{"id":2911,"date":"2011-11-22T08:59:56","date_gmt":"2011-11-22T15:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melissa.depperfamily.net\/blog\/?p=2911"},"modified":"2011-11-14T23:25:51","modified_gmt":"2011-11-15T06:25:51","slug":"piboidmo-week-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/melissa.depperfamily.net\/blog\/piboidmo-week-3\/","title":{"rendered":"PiBoIdMo: Week 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week for Picture Book Idea Month<\/a> I am continuing to brainstorm possible ideas for homemade big books for baby storytimes. So far I’ve considered ideas for Mother Goose rhymes<\/a>, and circular\/sequence stories<\/a>. This week I’ve been thinking about songs and poems.<\/p>\n

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Hands down one of my favorite books to share in baby storytime is David Carter’s big book version of Over in the Meadow<\/em>. My mom used to recite this rhyme to my sister and me all the time, but I never knew the tune until a few years ago. I love, love, love the melody. I pull this one out for every theme I can think of. I tell my storytime parents that I use it in storytime so often because I have so many years of singing to catch up on! <\/p>\n

Over in the Meadow<\/em> got me thinking if there were any other songs or poems from my childhood that I might like to try creating my own illustrations for. I had fun making a big book for Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star<\/em><\/a> and would love to have more songs to share. For now, though, I have two poem possibilities: <\/p>\n

There Once Was a Puffin<\/strong><\/p>\n

This one my mom read to us so many times that we can recite it by heart. There’s a wonderful edition with bright, simple illustrations (by Laura Kvasnosky) but the book is pretty small to share with a group–not that I don’t do it anyway. But maybe the shapes (half-circle island, curvy waves, round puffin) are simple enough that I could make my own! I will have to sit down with my pencils and see how it goes. <\/p>\n

Spring Rain<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is another one I owe to my mom. [Hi Mom! Thanks for reading us all those poetry books!] I have recited this so many times to my girls that they cover their ears whenever I launch into it. <\/p>\n

Spring Rain<\/p>\n

The storm came up so very quick
\nIt couldn’t have been quicker.
\nI should have brought my hat along
\nI should have brought my slicker.<\/p>\n

My hair is wet, my feet are wet,
\nI couldn’t be much wetter.
\nI fell into a river once,
\nBut this is even better.<\/p>\n

by Marchette Chute<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The only problem with this one is…I’d have to illustrate a person. Or maybe just a head and some toes. My paper-cutting skills may not be up for that! But now that I have the idea, I really, really want to find a way to share this with my babies. I will keep it on my back burner and think about how I might tackle it.<\/p>\n

More! More! More!<\/strong><\/p>\n

What songs would YOU like to have in a big book format? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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