What My Child is Reading

While we were at the library Selena came across some stuffed dinosaurs in the play area. She was so excited and came to show them to me. She then went to the librarian and very politely asked if they had any books on dinosaurs. Of course the librarian took us right to the books. We got them home and proceeded to read them to discover that Selena thought she was going to bring home the stuffed dinosaurs and could have cared less about the books. She insisted that I take her back to the library to get the stuffies (her name for stuffed animals).

We didn’t dwell to deep into these first three books as Selena’s interest faded fast. She loved going through the books and calling out the names of the dinosaurs that she knew but refused any sort of reading.

I Wonder Why Dinosaurs by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries would be a great book to sit down and explore all kinds of interesting facts about dinosaurs. It is filled with questions most kids would ask, and then under half page flaps lay the answers. The illustrations are nicely done. I would recommend adding this book to any dinosaur study.

Where to Look for a Dinosaur

Where to Look for a Dinosaur by Bernard Most would be another book I would recommend for a dinosaur study. It explains where different dinosaur fossils have been found.

Dinosaur Roar by Paul and Henrietta Stickland is a cute read in my opinion but Selena informed me it was too easy.

What is a Grandma to do?

To salvage our week of reading, I quickly sorted through a box of books that Selena had just received and found quite a few beginner readers. Now Selena was as happy as a lark!

Finally a dinosaur book that was a hit! Danny and the Dinosaur by Sid Hoff, was a hit with Selena. It is a story about a little boy who visits a museum to discover dinosaurs there, he wishes one was a live to play with and his wish comes true. They go on many adventures throughout the day. My first thought was this book might be a little too lengthy for Selena, but her attention span has developed so much the last few weeks that she still wanted more books.

What is a Princess a step into reading book was a fun book to read with Selena. It asks questions such as: What is a princess? Then the answer A princess is kind. Selena really put herself in the shoes of the princess, informing me that she was kind, always gives kisses.

Fancy Nancy at the Museum by Jane O’Connor made it onto Selena’s favorite book list. Most of you know how the Fancy Nancy adventures go, this one is no exception to any of the the Fancy Nancy series.

Wilbur Finds A Friend, Charlotte’s Web is a shorter version of Charlotte’s Web. At first Selena wasn’t to sure if she liked the story, but the more we read, the more interested she got. I don’t think she quite understood from this short version that the spider wrote the words “Some Pig” in the web, so I think I will see if I can find the movie for her to watch. She did enjoy the illustrations and did ask me to read it several times.

I discovered that while Selena loves dinosaurs, the whole unit type study is not her thing. I guess I already knew that, and this explains why we moved away from unit studies. Selena did have fun with the dinosaur books as she looked through and correctly pronounced all the different names of the dinosaurs, she even told me a few facts she knew about who were plant eaters and who were meat eaters, but that is all she cares to know at this time.

We did end up having a great week in reading though, and I was thrilled to see Selena wanting more out of her books and moving on towards the lengthier ones.

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