The Dreaming People!
Dogs!
Here's to the howling ones.
The running, yipping, yowling ones,
All go and fetch stick ones,
The LICK LICK LICK LICK LICK ones.
Oh, I love the dogs!"
posted by : Nell 1 on 9/30/2008 at 9:17 PM Flag For Abuse
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How about Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein. We love it! Very fun to read aloud. In fact my husband bought me the book way before we had kids!
posted by : blueeyes on 9/30/2008 at 11:43 PM Flag For Abuse
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Is Your Mama A Llama gets read about a zillion times a day in our house!
We also love Karma Wilson's Bear Snores On:
"An itty bitty mouse pitter pat tip toe,
creep crawls in the cave from the fluff cold snow.
Mouse squeaks, 'Too damp, too dank, too dark!"
So he lights wee twigs with a small hot spark.
The coals pip pop, and the wind doesn't stop
but the bear snores on."
So fun to read aloud, and definitely the strongest of the Bear series.
posted by : OhNoHolio on 10/1/2008 at 1:10 AM Flag For Abuse
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For my money you can't beat anything by Sandra Boynton.
But being music teachers, hubby and I sing books more than we read them. I think the best flowing rhymes are those that naturally lend themselves to song.
Oh, and Sandra Boynton has 4 books out with accompanying CD"s of her writing set to non-nauseating children's songs (that we can't get enough of), coincidentally.
Zin Zin A Violin is another major favorite, too. Good picks!
posted by : megymelly on 10/1/2008 at 8:24 AM Flag For Abuse
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Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea has a great rhythm and rhyme to it too. Great suggestestions to add to our collection!
posted by : anon on 10/1/2008 at 9:40 AM Flag For Abuse
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My son loved Zin Zin a Violin when he was a toddler, but right now with my daughter, who's one, we're all about Boynton, specifically Moo Baa La La La. I can hide it behind me and she'll ferret it out and chuck it at me so that I'll read it again!
posted by : diera on 10/1/2008 at 11:10 AM Flag For Abuse
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Great suggestions..
that girl
http://heyyourememberme.blogspot.com
posted by : that girl on 10/1/2008 at 5:08 PM Flag For Abuse
