tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827152767715771290.post2002507459343447105..comments2014-06-23T14:22:01.176-07:00Comments on If it ain't broke yet . .: My Very First PassionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09649909562542769481noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827152767715771290.post-39613502356227020682012-02-25T21:09:11.178-08:002012-02-25T21:09:11.178-08:00I agree with you! There is nothing better than th...I agree with you! There is nothing better than the perfect marriage of word and illustrations! Oh sure, you can get lost in a novel creating your images to the wonderful descriptive prose but when an illustrator adds emotion, and action with their sense of the world to the words through illustrations it can be magical.<br /><br />I would say that I have read 1000' (probably the high 1000's) of children's books. It is an occupational hazard of kindergarten teachers. <br /><br />My absolute favorites include.... <br /><br />The really silly books: Dumb Bunnies, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! and Max's Dragon Shirt (just reminds me of being a boy).<br />The rhyming books: Big Black Bear and One Hundred Hungry Ants<br />The girl power books: Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon and The Paper Bag Princess. <br />The nearly wordless books: Buz and Time Flies. Both of those books play up the marriage of words and illustrations better than most.<br />The crazy wordy book: Double Trouble in Walla Walla (just plain fun to read in front of a class)<br />The counting book: Teeth, Tails & Tentacles (beautiful woodcut prints)<br /><br />BTW, I don't think Pet My Dragon? is the first picture book for kindle but it certainly was one of the first that was specifically formatted for any e-book format! Thanks for the shout out!ct.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03368392405758215425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827152767715771290.post-15099057939533688292012-02-25T19:43:35.020-08:002012-02-25T19:43:35.020-08:00I'm rather fond of Pet My Dragon as well... ho...I'm rather fond of Pet My Dragon as well... ho ho...But I won't get within 10 feet of I'll Love You Forever. A friend of mine read it to me the night before Curt left for college, and I've never recovered. <br /><br />I absolutely agree with you about To Kill a Mockingbird.Kathleen Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096607261757810034noreply@blogger.com