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Lizzi Ogle – Tremont District Library 1 Early Literacy Tip Tuesday October 13th – Alternative Format Books Hi everyone and welcome to another Early Literacy Tip Tuesday! Last week we looked at a few popular picture books, popular picture book authors, and saw a few of my favorite releases from this year. Today, I want to continue with the Practice of Reading with a book talk on some Alternative Format books. This will be a quick video because while audio-books are an alternative type of book, I want to save them for their own video next week. So let’s learn about some books that are different from your typical reads! Children start to learn the practice of reading when they are toddlers, before they are able to read words, by learning how to turn pages in a book and read the pictures left to right. This is great because most text materials in their life will be formatted this way. Alternative Format books that are turned and read top to bottom, or are wordless, or odd sized are great for expanding a young reader's mind and showing them that not all books are made the same! I love books that are meant to be turned sideways and read top to bottom. The board book Jump! by Tatsuhide Matsuoka is a great one for toddlers! This book features animals jumping. See if your child intuitively knows to turn the book and read it by pulling pages up, or if they try to read it like a normal book. You’ll be surprised at how fast kids catch onto the changes, and how much they enjoy it! A favorite vertical picture book of mine is Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens. This whole book is read from top to bottom and features a rabbit and a bear making deals on their crops. By using a different orientation, Stevens was able to expand on her lesson about how the tops and bottoms of vegetables can be used in different ways! More great picture books that feature vertical oriented pages amidst a horizontal book is Patricia Hubbell’s series that features things that go. These books start off Lizzi Ogle – Tremont District Library 2 normally, but change pace throughout by changing orientation for a few pages. This is a great way to show kids how versatile books can be. Wordless picture books hold a special place in my heart because they offer so much room for interpretation and imagination. There are tons of these, so check out the link in the description for a longer list. For now, here are a few of my favorites.  The Journey by Aaron Becker. This book reminds me of Harold and the Purple Crayon. In a drab cityscape made up of greens and browns, a girl finds a bright red crayon, and she draws a door that transports her to a magical new, colorful kingdom. With the help of her crayon, she continues to journey through the kingdom. The contrast on each page is magical and readers will be excited to see what happens next. Ask listeners to narrate the girl’s thoughts, or ask them what they would do if they had a magical crayon that could take them anywhere. As a bonus, the girl’s journey continues in two more books, Return and Quest.  Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle. We talked about Molly Idle’s Flora a little bit in our Board Book video. Picture book Flora still uses flaps and wordless illustrations to emote Flora’s feelings and similarity to the birds that she encounters. Flora and the Flamingo received a Caldecott Honor in 2014 for its beautiful movement inspired artwork. Definitely check out this Flora title and others.  Tuesday by David Wiesner. Wiesner has a whole host of wordless picture books you all should checkout, but for this video I want to feature Tuesday, a story about floating frogs. This story is wacky and is bound to start wild conversations with your little ones. This book also won the Caldecott Medal in 1992. Lizzi Ogle – Tremont District Library 3 Notice a trend? A lot of wordless picture books receive Caldecott Awards or Honors! Pictures really are worth 1,000 words and these wordless picture books prove it! Try letting your child narrate the pictures as you read and ask them questions about what they see. This is a great way to mix up your reading routine and learn about new types of books. Okay, that’s all for today. Next week we’ll finish up our discussion on the practice of Reading with a video on Audiobooks and ways they are great for readers of all ages. Thank you all for joining me and I’ll see you next week! Book/Author Recommendations:  Jump! by Tatsuhide Matsuoka  Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens  The Journey by Aaron Becker  Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle  Tuesday by David Wiesner Sources:  https://www.readingrockets.org/booklists/our-favorite-wordless-picture-books