Now Read This! Herv茅 Tullet
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Herv茅 Tullet is an innovative children鈥檚 book author known in France as 鈥渢he prince of preschool books.鈥� He takes the concept of reading to a new level, inviting young minds to think imaginatively and independently and to connect what they read to creative making.
His interactive books and games鈥攆or both children and adults鈥� inspire creativity in the classroom and offer opportunities for learning through play. They highlight the importance of developing a shared experience adults and children can participate in together. Tullet鈥檚 books trigger 鈥渂ig energy鈥� and ideas by connecting to children鈥檚 energy and enthusiasm. These books are fantastic for an author-and-illustrator study with preschoolers because they link to the many ways children learn鈥攖hrough storybook listening, creative exploration, hands-on imaginative play, and movement.
Let's Play听2016. Chronicle Books.
It seems like only a yellow dot, but what a dot it is! Readers won鈥檛 be able to resist this adventurous dot鈥檚 invitation to play along with it. Join in the dot鈥檚 spectacular ride via color, motion, shape, and imagination, and prepare to leap headlong into a completely new dimension鈥攅motion. Connecting not only to the mind but also to the heart, this dot expresses an extraordinary sense of humor, fear, joy, and more as it pushes, lurches, wiggles, and slides its way through鈥攁nd even off鈥攖he pages.
Try this:
- Have a Let鈥檚 Play scavenger hunt. Cut out multiple dots like the ones in the book (blue, yellow, and red) and hide them around the room (on a chair, under a table, on the wall). Be sure to make enough dots so each child can find some. Have the children search for the dots until they find every color.
From Chronicle Books鈥� Let鈥檚 Play activity kit, available鈥攆ree!鈥� at听
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Art Workshops for Children听2015. Phaidon Press.
This guide to 11 children鈥檚 art workshops is designed to spark children鈥檚 imaginations, champion group bonding, and give visually unexpected results. For the artist within us all鈥攏o artistic ability required. Each workshop includes a list of materials, a step-by-step guide to facilitation, practical tips, illustrated examples, and photos of workshops in progress.
For teachers, librarians, and others who interact with children, this guide offers playful workshops that foster imagination, freedom, and movement.
Try this:
The first workshop in the book鈥攁nd one of the earliest that Tullet developed鈥攊s 鈥淎 Field of Flowers.鈥� Invite a group to create a mural of a field of flowers, starting with one dot and then adding more dots and circles. The participants move along the length of the mural as it grows. Rather than watch children become restless in their seats, engage them in moving and playing while making art.
Mix It Up听2014. Chronicle Books.
A dazzling adventure of whimsy and wonder, follow the artist鈥檚 simple instructions and watch as colors appear, mix, splatter, and vanish in a world powered only by the reader鈥檚 imagination. Readers go on an extraordinary interactive journey鈥攁ll within the book鈥檚 pages.听Mix It Up听prompts plenty of giggles, in addition to a profound understanding of colors.
Try this:
- Have a dress-up party! Encourage children to dress in their favorite mix of colors.
- Invite children to mix paint colors to create a mural inspired by the book.
From Chronicle Books鈥� Mix It Up activity kit, available鈥� free!鈥攁t听.
The Game of Patterns听2011. Phaidon Press.
A bright, interactive game of 鈥渟pot the difference.鈥� Study the lines, shapes, and colors of the patterns in this board book; they may look the same at first glance, but they鈥檙e not! Look closely鈥攈ow many differences can you spot? Perfect for busy minds and small fingers. This is part of Phaidon鈥檚 Let鈥檚 Play Games! series of board books for young children.
Try this:
- Have children work in pairs to find differences between the two pages.
- Encourage children to make their own patterns of repeating shapes.
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Photos courtesy of Phaidon Press; Book covers courtesy of the publishers