Mixed Up Fairy Tales
Funny Fairy Tales For Children
Funny fairy tales for children can educate and entertain at the same time, and this collection from..Hilary Robinson and esteemed illustrator.....Nick Sharrat has rave reviews from teachers and parents alike. Kindergarten pre-reading skills and preschool writing activities can be advanced quickly with the right teaching resources for literacy...and any children's book that is contrary,colorful and creative at the same time is sure to be a winner...
The first thing children will notice is the cover of Hilary Robinson's funny fairy tales for children. Bright red, stoutly bound with spiral spine and tough, it has a myriad of cheeky colorful cartoon faces peeking out - each one representing a different fairy tale character.Then,perhaps aided and abetted by an encouraging parent, they will turn the cover to find something very, very different from other fairy tales for children they may be used to!
The idea is that the child reader splits the stories and images using a kind of lift-the-flap technology to invent all-new incongrous or gruesome endings of their own choosing to create a new virtual world where anything can happen - with hysterical results! For example, with a certain combination of picture flaps, Goldilocks could end up eating Red Ridng Hood's wolf, or Cinderella may find herself shimmying up a towering beanstalk. Children's creativity is sparked as they try mixing up more and more characters or matching the wrong endings to otherwise innocuos stories.
During babyhood, toddler-hood and the pre-school years children are used to being reassured by everyday familiar routines and this helps them to become balanced, centred individuals ready for the big new world of 'real school.' However, as the end of this stage draws near, many pre-schoolers have become confident and even sassy with their new social and educational skills and they begin to enjoy a challenge where things are not always done by the book! Their sense of humour begins to develop and they start to enjoy altered versions of reality such as those found in fantasy stories and fairy tales where everyday things can be turned upside down. However, they are not ready to leave Mommy's apron strings just yet, and always like a reassuring ending where 'everybody gets home in time for tea!' The novelty of these funny fairy tales for children should fit the bill, as the child always stays in control....they can make a totally traditional, comforting regular fairy tale if they want, although this probably won't result in as many random zany stories and fits of the giggles.
Funny Fairy tales For Children - Recommendations
Read-aloud and share
From baby-hood. it's a tough book, but don't let baby try to eat it! Mom needs to keep a hold on it, due to the spiral spine.
Independent 'reading!'
From about two years old. Children are picking up text and image interpretation all the time, even when they are just enjoying leafing through a book quietly when relaxing on their own - this book is engaging enough to be ideal for this.
'Sound-along with Mommy'
From about three to four years old (Keep it short but sweet - the main idea is that 'reading' should be fun, don't overdo the 'initial sounds coaching!')
Independent 'reading by heart' or beginning readers
Four to eight years old - each child learns at a different pace.
Mixed Up Fairy Tales
Funny fairy tales for children can educate and entertain at the same time, and this collection from..Hilary Robinson and esteemed illustrator.....Nick Sharrat has rave reviews from teachers and parents alike. Kindergarten pre-reading skills and preschool writing activities can be advanced quickly with the right teaching resources for literacy...and any children's book that is contrary,colorful and creative at the same time is sure to be a winner...
The first thing children will notice is the cover of Hilary Robinson's funny fairy tales for children. Bright red, stoutly bound with spiral spine and tough, it has a myriad of cheeky colorful cartoon faces peeking out - each one representing a different fairy tale character.Then,perhaps aided and abetted by an encouraging parent, they will turn the cover to find something very, very different from other fairy tales for children they may be used to!
The idea is that the child reader splits the stories and images using a kind of lift-the-flap technology to invent all-new incongrous or gruesome endings of their own choosing to create a new virtual world where anything can happen - with hysterical results! For example, with a certain combination of picture flaps, Goldilocks could end up eating Red Ridng Hood's wolf, or Cinderella may find herself shimmying up a towering beanstalk. Children's creativity is sparked as they try mixing up more and more characters or matching the wrong endings to otherwise innocuos stories.
During babyhood, toddler-hood and the pre-school years children are used to being reassured by everyday familiar routines and this helps them to become balanced, centred individuals ready for the big new world of 'real school.' However, as the end of this stage draws near, many pre-schoolers have become confident and even sassy with their new social and educational skills and they begin to enjoy a challenge where things are not always done by the book! Their sense of humour begins to develop and they start to enjoy altered versions of reality such as those found in fantasy stories and fairy tales where everyday things can be turned upside down. However, they are not ready to leave Mommy's apron strings just yet, and always like a reassuring ending where 'everybody gets home in time for tea!' The novelty of these funny fairy tales for children should fit the bill, as the child always stays in control....they can make a totally traditional, comforting regular fairy tale if they want, although this probably won't result in as many random zany stories and fits of the giggles.
Funny Fairy tales For Children - Recommendations
Read-aloud and share
From baby-hood. it's a tough book, but don't let baby try to eat it! Mom needs to keep a hold on it, due to the spiral spine.
Independent 'reading!'
From about two years old. Children are picking up text and image interpretation all the time, even when they are just enjoying leafing through a book quietly when relaxing on their own - this book is engaging enough to be ideal for this.
'Sound-along with Mommy'
From about three to four years old (Keep it short but sweet - the main idea is that 'reading' should be fun, don't overdo the 'initial sounds coaching!')
Independent 'reading by heart' or beginning readers
Four to eight years old - each child learns at a different pace.
Mixed Up Fairy Tales
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