Tag: pre literacy skills

HOW TO TEACH A SLUG TO READ by Susan Pearson, illustrated by David Slonim

September 7, 2026

When the children came into the library, we looked at a video of slugs (from the projector). Interesting that their eyes are at the very end of their top tentacles. I also showed them this snail. Take away the shell and it is basically a slug. (I don’t seem to have a nonfiction book with … More HOW TO TEACH A SLUG TO READ by Susan Pearson, illustrated by David Slonim

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, retold by Susanna Davidson, illustrated by Mike Gordon

February 23, 2025

In this version she is taking Brussels sprouts soup to her grandmother. Hahah. Of course, we needed to look at the rules of the woods. 1. Keep to the path 2. Don’t talk to wolves. Oh no! She forgot one of the rules. (Our children felt confident they would never forget that one). What a … More LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, retold by Susanna Davidson, illustrated by Mike Gordon