Influence of media on childrenConfusing topic on how much visual stimuli children should haveWhat is Children’s LitAnything that a child reads or is read to by someone else- doesn’t have to be a book or age appropriate as long as it is enjoyed.There are 60 thousand children books in printPrimarily childrens books are bought by librariansWhy we are still in love with picture booksOften written to be performed and read aloudChildren can enlarge their story in their own imaginationChildren want to be challenged by well written and illustrated booksShe the piece of cake on the table in where the wild things are as a sign of forgiveness so the children (the reader) know that Max isn’t in trouble just by seeing the cake waiting or himChildren can be an active view in picture booksWhere the Wild Things AreWhat does max in where the wild things are have to do with the needs of children?Our needs change as we growThe need for security – being as child is born: max finds his security in the comfort of his room with his warm dinnerWe need to belong and feel acceptedWe want to achieve and be confident in what we do- infant learning to crawl and walk and talk – we see heros in children’s lit and acts grown upWe need to escape – you can escape into literature – silliness and adventures offerWe need to know – curiosity – we have wonderful informational books today that satisfy this needThere needs to be beauty – and aesthetic need and a romantic need – this can be done by the pictures in booksAll children are uniqueThink in terms of individuality and appropriateness combinedBooks for the Very YoungNursery rhymes, picture books,Picture book – can teach you about colors without telling a storyPicture story book- will teach you while also telling a storyNursery RhymesMother Goose – Nursery RhymeWho was mother goose? – don’t know if there was one, but irt doesn’t matter because they are engrained as important figure in our childhoodFirst publishes nursery rhyme was Tom...There was a time that people argued that they didn’t like the violence in the nursery rhymes so they urged that they needed to be rewrittenOften very musical – even to to sung-They do tell a story – there is a clear beginning, middle and endUsually about thinks that would be of interest to kids – spidersA lot of them ask for participationIllustrations are there to enlarge the meaning of the text – they shouldn’t get in the way they should be confusing, placement is very importantA lot of violence and are very matter of fact which as created an ongoing controversy1960s mother goose – not a beginning boks, it is more of a resource book for a parentRing of Roses – 1922; humorous, imaginative, very old fashion, it stands out because of its lively pigsHere Come Mother Goose – def a kid friendly mothers gooseWilliam Wegman’s Mother Goose – he is a photographer and a fan for older kids, older kids get a kick out of the pictures and the humor in the booksWlliam Wegmans ABCs vid clipVariance of Nursey Ehymes – taking a rhyme and making it into a book or a new culture (Mama goose – latino version)The House that Jack BuiltSongs and MusicInfants like the human voice and the noise that toys makeToddlers like singing and dances and repeated familiar songsPreschool – like singing games and listening to stories and music, like playing instrumentsSongs can be used for quiting or exciting the childHush Little Baby – use when trying to sooth and calm child; traditional folk art styleA-Hunting We Will Go –for older children; the idea of resisting bedtime; consitant color with calming down (blues and brown)Old McDonald Had A Farm – children love to make animal soundsHow DiDo –Wheels On The Bus –ABC BooksA concept book that focuses on colors, shapes, and letters of the alphabetThe can help develop vocab and learning objectsThe object and animals should be clearly represented on the page, for young kids there should only be one or two objects for examplesShould avoid using animals that can be more than one thing – like a crocodile that could be confused for an alligatorThe ABC Bunny – a story as well as an abc book; a lot of alliterationChicka Chicka Boom Boom – bold color, populat, uses college that is preciseAlligators All Around –Animalia – Graeme BaseCounting BooksObjects to be counted should stand out clearlyCan have ones that are truly for learning to count and other that are for more complex mathCount with MaisyTana Hoban – Count and See *** Used photography; started off doing only black and whiteMouse Count – used college- not as precise and chick chicka boom boomMice are often characters in books because children can identify with mice because they are small and innocentChildren as young as 15 months can grasp the concept of colorFreight Train – teaching about color and movementLunch introduces the concept of colors using foodRosie’s Walk is about placementThe Napping House – about hierarchy – emphasizing art and color in that wayChanges, Changes – about shapes without wordsEating Fractions – about shapes and fractionI Touch; I See – the five senses – compliment the doing of smelling and touching with booksAll Fall Down –Article – building a board book collectionYou can begin to read to a child at about 3 months oldLap reading – sitting kid and lap and reading and making noises, using board books and vinyl books so the babies and chew and suck on themLiteracyThe ability to read and writeGordon Wells believes that s child’s literacy ability depends on the number of literacy events that occur in the early developmental years. The more interaction a child has with reading in early childhood, the more likely that child will be successful in formal schoolEmergent Literacy – reading and writing behaviors of young children that precede an develop into conventional literacyReading Readiness – the state of being prepared, sufficiently mature, and mentally able to undertake and be interested in attacking the job of reading.Leaning to Read Through Picture Book By Sue OrnsteinLearning how to hold the bookDirectionality – learning how to scan the pages from top to bottom and left to rightNext young children begin to distinguish between letter and wordChildren begin to notice punctuation. The like funny repetitive and expressive textUltimately the last stage is literacy and children develop cueing systems or reading strategies that enable them