You taught your child to read, and now what? Acorn books are just right for those new readers! Scholastic's Acorn Readers, written by well-known authors, are geared toward kids ages 4-7 with simple text and colorful pictures. Color-coded speech bubbles guide children easily to the speaker. The simple, chapter-book-like format has students feeling accomplished from the start. There are correlated activities included at the back of each book and even an "About the Author" section.
Hello, Crabby!, written by Jonathan Fenske, is one from the humor series. Each story is about a grumpy, humorless crab named Crabby going about his day interacting with charming characters in his beach/ocean home. Will any get Crabby to smile? Children will especially enjoy the joke in the chapter titled "The Joke" while parents will relate to knowing a Crabby in their own lives!
The more children read, the better readers they are. You've read to them since birth. Now sometimes, allow them the pleasure of reading to you. Soon they will become fully independent readers and not care to share this precious time with you. Take advantage of it now with simple books such as Acorn Readers.