Reading picture books with children how to shake up storytime and get kids talking about what they see

Picture book expert and educator Megan Dowd Lambert proposes an exciting alternative to traditional storytime: the Whole Book Approach. This dynamic new model focuses on the picture book as a visual art form and invites children to become active participants in making meaning of all they see and hear during a shared reading. The discussions that result from these storytimes range from teh profound to the hilarious and will inspire adults to make children's responses to text, art, and design an integral part of storytime. Take a look inside and read the foreword by picture book author/illustrator Chris Raschka and Megan Dowd Lambert's preface to learn more about the Whole Book Approach and sharing picture books with children. Excerpted from Reading Picture Books with Children All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.