Picture Book Activities : Fun and Games for Preschoolers Based on 50 Favorite Children's Books [Paperback]

Trish Kuffner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2001

Encourage Your Child to Love Reading

This book helps preschoolers discover how much fun it is to read. Trish Kuffner shows parents how to make fifty favorite picture books come alive for children by providing a variety of activities that tie into the themes, characters, and plots of the books:

discussion topics

arts and crafts

rhymes and finger plays

fun and games

imaginative play ideas

recipes

music and movement

learning activities

outdoor adventures

This book will help you make reading with your child a favorite part of the day. You'll enjoy:

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
And to Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street
Blueberries for Sale
Bread and Jam for Frances
Caps for Sale
A Chair for My Mother
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Corduroy
"Could Be Worse!"
Curious George
Fortunately
Frederick
Frog and Toad Together
George and Martha
Geraldine's Blanket
Gilberto and the Wind
The Happy Lion
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Harquin
Harry the Dirty Dog
A House for Hermit Crab
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Imogene's Antlers
Ira Sleeps Over
Just Plain Fancy
Little Bear
The Little Engine That Could
The Little House
Little Toot
Madeline
Millions of Cats
Mirette on the High Wire
Mittens
Noisy Nora
One Monday Morning
Owl Moon
Purple, Green and Yellow
The Rag Coat
The Runaway Bunny
The Snowman
The Snowy Day
The Story about Ping
The Story of Babar
The Story of Ferdinand
Sylvester and the Magi Pebble
There's an Alligator under My Bed
The Three Little Pigs
Tikki Tikki Tembo
Where the Wild Things Are
William's Doll

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Trish Kuffner lives with her husband and five children just outside of Vancouver, British Columbia.  She is the author of The Toddler's Busy Book, The Preschooler's Busy Book, The Arts & Crafts Busy Book, and The Wiggle & Giggle Busy Book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Meadowbrook; Original edition (August 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743216172
• ISBN-13: 978-0743216173
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #867,747 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Trish Kuffner lives with her husband and five children just outside of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Picture Book Activities, August 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Picture Book Activities : Fun and Games for Preschoolers Based on 50 Favorite Children's Books (Paperback)

I totally agree with Trish Kuffner's philosophy on reading. The quotes she chose for the introductory chapters are absolutely priceless. Her short book reviews for each selection are delightfully insightful and the stimulating related activities project cozy, loving approach. My thanks to the author for writing this wonderfully inspirational book.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Encouraging a love of books, March 22, 2003

By 

Christine "Reading Mom" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Picture Book Activities : Fun and Games for Preschoolers Based on 50 Favorite Children's Books (Paperback)

I have been using this for about 4 months with my 3 and 5 year old boys. We love the entire experience we get from this book. Always having loved reading, this book has triggered a deep desire and great enjoyment in finding and reading good books to my boys, and then doing the related activities. I'm asked several times a day if we can do more activites for whichever book we are currently on.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource for Language Arts!, August 16, 2006

By 

K. Alphs (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Picture Book Activities : Fun and Games for Preschoolers Based on 50 Favorite Children's Books (Paperback)

This book is one of the best resources on the market for language arts enrichment. It is authored by Trish Kuffner, who herself is the homeschooling mother of five. Picture Book Activities utilizes 50 award winning children's books such as "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Blueberries for Sal, Madeline and Harold and the Purple Crayon" as the basis for its curriculum. The curriculum is divided into the categories: Before You Read, As You Read, Let's Talk About It, Arts and Crafts, Cooking and Baking, Fun and Games, Rhymes and Finger Plays, Fun and Games, Let's Pretend, Music and Movement, Play and Learn and Enrichment Activities. There is also an appendix which covers basic craft recipes, making books with children, children's book awards, and picture book resources. On the book cover it states "fun and games for preschoolers" however this book can be utilized with children pre k through grade 2.