Why are Nursery Rhymes So Important?

Why are nursery rhymes so important?

Experts in literacy and child development have discovered that if children know eight nursery rhymes by heart by the time they are 4 years old, they are usually among the best readers by the time they are 8!  Source:  Reading Magic, by Mem Fox, p. 85

How many nursery ryhmes can your children recite?

How many can you recite?

Easy List

Baa, Baa Black Sheep

Hey, Diddle Diddle

Hickory, Dickory, Dock

Humpty Dumpty

Jack and Jill

Jack Sprat

Little Bo-Peep

Little Boy Blue

Old Mother Hubbard

Little Miss Muffet

Hard List

Hot Cross Buns

I Had a Little Nut Tree

Little Jack Horner

Rub-a-Dub-Dub

Simple Simon

Sing a Song of Sixpence

Old King Cole

The Grand Old Duke of York

Wee Willie Winkie

Three Blind Mice

Tonya's Terrific Book Review

That's Not My Puppy

By Fiona Watt

Illustrated by Rachel Wells

Review by Tonya Dirksen

     That's Not My Puppy, an Usborne touchy-feely book is very popular with the infant through preschool crowd.  Each page of the board book features a different puppy that is sporting a patch of texture to be touched.  The text describes what is being felt so the child is learning the correct description and vocabulary word of the texture.  There is a very cute puppy and also a little white mouse to find on each page.

     Shelli, my 2 year old, loves this book.  She enjoys the hands-on activity that goes along with reading.  The touching helps her concentrate and pay attention a little bit longer than normal.

     This book would make a great baby shower gift or an early years birthday gift!

That's Not My Puppy and Little Book of Nursery Rhymes can be found at http://www.tonyasbooks.com/

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