This month, the blogs have all been about the importance of reading books and stories to young children as an invaluable part of kindergarten readiness. Sometimes, it would be nice to have a different book or story for our wee ones without having to have the actual book. Even a very basic search on google will turn up lots of options. YouTube, in particular, has some resources that families and kids’ care centers can access. I entered the names of some books and authors and found quite a few gems. It seems the best titles are ones that have been published for several years. Here are a few:
1. Dr. Seuss. There are lots of videos of people reading many of his books.
2. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. One of the videos is Eric Carle himself talking about how he created the story; others read the book, too.
3. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.
4. Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt.
5. Corduroy by Don Freeman.
Some sights highlight each word as it’s read; some have children as young as two ‘reading’ a favorite very-easy-to-memorize story. Some research and previewing is needed to make sure that a site is okay to show kidlets but it’s fun to discover a favorite title. Please post a comment to share any good story and book videos that you find. Like Max, you can sail away in and out of weeks and get back in time for…kindergarten.