How have you introduced a picture book?

Question

I'm looking for ideas that will help make learning about a book and its components (author, illustrator, front-back cover, title, etc.) fun/interesting. Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

how do you introduce a book to your child? is that what your asking?

Ive been reading to my son since he was an infant (preschooler now) so its very second nature for my child and myself.

I just sit down w/ my child, let him pick out a book (he has hundreds) & I read to him, starting w. the Title, and the Author. Then I proceed to read the book to him.

If the child is not used to being read to, or the story doesnt hold his attention, then talk about the pictures. Anything to plant the seed of interest in books.

and dont give up. Reading to your child is one of the MOST important, beneficial, long lasting things you do with your child.

Answer 2

Use big books.  My kids love those.  I usually introduce the book by looking at the cover first.  We talk about what we see on the cover and what we think the book will be about.  When I first started this, I introduced 1 component each day.  That kept them interested and helped them to not get confused.

Answer 3

I always talk about the parts of the book along with who is the author and illustrator. What does the author do, what does an illustrator do. Where is the back, front, and spine of the book. What are these things on the pages of the book that we read. I tell them that they are letters and that a group of letters make up a word and the words are sentences or questions. All of this makes the story. Make up songs to along with these explanations. After a few times the children enjoy answering the questions such as: what does the author of a book do?

Answer 4

We sometimes sing a song that goes like this:

The author writes the book

The author writes the book

Hi-Ho-Librario

The author writes the book

The illustrator draws

The illustrator draws

Hi-Ho-Librario

The illustrator draws

This is to the tune of: The Farmer in the Dell

I also make it a point to show the endpapers of books, explaining that they look that way for a reason.  We talk about the illustrator's choices, even if it's just a blank color.  

We love to read the book "Wolf," and the endpapers are a discussion themselves!  In the beginning endpage, the townspeople look miserable, and at the end endpage, the townspeople look happy and are reading.  

In Big Wolf and Little Wolf (can you tell what my class has been talking about??)  the little wolf is getting ready for bed, and the endpages are a plain blue.  We talked about getting ready for bed, and how the sky changes colors, and how blue calms you down.