Thursday, July 21, 2011

Submit to the July I Can Read Carnival

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Calling all Kidlit bloggers! The Cath in the Hat is hosting this month's I Can Read Carnival, a monthly meme that highlights easy readers and illustrated chapter books. For the next week I will be collecting any and all posts that relate to learning to read. Book reviews, author interviews, teaching tips--bring them on. And don't feel you need to write a special post for this meme. You can recycle a previous post of up to a year old as long as fits the I Can Read theme. First timers, don't be shy!

To submit, please either comment here with a link to your post, or send an email to catjnichols@gmail.com, between now and Wednesday, July 27th. I will post the round-up first thing on Thursday morning.

To get an idea of what the Carnival is all about, take a gander at these previous round-ups.

June 2011 @ Secrets & Sharing Soda
May 2011 @ Playing By the Book
April 2011 @ Jean Little Library 
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12 comments:

  1. KatieJuly 21, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    I'm glad I saw this before I leave on vacation. Here's my contribution - a review of My Friend is Sad by Mo Willems!

    http://sharingsoda.blogspot.com/2011/07/elephant-piggie-review-1-my-friend-is.html

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  2. AnnieJuly 21, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    Hi Catherine,

    This post of mine about Jan Brett is much too old to meet your criteria, but I thought your readers might enjoy reading it, and the links are good: http://greatreadsforyou.blogspot.com/2009/06/jan-brett-author-illustrator.html

    I have another older post about award winning author/illustrator James Ransome you might enjoy that has appeared at both my main site and Great Reads For You: http://greatreadsforyou.blogspot.com/2009/07/james-ransome-childrens-book-author-and.html

    So these are not entries for your roundup, but sources of information. Some day I plan to update this site with more posts about toddler programs and preschool programs, with reviews and bibliographies.

    I think quality illustration supporting the text is integral to early reading success, promoting both visual literacy and story decoding skills.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 23, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    I have nothing for this month-but am really looking forward to reading the round-up!

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  4. JenniferJuly 25, 2011 at 12:22 PM

    I've got a group review of some nonfiction early readers, something I'm working on improving at my library!

    http://jeanlittlelibrary.blogspot.com/2011/07/nonfiction-monday-backyard-wildlife.html

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  5. shelf-employedJuly 26, 2011 at 5:37 AM

    There aren't a lot of easy readers that really grab my attention, but I loved this one!
    http://shelf-employed.blogspot.com/2011/06/tales-for-very-picky-eaters-review.html
    Thanks for hosting!

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  6. Mary LeeJuly 26, 2011 at 6:24 AM

    Franki reviewed Latasha and the Little Red Tornado, an early chapter book with some illustrations.

    http://readingyear.blogspot.com/2011/07/latasha-and-little-red-tornado-by.html

    I've got a short post about Elephant and Piggie

    http://readingyear.blogspot.com/2011/07/why-i-love-elephant-and-piggie.html

    --Mary Lee

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  7. RobertaJuly 26, 2011 at 6:25 AM

    Children will enjoy these two nonfiction easy readers. I have added suggestions for hands-on activities and compatible fiction books http://blog.wrappedinfoil.com/2011/05/carrots-grow-underground/
    http://blog.wrappedinfoil.com/2011/06/blueberries-grow-on-a-bush/

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  8. Geo LibrarianJuly 26, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    Here's a link to a review of a great early reader series from National Geographic.

    http://geolibrarian.blogspot.com/2011/07/nonfiction-monday-national-geographic.html

    Thanks,
    Heidi :)

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  9. Mary Ann ScheuerJuly 26, 2011 at 11:21 PM

    I shared three activity books that are great for kids ages 5-8. Some are visual, others have word play. All would be great for new readers. I always am looking for a mix of activity books to hand my kids during down time in the summer.

    http://bit.ly/q2xkQI

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  10. Litland.comJuly 27, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    Hi, I think your readers would enjoy Astro the Stellar Sea Lion. You can see Litland.com's review at http://www.litland.com/blog/2011/06/10/astro-the-steller-sea-lion/

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  11. Victoria ObSEUSSedJuly 27, 2011 at 2:29 PM

    I just found your blog from a tweet. I love your title. I'm obSEUSSed. I made some printable Book Order Bucks for parents to use at home as incentives for kids to read to earn more books. http://www.obseussed.com/2011/07/book-order-bucks-reading-incentive.html
    My son's been reading Lego (beginning reader) books so we made some Lego Heads out of baby food jars. http://www.obseussed.com/2011/07/lego-storage-jar-diy-craft-and-books.html
    We pretty much find books to go along with everything we do at home to supplement their learning and encourage literacy. Take a look around my site. Thanks for visiting. - Victoria (@obSEUSSed)

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  12. susan@booksicalsJuly 28, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    What a great idea! I review a children's book every week on my blog - here's one very much in line with my mission to encourage reading through the arts / performance:
    http://www.booksicals.com/news/74-710-childrens-book-of-the-week-the-gooch-machine

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