Photograph of toddler reading to stuffed bear
Photo by Judi Moreillon

Irresistible Invitations: Early Literacy Engagements for Preschool and Primary Children

Presentation for Oregon Reading Association
Reading: The Bridge to Literacy
February 2006
Portland, Oregon


Presenters:
Chris Kurtz, Educator
Jane Kurtz, Children's Book Author
Toni Buzzeo, Children's Book Author and School Library Media Specialist
Judi Moreillon, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Northern Arizona University, and Children's Book Author

 


Children's Literature Presented

Jane Kurtz
Do Kangaroos Wear Seat Belts? Illustrated by Jane Manning. Dutton, 2005.
In the Small, Small Night. Illustrated by Rachel Isadora. Greenwillow, 2005.
Rain Romp. Illustrated by Dyanna Wolcott. Greenwillow, 2002.
Waterhole Waiting. Illustrated by Lee Christiansen. Greenwillow, 2002.

Judi Moreillon
Read to Me. Illustrated by Kyra Teis. Star Bright, 2004.
Too Much Talk by Angela Shelf Medearis, illustrated by Stefano Vitale. Candlewick, 1995.

Toni Buzzeo
Dawdle Duckling. Illustrated by Margaret Spengler, Dial, 2003.
Little Loon and Papa. Illustrated by Margaret Spengler, Dial, 2004.
Ready or Not, Dawdle Duckling. Illustrated by Margaret Spengler, Dial, 2005.
The Sea Chest. Illustrated by Mary Grandpré. Dial, 2002.

Additional Children's Literature Cited
Allen, Pamela. Who Sank the Boat? Putnam, 1982.
Brown, Margaret Wise. Goodnight Moon. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. Harper Row, 1947.
Christelow, Eileen. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed. Clarion, 1989.
Freeman, Don. Corduroy. Viking, 1968.
Marshall, James. Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Dial, 1988.
Merriam, Eva. The Wise Woman and Her Secret. Illustrated by Linda Graves. Simon & Schuster, 1991.
Rey, H. A. Curious George Rides a Bike. Houghton Miflin, 1952.
Shaw, Charles G. It Looked Like Spilt Milk. HarperCollins, 1947.
Williams, Sarah. Round and Round the Garden. Illustrated by Ian Beck. Oxford University, 1983.
Williams, Vera B. More, More, More Said the Baby. Greenwillow, 1990.
Wood, Audrey. The Napping House. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984.


6 February 2006