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Welcome
to the Preschool Book Nook, an informative place invoking
those book-filled, cozy corners in classrooms and
libraries.
The
best part of being a kid is getting to be silly whenever
you want! A silly book or song or poem can set children
at ease and even teach a thing or two. In the Max
and Pinky books, Maxwell Eaton III is right
on target with the silly factor. The books will make
kids (and adults!) laugh out loud and celebrate friendship
with their best buds.
Use
the Max and Pinky books in your preschool!
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Hold up Best
Buds and have students predict what
the book is about based on the front cover illustration.
Ask students: Who is your best bud? What do you like
best about him/her? What do you like to do together?
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After reading Best
Buds to the class, have students draw
pictures of themselves on an adventure with their
best bud. Hang up the pictures or bind them into a
class book of friendship.
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Read Superheroes
aloud and then talk to the class about
teamwork. What happens to Mighty Max when Pinky quits
being his sidekick? Do Max and Pinky have more fun
adventures when they are apart or when they are together?
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Show and read aloud the
inside back flap of Superheroes, which
lists the author’s dream
superpowers including “being able to hear where candy
is hidden.” Come up with a class superpower wish list
and add to it throughout the year.
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Host a class party Max
and Pinky-style with lemonade and LOTS of marshmallows
to go around. You can even have students dress up
like a favorite or newly invented superhero.
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Visit the Max
and Pinky website download reproducible coloring
sheets for your students.
THE
ADVENTURES OF MAX AND PINKY: SUPERHEROES
THE
ADVENTURES OF MAX AND PINKY: BEST BUDS
And
the reviews are in!
*“Wry
and imaginative humor fills the pages. . . . Smart
yet silly and accessible, this stands out in a sea
of bland picture book stories about friends; kids
will giggle their way through this introduction and
look forward to the pair’s next outing”— The Bulletin,
Starred
"Eaton
offers a spry portrait of friendship."— Publishers
Weekly
More
Great Reads that Celebrate Silliness:
FOR
LAUGHING OUT LOUD: Poems to Tickle Your Funnybone
GREEN
EGGS AND HAM
MY
LITTLE SISTER ATE ONE HARE
MY
LITTLE SISTER HUGGED AN APE
PUNK
FARM
PUNK
FARM ON TOUR
SHAKE
MY SILLIES OUT
SILLY
AND SILLIER: Read-Aloud Tales from Around the World
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