Friday, June 19, 2009

Wordless Picture Books

The daughters Meister have recently discovered wordless picture books, and they can't get enough of them! Cate just received Suzy Lee's The Wave from Ms. Polizzi for her birthday and we have worked our way through it backward, forward, and upside down. Every time we reach the page on which the young girl frolics in the water, Reese quietly adds, "I like to do that, too." I think they love it so because it encapsulates their most-beloved beach activity--chasing the tide as it rolls in and out--sprinting away from and toward it as quickly as possible. Taunting the waves, laughing to herself, and delighting in the wonders of the beach, the girl's experience is universal. We love this book!

Here are some other wordless picture books that the Meisters love:

The Frog Series by Mercer Mayer (Favorite is Frog Goes to Dinner)
All of Arthur Geisert's books!!
Pancakes for Breakfast by Tomie de Paola
David Wiesner books (Flotsam, Sector 7, Tuesday)
The Red Book
The Silver Pony by Lynn Ward
Deep in the Forest by Brinton Turkle

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