Also, my brain thinks well in short sentences.Hot Dog (Step into Reading) Book Information:Įntice early readers with rhyme, rhythm, and repetition. (Shout out to Vivien Gussin Paley, who has written extensively on the magic of this storytelling process in a classroom.) When I worked on my first early readers, I had two kids in the demographic, a built in, very honest, test audience. They loved writing (dictating) simple, impromptu stories.
I loved making up simple impromptu stories for four year olds. I was teaching preschool in New York City, after a year and a half in art school, following college. How did you first start writing early reader books? Lots of free, unsupervised hours on my hands, lots of trees to climb, streams to explore, simple materials to make things out of, post WW2, parents who were not intrusive or worried, said “Have fun! See you at dinner!” I grew up in Georgia during a simpler time. With her thoughtful stories and exquisite images, Molly’s books are the perfect building block towards growing a happy, appreciative and competent young reader.
Outdoor sets, to boot! With real snow, dirt, flowers, and water! Your eyes feast on the page, drinking up the colors, textures, and balance.įrom Blues for Unicorn, Bright Owl Books, Kane Press: 2019 Equally magnificent are her illustrations, which are needle felt characters photographed on live sets. With titles like Rat Attack, Blues for Unicorn, Go Home Goat, and Save the Cake, Molly presents clever, engaging stories with developed characters and perfect timing. But the series that really puts a smile on my face – and makes my creative mind go whoosh! – are with Bright Owl Books and Kane Press. Molly has produced a terrific set of “Step Into Reading” books with Random House ( Big Egg, Cat Trap and Hot Dog, are a few titles). At least, that’s what my son expressed to me as he struggled to read. Early reader books are essential for this learning, but they can also seem a bit babyish with their simple stories and illustrations. Memorize the letters, string them together, recall the sounds, then run everything together until it makes sense. From Save the Cake! Bright Owl Books, Kane Press: 2019
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