I have a 3 yr old who has hearing issues. He won't let me read to him except one book only. this is the only book he will let me read. I think this is due to his hearing issues. The book has 3 words per page. I think he is trying to understand the words and there is few enough they don't jumble together. The pages read like this 10 tall birds, ten short birds, ten messy birds etc. he repeats some of the words but not all of them. can you give me other books I can buy that are easy reads like this????
Try Sandra Boynton books. She has some with just a few words on each page, and they're really fun (for adults, too).
Here are a couple of books he may like.
what can you do with 10 black dots
brown bear brown bear
No David
My names not NO NO!
one foot two foot
but the problem might not be the book it's self it may be the continuity of reading that book with you. bring another book with you and read first the old book then the new book
Sheep in a Jeep.
Or what about color books ("Red" with picture of an apple...) or number books ("Two" with picture of two cows...)
Moo Baa La La La or other Sandra Boynton books maybe...
Love, love love "10 minutes till bedtime". The only text in the book is when the dad says, "10 minutes till bedtime." "9 minutes till bedtime", etc. There is so much to look at in the story and you can talk about it, make your own words up, it's wonderful! Each page has a soccer ball that a little hamster kicks into the leader. All the kids get to search for the soccer ball on each page along with a red balloon that is on each page. It really is a terrific book. Check it out here:
http://www.amazon.com/Minutes-till-Bedtime-Peggy-Rathmann...
Go to the library. They have a whole section of books just like this. Take him and let him pick out the books that interest him.
My boys ALL LOVED 'The Monster at the End of this Book'...it is a sesame street book and (spoiler) Grover is the Monster at the end of the book!
It has a little more than 3 words a page but the flow and feel of it is very easy and exciting....
"What did that say"?
"There is a monster at the end of this book"?
"Oh, I am SO scared"!
"Please do not turn the page"!
"Because there is a monster at the end of this book"
"Please, Please, Please do not turn the page".
~It's a GREAT book. I do silly voices and have read it so many times I can almost recite the whole thing by heart...I skipped a few pages in the time line above...but I was just giving you a feel for it!
"It's me. Lovable, furry old Grover".
"I am the monster at the end of the book".
"And YOU were SO scared"
"Oh, I am so embarrassed"!
There are many good suggestions here already. I would call the public library & ask to speak to the children's librarian. Let her make some sugestions & then check those books out to see if your son likes them before purchasing. Also, if there is a school in the area for hearing impaired kids, call & talk to a teacher there.
I would suggest books by Mo Willems. He's at a great age for his pigeon series books. And just keep trying...I bet he'll surprise you one day!
Cookies Week - about a cat that makes a different mess everyday and my Toddlers love to "read" it with me.
Eric Carles books - The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Busy Spider
Some books that are also familiar songs - Twinkle Twinkle, Itsy Bitsy Spider
Someone mentioned Chicka Chicka Boom Boom - another favorite!
The library will be a great place to start! He can look around and the librarian may be able to suggest some. And you can check them out then only buy the ones he really enjoys!
Have fun!
Max & Ruby board books might be ones he likes. Very simple. I love the story lines myself as an adult.
My son loves 10 Apples Up on Top--it sounds similar--and I second the Sandra Boyton idea--Moo, Baa, La La La might be a great one to start with.
Ducks in Muck, or maybe a rhyming book would be good. like Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. doesn't have too many words on the pages and teaches alphabet on top of it. Hands, Hands, Fingers, Thumb (dr. suess) The Hair Book. Hi, Clouds, Shine, Sun. Snow Joe. Out the Door. Hot Dog.
My 4 year old loves the "No, David!" series. And the books by the lady who does Max and Ruby, especially one called Noisy Nora because her name is Nora.
I love the Personal Penguin one by Sandra Boynton. And you can go online and have Davy Jones from the Monkees sing it to you. :-)
"Where is Baby's Belly Button?" reads like that... my son loves it. He has eye issues... Also, there are like pieces that he can pull up or over... Which is fun for my son... Good luck! :)
Oh my, ANYTHING DR Seuss! Hop On Pop, The Foot Book....
Do you sign as you read? Does he watch you sign?
Where you been lately D.? Potty training going ok? Did he get into the school you were wanting?
:)
Have you checked out the children's department of your local library? You can find a wealth of books there. A lot of libraries are offering a summer reading program. Check it out, libraries are such an untapped source of developing a lifelong reader.
10 Seeds. It has few words and the pictures largely tell a very sweet story.
Both my kids loved a book called "Cars Cars Cars." It's about 15 pages long, has cool illustrations of cars, and short sentences to describe them: Long car, short car, squad car, etc.
They also liked "Inside Outside Upside Down."
"Go Dog Go" was my absolute favorite at that age.
Any of the Eric Carle books are easy readers. Sandra Boyton's are also easy readers. Goodnight Moon and Goodnight Gorilla. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is a good one too.
Also, if you go to your local library, they should have a section of easy readers. Do you sign or does your son know sign language? If not, this is a good way for you and him to learn together. The library will have sign language books also. Hope this helps!!
If you just want him to develop a fondness for books, it's not really READING, but there are a few wordless or near-wordless picture books that are fantastic and tell definate stories (instead of just having a series of random pictures). We like to make up the story, and as my daughter gets older, the "dialog" we make up gets increasingly more complicated (she's five, and we've been "reading" them for a while now).
"Tall" and "Hug" both by Jess Alborough
"Good Dog, Carl" by Alexandra Day
"Goodnight Gorilla" by Peggy Rathman
"Zoom" by Zusac
(There are some great wordless books for older kids, too. My aunt uses them for her creative writing classes.)
Also, simple favorites in our house are also
"One Bear, One Dog" by Strickland
"Go Dog, Go" by Eastman
And you've already gotten recommendations for Mo Willems ("Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus" and "Knuffle Bunny" are our favorites) and Sandra Boynton (the books are very simple - there are also musical CD's, which are great fun, but be aware that they build on the original books quite a bit, and the music can be somewhat distracting - my kids get a little overwhelmed my some of the faster swing pieces.)
