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• Caillou - "Changing Plans: Super Caillou"
  Caillou just loves his Superbear storybook. Dad reads it to him once but when Caillou wants to hear it again and again, Dad explains that he has other things to do. Caillou decides to make up a story on his own and plays it out with Rosie. "Superbear" and "Little Bear" run after the villain, Gilbert AKA "Bad-Bazoo-Bear," and save the day. When they get to the kitchen a real task awaits them! Mom can't find her car keys. "Superbear" is quick to check around and finds them. Mom is very proud of her two super heroes.
• Reading Rainbow - "Simon's Book"
  Doodles come to "monstrous" life in this book, as Simon flees from a monster with the help of one of his drawing pens. LeVar takes viewers into the studio of the author of Simon's Book, Henry Drescher, to find out how he came up with the idea for his book and to look at the original illustrations. LeVar then visits the printing plant to watch as a book is printed, pages are cut to size, and the book is bound.

Do in Class

• Arthur: Author - Write and illustrate a true or make-believe collaborative story.
• Arthur: Book Critic - Review the books you share by creating a simple rating system. Explain why you liked or disliked a book.
• Arthur: My Story - Use story starters to collaborate on oral or written stories for a class "big book."
• Caillou: Picture Storybook - Have children rearrange these printables and place them in sequence to invent their own picture storybooks.
• PBS Parents: Create a Read Aloud Book Club - Use these printable pages to start your own PBS KIDS GO! Read Aloud Book Club.
• Reading Rainbow: Make Your Own Book - Write and illustrate your own book using these printables.

Play Online

• Berenstain Bears: Story Time - Choose the words to this online story to make it your own.
• Dragon Tales: Search for Mami (An English-Spanish Storybook) - Share an online story with Quetzal and click on his magical storybook to hear words in English and Spanish.
• Jay Jay the Jet Plane: Big Jake's Storybook - Read a story about Jay Jay the Jet Plane online.
• Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Tell Your Own Neighborhood Story - Create stories by arranging scenes in any sequence and adding captions and dialogue.
• Reading Rainbow: Name That Book - Test your knowledge of stories by matching a book description with its cover.
• Sagwa: Story-Maker - Create a background scene online and write a story about it.

Read

• Games With Books: 28 of the Best Children's Books and How to Use Them to Help Your Child Learn-From Preschool to Third Grade
  By Peggy Kaye
  Published March 2002 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
  Picture books and chapter books provide the context for the educational games in this resource for parents, teachers, and even older siblings. Users will find activities for old favorites like Pippi Longstocking and more recent ones like Martha Blah Blah. Each chapter is devoted to one book, summarizing the story and introducing three or four games to develop reading, writing, math, and conceptual skills.
• Where the Wild Things Are
  By Maurice Sendak
  Published November 1988 by HarperCollins
  A naughty little boy is sent to bed without supper, where he sails off to the land of the Wild Things and becomes their king. Caldecott Medal, 1964.

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